Passbolt

Passbolt is an open source password manager for teams. The Passbolt API provides programmatic access to manage resources (passwords), folders, users, groups, sharing, comments, metadata, and authentication via GPGAuth or JWT.

Passbolt publishes 27 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Authentication (GPGAuth) API, Authentication (JWT) API, Avatars API, and 24 more. Tagged areas include Password Manager, Security, Secrets, and Identity.

Passbolt’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 6 more developer resources.

🌐 Visit website 📡 Source on GitHub

30.3/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 20/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

27 APIs

Password Manager Security Secrets Identity

Kin Score

Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

Composite quality — 30.3/100 · thin

Contract Quality 14.2 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 4.8 / 20

Access Clarity 3.2 / 20

Operational Transparency 1.7 / 13

Contract Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.5 / 10

Agent readiness — 20/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 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 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

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Surface 0 / 5

Improve this rating by publishing the missing artifacts — every area above can be raised, and the full rubric is at apis.io/rating/. This rating is computed from github.com/api-evangelist/passbolt: open an issue to ask a question, or submit a pull request to add artifacts. Want it done for you? Prioritized profiling — $2,500 →

APIs 27

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

Open Collections 28

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

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Passbolt Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

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 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

SourceCode

SourceCode

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: passbolt
name: Passbolt
description: Passbolt is an open source password manager for teams. The Passbolt API provides programmatic access to manage
  resources (passwords), folders, users, groups, sharing, comments, metadata, and authentication via GPGAuth or JWT.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/passbolt.png
tags:
- Password Manager
- Security
- Secrets
- Identity
created: '2025-02-21'
modified: '2026-05-19'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/passbolt/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: passbolt:passbolt-authentication-gpgauth-api
  name: Passbolt Authentication (GPGAuth) API
  description: 'The legacy authentication method, using the GPGAuth protocol.


