# Pinata

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/pinata/  
**Website:** https://pinata.cloud/  
**APIs profiled:** 6

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.

## Kin Score — 28.4 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-25 under rubric 0.14.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 28.4).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 72.2 |
| Contract Quality | 56.5 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 14.3 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

## Agent readiness — 24.8 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | bearer |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | verified |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (6)

- **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.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Pinata Agentic Access** — 5 operations · 2 acting

## Security (2)

- **Pinata Authentication** — http · 1 scheme
- **Pinata Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Pinata Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Web3, IPFS, Storage, Gateway

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/pinata/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.