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Particle

Particle is an end-to-end IoT platform combining cellular and Wi-Fi connectivity, hardware modules (Photon, Boron, Tracker, B-SoM, M-SoM), firmware, and a Device Cloud. The Particle Device Cloud exposes a REST API for fleet management, device control, cloud functions and variables, webhooks and integrations, OTA firmware updates, SIM management, and customer and product administration.

Particle publishes 9 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Access Tokens API, Clients API, Devices API, and 6 more. Tagged areas include Cellular, Cloud Functions, Connectivity, Device Management, and Edge.

Particle’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, CLI, GitHub presence, engineering blog, pricing, support, and 12 more developer resources.

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47.5/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 34/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
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17 APIs
CellularCloud FunctionsConnectivityDevice ManagementEdgeFirmwareFleet ManagementIoTOTAWebhooksWi-Fi

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 47.5/100 · developing
Contract Quality 12.6 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 7.8 / 20
Commercial Clarity 12.1 / 20
Operational Transparency 7.5 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 34/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 7 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 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
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APIs 17

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

Particle Device Cloud API

The Particle Device Cloud REST API is the primary interface to the Particle platform. Use it to claim and manage devices, list and call cloud functions, read cloud variables, su...

Particle OAuth 2.0 API

OAuth 2.0 endpoints for creating, listing, and deleting access tokens used to authenticate against the Particle Device Cloud API.

Particle Devices API

List, claim, rename, and inspect Particle devices, request remote diagnostics and vitals, and control device signal LEDs.

Particle Functions and Variables API

Invoke cloud-callable firmware functions and read cloud-exposed variables on Particle devices.

Particle Events API

Publish events from the cloud to devices and subscribe to a Server-Sent Events stream of device, product, or public events.

Particle Webhooks and Integrations API

Create and manage webhooks and integrations that forward device events to external services such as Azure IoT Hub, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, and arbitrary HTTP endpoints.

Particle Products API

Manage product fleets including importing and listing devices, configuring OAuth clients, and orchestrating OTA firmware releases across product devices.

Particle SIM Cards API

List, activate, deactivate, and inspect Particle cellular SIM cards including data usage and network status.

Particle Access Tokens API

The Access Tokens API from Particle — 3 operation(s) for access tokens.

Particle Clients API

The Clients API from Particle — 2 operation(s) for clients.

Particle Devices API

The Devices API from Particle — 5 operation(s) for devices.

Particle Diagnostics API

The Diagnostics API from Particle — 3 operation(s) for diagnostics.

Particle Oauth API

The Oauth API from Particle — 1 operation(s) for oauth.

Particle Products API

The Products API from Particle — 2 operation(s) for products.

Particle Serial Numbers API

The Serial Numbers API from Particle — 1 operation(s) for serial numbers.

Particle Sims API

The Sims API from Particle — 3 operation(s) for sims.

Particle User API

The User API from Particle — 2 operation(s) for user.

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Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Particle Cloud API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Particle Io Plans Pricing

1 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Particle Io Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Particle Io Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 3

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

Particle Io Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Particle Io Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Particle Io Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Particle Io Agentic Access

32 operations · 18 acting · 1 human-in-the-loop

32 operations · 18 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

SDKs
SDKs
 CLI
CLI
 GitHub
GitHub

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 4

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage
StatusPage
 Support
Support
 Community
Community
 ChangeLog
ChangeLog

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy
 TermsOfService
TermsOfService