    Find more [here](https://www.passbolt.com/docs/development/authentication).'
  humanURL: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://passbolt.local
  tags:
  - Authentication (GPGAuth)
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/passbolt-authentication-gpgauth-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/terms
  - type: License
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
- aid: passbolt:passbolt-authentication-jwt-api
  name: Passbolt Authentication (JWT) API
  description: JWT-based authentication is the preferred way to interact with the Passbolt API. Find more [here](https://www.passbolt.com/docs/development)
  humanURL: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://passbolt.local
  tags:
  - Authentication (JWT)
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/passbolt-authentication-jwt-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/terms
  - type: License
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
- aid: passbolt:passbolt-avatars-api
  name: Passbolt Avatars API
  description: Query avatar images.
  humanURL: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://passbolt.local
  tags:
  - Avatars
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/passbolt-avatars-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/terms
  - type: License
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
- aid: passbolt:passbolt-comments-api
  name: Passbolt Comments API
  description: Manipulate comments for resources.
  humanURL: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://passbolt.local
  tags:
  - Comments
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/passbolt-comments-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/terms
  - type: License
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
- aid: passbolt:passbolt-directory-sync-api
  name: Passbolt Directory Sync API
  description: Run directory synchronization.
  humanURL: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://passbolt.local
  tags:
  - Directory Sync
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/passbolt-directory-sync-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/terms
  - type: License
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
- aid: passbolt:passbolt-favorites-api
  name: Passbolt Favorites API
  description: The favorite endpoints are used to add or remove a `Resource` from your favorites.
  humanURL: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://passbolt.local
  tags:
  - Favorites
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/passbolt-favorites-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/terms
  - type: License
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
- aid: passbolt:passbolt-folders-api
  name: Passbolt Folders API
  description: Organize your passwords and share them in bulk using folders.
  humanURL: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://passbolt.local
  tags:
  - Folders
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/passbolt-folders-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/terms
  - type: License
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
- aid: passbolt:passbolt-gpg-keys-api
  name: Passbolt GPG keys API
  description: In order to encrypt information, the server and the clients needs the user's public keys. These OpenPGP endpoints
    let you query the saved public key data.
  humanURL: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://passbolt.local
  tags:
  - GPG Keys
  tags_raw:
  - GPG keys
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/passbolt-gpg-keys-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/terms
  - type: License
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
- aid: passbolt:passbolt-groups-api
  name: Passbolt Groups API
  description: Organize users in logical groups to make it easier to share resources with them.
  humanURL: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://passbolt.local
  tags:
  - Group
  tags_raw:
  - Groups
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/passbolt-groups-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/terms
  - type: License
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
- aid: passbolt:passbolt-healthcheck-api
  name: Passbolt Healthcheck API
  description: Gather data about the passbolt instance's health.
  humanURL: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://passbolt.local
  tags:
  - Health Check
  tags_raw:
  - Healthcheck
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/passbolt-healthcheck-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/terms
  - type: License
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
- aid: passbolt:passbolt-metadata-keys-api
  name: Passbolt Metadata keys API
  description: Manipulate metadata keys.
  humanURL: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://passbolt.local
  tags:
  - Metadata keys
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/passbolt-metadata-keys-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/terms
  - type: License
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
- aid: passbolt:passbolt-metadata-private-keys-api
  name: Passbolt Metadata private keys API
  description: Manipulate private keys for metadata.
  humanURL: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://passbolt.local
  tags:
  - Metadata private keys
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/passbolt-metadata-private-keys-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/terms
  - type: License
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
- aid: passbolt:passbolt-metadata-rotate-key-api
  name: Passbolt Metadata rotate key API
  description: Gather information about metadata keys that needs to be rotated
  humanURL: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://passbolt.local
  tags:
  - Metadata rotate key
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/passbolt-metadata-rotate-key-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/terms
  - type: License
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
- aid: passbolt:passbolt-metadata-session-key-api
  name: Passbolt Metadata session key API
  description: Gather information on the saved encrypted session keys cache
  humanURL: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://passbolt.local
  tags:
  - Metadata session key
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/passbolt-metadata-session-key-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/terms
  - type: License
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
- aid: passbolt:passbolt-metadata-types-settings-api
  name: Passbolt Metadata types settings API
  description: Retrieve information about the resource types settings selected by the administrators
  humanURL: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://passbolt.local
  tags:
  - Metadata types settings
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/passbolt-metadata-types-settings-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/terms
  - type: License
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
- aid: passbolt:passbolt-metadata-upgrade-api
  name: Passbolt Metadata upgrade API
  description: Upgrading elements to the new v5 metadata format
  humanURL: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://passbolt.local
  tags:
  - Metadata upgrade
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/passbolt-metadata-upgrade-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/terms
  - type: License
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
- aid: passbolt:passbolt-move-api
  name: Passbolt Move API
  description: Move a folder or a resource across folders.
  humanURL: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://passbolt.local
  tags:
  - Move
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/passbolt-move-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/terms
  - type: License
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
- aid: passbolt:passbolt-multi-factor-authentication-api
  name: Passbolt Multi-Factor Authentication API
  description: Complete and validate authentication for users with MFA enabled.
  humanURL: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://passbolt.local
  tags:
  - Multi-Factor Authentication
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/passbolt-multi-factor-authentication-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/terms
  - type: License
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
- aid: passbolt:passbolt-permissions-api
  name: Passbolt Permissions API
  description: Query permissions for resources.
  humanURL: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://passbolt.local
  tags:
  - Permissions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/passbolt-permissions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/terms
  - type: License
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
- aid: passbolt:passbolt-resource-types-api
  name: Passbolt Resource types API
  description: Resource-types are used for describing how and what data is stored for a resource and its associated secrets.
  humanURL: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://passbolt.local
  tags:
  - Resource Types
  tags_raw:
  - Resource types
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/passbolt-resource-types-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/terms
  - type: License
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
- aid: passbolt:passbolt-resources-api
  name: Passbolt Resources API
  description: A resource holds the metadata for its secrets.
  humanURL: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://passbolt.local
  tags:
  - Resources
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/passbolt-resources-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/terms
  - type: License
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
- aid: passbolt:passbolt-roles-api
  name: Passbolt Roles API
  description: Different categories of users.
  humanURL: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://passbolt.local
  tags:
  - Roles
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/passbolt-roles-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/terms
  - type: License
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
- aid: passbolt:passbolt-secrets-api
  name: Passbolt Secrets API
  description: Secrets associated to resources.
  humanURL: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://passbolt.local
  tags:
  - Secrets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/passbolt-secrets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/terms
  - type: License
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
- aid: passbolt:passbolt-settings-api
  name: Passbolt Settings API
  description: Retrieve the server settings
  humanURL: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://passbolt.local
  tags:
  - Settings
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/passbolt-settings-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/terms
  - type: License
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
- aid: passbolt:passbolt-shares-api
  name: Passbolt Shares API
  description: Share resources and folders to users with an exhaustive permission system.
  humanURL: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://passbolt.local
  tags:
  - Shares
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/passbolt-shares-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/terms
  - type: License
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
- aid: passbolt:passbolt-tags-api
  name: Passbolt Tags API
  description: Get tags and add tags to resources to categorize them.
  humanURL: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://passbolt.local
  tags:
  - Tags
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/passbolt-tags-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/terms
  - type: License
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
- aid: passbolt:passbolt-users-api
  name: Passbolt Users API
  description: User are entities with the ability to interact with the application.
  humanURL: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://passbolt.local
  tags:
  - User
  tags_raw:
  - Users
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/passbolt-users-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.passbolt.com/terms
  - type: License
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/passbolt-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/passbolt-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/passbolt-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/passbolt-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/passbolt
- type: Website
  url: https://www.passbolt.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/
- type: SourceCode
  url: https://github.com/passbolt
- url: https://www.passbolt.com/blog
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

Work with this as data

Every provider here is available over the APIs.io API and to AI agents over MCP.

MCP server

One button, every client — Claude, Cursor, VS Code and the rest.

https://apis.io/mcp

Tools for providers

9 MCP tools reach this

find_providersBrowse and filter every provider in the catalog.
get_provider_artifactsEvery artifact this provider publishes, grouped by type.
get_provider_operationsEvery operation across all of their OpenAPIs — one call instead of parsing every spec.
get_provider_toolsEvery MCP tool they ship, with the operation each wraps.
get_provider_evidenceHow each part of their score was established. Free — the basis for a claim should not sit behind it.
get_provider_ratingPRO — composite, band, trend and facet scores.
apis_io_searchSTART HERE — APIs, providers and tags for one query, each with its total.
resolveTurn a domain, URL or GitHub org into the provider it belongs to.
find_cohortsEvery scored population of providers in the catalog.

All 92 tools

Call it yourself

curl for this page

This provider

curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/providers/passbolt"

All providers

curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/providers?limit=25"

Every operation they expose

curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/providers/passbolt/operations?limit=25"

How their score was established

curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/providers/passbolt/evidence"

Discovery needs no key. Ratings and market analysis are Pro.

Get an API key

Free tier, no email required.

GitHub Google LinkedIn

A second provider on the same verified email joins the account you already have.