M-Files

M-Files is a metadata-driven document and information management platform that connects documents to their business context, turning disconnected files into connected, trusted information. It provides AI-powered document management with built-in governance, workflow and document automation, and compliance, and integrates deeply with Microsoft 365. Trusted by 6,000+ organizations, M-Files exposes developer access through the M-Files Web Service (MFWS) REST API, a COM/.NET API, and the UIX and Vault Application Framework (VAF) extensibility frameworks. It was surfaced as a portfolio company of Partech.

M-Files publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Infrastructure Saas, Document-Management, Information Management, and Content Services.

M-Files’ developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, support, engineering blog, pricing, signup flow, and 18 more developer resources.

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33.4/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

AccessSelf serve

1 APIs

Company Infrastructure Saas Document-ManagementInformation ManagementContent ServicesWorkflow-Automation Compliance Enterprise Content Management

Kin Score

Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

Composite quality — 33.4/100 · thin

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 12.9 / 20

Access Clarity 10.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 1.7 / 13

Contract Governance 2.2 / 12

Discoverability 6.7 / 10

Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

M-Files Web Service (MFWS) REST API

JSON over HTTPS REST API for the M-Files information management platform. Served per M-Files Server / Cloud vault under a /REST/ base path; supports objects, files, vaults, view...

Security Posture 4

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

M Files Authentication

oauth2/apiKey/http · 6 schemes

SECURITY

M Files Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

M Files Vulnerability Disclosure

disclosure policy published

SECURITY

M Files Trust Center

ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2, GDPR

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal

DeveloperPortal

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

SignUp

SignUp

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

APIReference

APIReference

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

LLMsTxt

LLMsTxt

WellKnown

WellKnown

Design & Contract 3

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conventions

Conventions

Conformance

Conformance

Lifecycle

Lifecycle

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Packages

Packages

SDKs

SDKs

Access & Security 7

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

Compliance

Authentication

DomainSecurity

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

Security

Security

TrustCenter

TrustCenter

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Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: m-files
name: M-Files
description: M-Files is a metadata-driven document and information management platform that connects documents to their business
  context, turning disconnected files into connected, trusted information. It provides AI-powered document management with
  built-in governance, workflow and document automation, and compliance, and integrates deeply with Microsoft 365. Trusted
  by 6,000+ organizations, M-Files exposes developer access through the M-Files Web Service (MFWS) REST API, a COM/.NET API,
  and the UIX and Vault Application Framework (VAF) extensibility frameworks. It was surfaced as a portfolio company of Partech.
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://www.m-files.com/favicon.ico
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/m-files/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- partech
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-20'
tags:
- Company
- Infrastructure Saas
- Document-Management
- Information Management
- Content Services
- Workflow-Automation
- Compliance
- Enterprise Content Management
tags_raw:
- Company
- Infrastructure Saas
- Document Management
- Information Management
- Content Services
- Workflow Automation
- Compliance
- Enterprise Content Management
apis:
- name: M-Files Web Service (MFWS) REST API
  description: JSON over HTTPS REST API for the M-Files information management platform. Served per M-Files Server / Cloud
    vault under a /REST/ base path; supports objects, files, vaults, views, value lists, and search using standard GET/POST/PUT/DELETE
    verbs. Authenticated via an X-Authentication session token, OAuth 2.0 bearer, SSO, or pre-shared keys.
  humanURL: https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/REST-API/
  properties:
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/REST-API/Reference/
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/m-files-authentication.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/m-files-conventions.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.m-files.com/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developer.m-files.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.m-files.com/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/REST-API/Reference/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://developer.m-files.com/Getting-Started/
- type: Support
  url: https://support.m-files.com/
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.m-files.com/blog/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/m-files
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.m-files.com/editions/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://www.m-files.com/try-m-files/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.m-files.com/privacy-policy/
- type: TrustCenter
  url: https://www.m-files.com/about/trust-center/
- type: Compliance
  url: https://www.m-files.com/about/trust-center/
- type: Packages
  url: packages/m-files-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/m-files-packages.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/m-files-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/m-files-conventions.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/m-files-conformance.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/m-files-lifecycle.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/m-files-domain-security.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/m-files-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: Security
  url: https://www.m-files.com/about/trust-center/
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/m-files-trust-center.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/m-files-llms.txt
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/m-files-well-known.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-20'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 10
  pass: local-v1

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