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog
 LinkedIn
LinkedIn

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Developer
Developer

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: particle-io
name: Particle
description: Particle is an end-to-end IoT platform combining cellular and Wi-Fi connectivity, hardware modules (Photon, Boron,
  Tracker, B-SoM, M-SoM), firmware, and a Device Cloud. The Particle Device Cloud exposes a REST API for fleet management,
  device control, cloud functions and variables, webhooks and integrations, OTA firmware updates, SIM management, and customer
  and product administration.
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Free · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/particle-io.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/particle-io/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-23'
modified: '2026-05-23'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
access: 3rd-Party
tags:
- Cellular
- Cloud Functions
- Connectivity
- Device Management
- Edge
- Firmware
- Fleet Management
- IoT
- OTA
- Webhooks
- Wi-Fi
apis:
- aid: particle-io:particle-device-cloud-api
  name: Particle Device Cloud API
  description: The Particle Device Cloud REST API is the primary interface to the Particle platform. Use it to claim and manage
    devices, list and call cloud functions, read cloud variables, subscribe to events, manage webhooks and integrations, administer
    products and fleets, manage SIM cards, and orchestrate OTA firmware updates.
  humanURL: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/api/
  baseURL: https://api.particle.io
  tags:
  - Cloud Functions
  - Devices
  - Events
  - Fleet Management
  - Integrations
  - Variables
  - Webhooks
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/api/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/access-tokens/
- aid: particle-io:particle-oauth-api
  name: Particle OAuth 2.0 API
  description: OAuth 2.0 endpoints for creating, listing, and deleting access tokens used to authenticate against the Particle
    Device Cloud API.
  humanURL: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/access-tokens/
  baseURL: https://api.particle.io
  tags:
  - Access Tokens
  - Authentication
  - OAuth2
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/access-tokens/
- aid: particle-io:particle-devices-api
  name: Particle Devices API
  description: List, claim, rename, and inspect Particle devices, request remote diagnostics and vitals, and control device
    signal LEDs.
  humanURL: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/api/#devices
  baseURL: https://api.particle.io
  tags:
  - Devices
  - Diagnostics
  - Vitals
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/api/#devices
- aid: particle-io:particle-functions-variables-api
  name: Particle Functions and Variables API
  description: Invoke cloud-callable firmware functions and read cloud-exposed variables on Particle devices.
  humanURL: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/api/#functions
  baseURL: https://api.particle.io
  tags:
  - Cloud Functions
  - Devices
  - Variables
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/api/#functions
- aid: particle-io:particle-events-api
  name: Particle Events API
  description: Publish events from the cloud to devices and subscribe to a Server-Sent Events stream of device, product, or
    public events.
  humanURL: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/api/#events
  baseURL: https://api.particle.io
  tags:
  - Events
  - Pub Sub
  - SSE
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/api/#events
- aid: particle-io:particle-webhooks-api
  name: Particle Webhooks and Integrations API
  description: Create and manage webhooks and integrations that forward device events to external services such as Azure IoT
    Hub, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, and arbitrary HTTP endpoints.
  humanURL: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/api/#integrations-webhooks
  baseURL: https://api.particle.io
  tags:
  - Integrations
  - Webhooks
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/api/#integrations-webhooks
- aid: particle-io:particle-products-api
  name: Particle Products API
  description: Manage product fleets including importing and listing devices, configuring OAuth clients, and orchestrating
    OTA firmware releases across product devices.
  humanURL: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/api/#products
  baseURL: https://api.particle.io
  tags:
  - Fleet Management
  - OTA
  - Products
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/api/#products
- aid: particle-io:particle-sims-api
  name: Particle SIM Cards API
  description: List, activate, deactivate, and inspect Particle cellular SIM cards including data usage and network status.
  humanURL: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/api/#sim-cards
  baseURL: https://api.particle.io
  tags:
  - Cellular
  - SIM
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/api/#sim-cards
- aid: particle-io:particle-io-access-tokens-api
  name: Particle Access Tokens API
  description: The Access Tokens API from Particle — 3 operation(s) for access tokens.
  humanURL: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/api/
  baseURL: https://api.particle.io
  tags:
  - Access Tokens
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/particle-io-access-tokens-api-openapi.yml
- aid: particle-io:particle-io-clients-api
  name: Particle Clients API
  description: The Clients API from Particle — 2 operation(s) for clients.
  humanURL: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/api/
  baseURL: https://api.particle.io
  tags:
  - Clients
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/particle-io-clients-api-openapi.yml
- aid: particle-io:particle-io-devices-api
  name: Particle Devices API
  description: The Devices API from Particle — 5 operation(s) for devices.
  humanURL: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/api/
  baseURL: https://api.particle.io
  tags:
  - Devices
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/particle-io-devices-api-openapi.yml
- aid: particle-io:particle-io-diagnostics-api
  name: Particle Diagnostics API
  description: The Diagnostics API from Particle — 3 operation(s) for diagnostics.
  humanURL: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/api/
  baseURL: https://api.particle.io
  tags:
  - Diagnostics
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/particle-io-diagnostics-api-openapi.yml
- aid: particle-io:particle-io-oauth-api
  name: Particle Oauth API
  description: The Oauth API from Particle — 1 operation(s) for oauth.
  humanURL: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/api/
  baseURL: https://api.particle.io
  tags:
  - Oauth
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/particle-io-oauth-api-openapi.yml
- aid: particle-io:particle-io-products-api
  name: Particle Products API
  description: The Products API from Particle — 2 operation(s) for products.
  humanURL: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/api/
  baseURL: https://api.particle.io
  tags:
  - Products
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/particle-io-products-api-openapi.yml
- aid: particle-io:particle-io-serial-numbers-api
  name: Particle Serial Numbers API
  description: The Serial Numbers API from Particle — 1 operation(s) for serial numbers.
  humanURL: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/api/
  baseURL: https://api.particle.io
  tags:
  - Serial Numbers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/particle-io-serial-numbers-api-openapi.yml
- aid: particle-io:particle-io-sims-api
  name: Particle Sims API
  description: The Sims API from Particle — 3 operation(s) for sims.
  humanURL: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/api/
  baseURL: https://api.particle.io
  tags:
  - Sims
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/particle-io-sims-api-openapi.yml
- aid: particle-io:particle-io-user-api
  name: Particle User API
  description: The User API from Particle — 2 operation(s) for user.
  humanURL: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/api/
  baseURL: https://api.particle.io
  tags:
  - User
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/particle-io-user-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/particle-io-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/particle-io-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/particle-io-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/particle-io-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.particle.io/
- type: Developer
  url: https://docs.particle.io/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/api/
- type: SDKs
  url: https://github.com/particle-iot/particle-api-js
- type: CLI
  url: https://docs.particle.io/reference/developer-tools/cli/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/particle-iot
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.particle.io/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.particle.io/pricing/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.particle.io/
- type: Support
  url: https://support.particle.io/
- type: Community
  url: https://community.particle.io/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.particle.io/legal/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.particle.io/legal/
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/particle-
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://docs.particle.io/reference/changelog/
- type: Integrations
  url: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/api/#integrations-webhooks
integrations:
- name: AWS IoT
- name: Azure IoT Hub
- name: Google Cloud Pub/Sub
- name: InfluxDB
- name: Datacake
- name: Losant
- name: Webhooks
- name: Edge Impulse
- name: Memfault
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com