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Pinata

Pinata is an IPFS pinning and dedicated-gateway provider with a Files API, IPFS Pinning Service API, dedicated Gateways, Groups, and Workspaces. Built around IPFS CIDs with JWT-authenticated REST APIs and an SDK.

Pinata publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network: Auth API and Files API. Tagged areas include Web3, IPFS, Storage, and Gateway.

Pinata’s developer surface includes authentication, engineering blog, and 9 more developer resources.

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36.5/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 37/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
6 APIs
Web3IPFSStorageGateway

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 36.5/100 · thin
Contract Quality 16.1 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 2.6 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 37/100 · agent ready
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 6

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

Pinata Files API

REST API for uploading, listing, organizing, and deleting files pinned to IPFS or stored privately. Supports public and private (Submarine) modes, signed URLs, and Groups.

Pinata IPFS Pinning Service API

Implementation of the IPFS Pinning Service API standard for compatibility with go-ipfs / kubo and js-ipfs clients.

Pinata Dedicated Gateway

Dedicated IPFS HTTP gateway endpoint per account for content retrieval with custom subdomain, access controls, and analytics.

Pinata Groups API

REST API for organizing CIDs into named Groups with bulk add/remove operations.

Pinata Auth API

Test API credentials.

Pinata Files API

Upload, list, and manage pinned files.

Open Collections 1

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

Pinata API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Pinata Plans Pricing

5 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Pinata Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Pinata Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

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

Pinata Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Pinata Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Pinata Agentic Access

5 operations · 2 acting

5 operations · 2 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess
 LlmsText
LlmsText

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans
Plans
 FinOps
FinOps

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: pinata
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pinata/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Pinata
kind: company
description: Pinata is an IPFS pinning and dedicated-gateway provider with a Files API, IPFS Pinning Service API, dedicated
  Gateways, Groups, and Workspaces. Built around IPFS CIDs with JWT-authenticated REST APIs and an SDK.
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
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/pinata.png
tags:
- Web3
- IPFS
- Storage
- Gateway
created: '2026-05-08'
modified: '2026-05-08'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: pinata:files-api
  name: Pinata Files API
  description: REST API for uploading, listing, organizing, and deleting files pinned to IPFS or stored privately. Supports
    public and private (Submarine) modes, signed URLs, and Groups.
  humanURL: https://docs.pinata.cloud/api-reference/endpoint/upload-a-file
  baseURL: https://api.pinata.cloud/v3
  tags:
  - REST
  - IPFS
  - Files
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pinata.cloud/api-reference
- aid: pinata:pinning-service-api
  name: Pinata IPFS Pinning Service API
  description: Implementation of the IPFS Pinning Service API standard for compatibility with go-ipfs / kubo and js-ipfs clients.
  humanURL: https://docs.pinata.cloud/api-reference/endpoint/ipfs-pinning-service-api
  baseURL: https://api.pinata.cloud/psa
  tags:
  - REST
  - IPFS
  - Pinning Service
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pinata.cloud/api-reference/endpoint/ipfs-pinning-service-api
- aid: pinata:gateway-api
  name: Pinata Dedicated Gateway
  description: Dedicated IPFS HTTP gateway endpoint per account for content retrieval with custom subdomain, access controls,
    and analytics.
  humanURL: https://docs.pinata.cloud/gateways/dedicated-ipfs-gateways
  baseURL: https://{your-gateway}.mypinata.cloud
  tags:
  - HTTP
  - Gateway
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pinata.cloud/gateways/dedicated-ipfs-gateways
- aid: pinata:groups-api
  name: Pinata Groups API
  description: REST API for organizing CIDs into named Groups with bulk add/remove operations.
  humanURL: https://docs.pinata.cloud/api-reference/endpoint/v3-create-a-public-group
  baseURL: https://api.pinata.cloud/v3
  tags:
  - REST
  - Groups
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pinata.cloud/api-reference/endpoint/v3-create-a-public-group
- aid: pinata:pinata-auth-api
  name: Pinata Auth API
  description: Test API credentials.
  humanURL: https://docs.pinata.cloud/api-reference/endpoint/upload-a-file
  baseURL: https://api.pinata.cloud/v3
  tags:
  - Auth
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pinata-auth-api-openapi.yml
- aid: pinata:pinata-files-api
  name: Pinata Files API
  description: Upload, list, and manage pinned files.
  humanURL: https://docs.pinata.cloud/api-reference/endpoint/upload-a-file
  baseURL: https://api.pinata.cloud/v3
  tags:
  - Files
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pinata-files-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/pinata-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/pinata-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/pinata-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/PinataCloud
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pinatacloud
- type: Website
  url: https://pinata.cloud/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/pinata-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/pinata-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/pinata-finops.yml
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://docs.pinata.cloud/llms.txt
- type: Blog
  url: https://pinata.cloud/blog/rss/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com