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Prolific

Prolific is a platform for high-quality human data collection, connecting researchers and AI/ML teams with a vetted pool of verified participants for online studies, surveys, and human-feedback tasks (preference tuning, safety evals, benchmarks, RLHF). Its public REST API (api.prolific.com, OpenAPI 3.1) automates the full workflow: create and cost studies, target participants with demographic filters and filter sets, launch and monitor recruitment, review and approve submissions, pay rewards and bonuses, message participants, run AI Task Builder batches, and receive HMAC-signed webhooks. Prolific also ships a Go CLI and an official Model Context Protocol server for agent-driven study workflows. Trusted by Google, Hugging Face, and academic and government researchers.

Prolific publishes 18 APIs on the APIs.io network, including aiTaskBuilder API, Bonuses API, Credentials API, and 15 more. Tagged areas include Company, Ai Ml, Human Data, Research, and Participant Recruitment.

The Prolific catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification.

Prolific’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, support, engineering blog, pricing, signup flow, and 28 more developer resources.

52.8/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 30/100 agent ready Front door AI 5/6 prominent saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-25 · rubric v0.23.0
1 APIs 1 MCP Servers
CompanyAi MlHuman DataResearchParticipant RecruitmentSurveysHuman FeedbackRLHFData Collection

What this lets a business do 1

Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →

Developer Platform & API Ecosystem Management
BC-4270
webhooks
GET /api/v1/hooks/event-types/ POST /api/v1/hooks/subscriptions/

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scored 2026-09-25 · rubric v0.23.0
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APIs 18

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

Prolific aiTaskBuilder API

The aiTaskBuilder API from Prolific — 24 operation(s) for aitaskbuilder.

Prolific Bonuses API

The bonuses API from Prolific — 2 operation(s) for bonuses.

Prolific Credentials API

The credentials API from Prolific — 2 operation(s) for credentials.

Prolific Filters API

The filters API from Prolific — 3 operation(s) for filters.

Prolific Invitations API

The invitations API from Prolific — 1 operation(s) for invitations.

Prolific Messages API

The messages API from Prolific — 4 operation(s) for messages.

Prolific Participant Groups API

The participantGroups API from Prolific — 3 operation(s) for participantgroups.

Prolific Projects API

The projects API from Prolific — 2 operation(s) for projects.

Prolific Reward Recommendations API

The rewardRecommendations API from Prolific — 1 operation(s) for rewardrecommendations.

Prolific Studies API

The studies API from Prolific — 18 operation(s) for studies.

Prolific Submission Feedback Upload API

The submissionFeedbackUpload API from Prolific — 1 operation(s) for submissionfeedbackupload.

Prolific Submissions API

The submissions API from Prolific — 5 operation(s) for submissions.

Prolific Surveys API

The surveys API from Prolific — 5 operation(s) for surveys.

Prolific Users API

The users API from Prolific — 2 operation(s) for users.

Prolific Webhooks API

The webhooks API from Prolific — 5 operation(s) for webhooks.

Prolific Well Known Endpoints API

The wellKnownEndpoints API from Prolific — 1 operation(s) for wellknownendpoints.

Prolific Workspaces API

The workspaces API from Prolific — 3 operation(s) for workspaces.

Prolific Filter Sets API

The Filter Sets API from Prolific — 5 operation(s) for filter sets.

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Open Collections 19

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

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

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MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Event Specifications 1

AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.

Security Posture 2

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

Prolific Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Prolific Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 3

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 4

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Design & Contract 7

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

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Build 4

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: prolific
name: Prolific
description: 'Prolific is a platform for high-quality human data collection, connecting researchers and AI/ML teams with a
  vetted pool of verified participants for online studies, surveys, and human-feedback tasks (preference tuning, safety evals,
  benchmarks, RLHF). Its public REST API (api.prolific.com, OpenAPI 3.1) automates the full workflow: create and cost studies,
  target participants with demographic filters and filter sets, launch and monitor recruitment, review and approve submissions,
  pay rewards and bonuses, message participants, run AI Task Builder batches, and receive HMAC-signed webhooks. Prolific also
  ships a Go CLI and an official Model Context Protocol server for agent-driven study workflows. Trusted by Google, Hugging
  Face, and academic and government researchers.'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/prolific/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- partech
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source:
  - authentication
  - security
  - sandbox
  generated: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
image: https://www.prolific.com/favicon.ico
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-20'
tags:
- Company
- Ai Ml
- Human Data
- Research
- Participant Recruitment
- Surveys
- Human Feedback
- RLHF
- Data Collection
tags_raw:
- Company
- Ai/Ml
- Human Data
- Research
- Participant Recruitment
- Surveys
- Human Feedback
- RLHF
- Data Collection
- API
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
apis:
- aid: prolific:prolific-aitaskbuilder-api
  name: Prolific aiTaskBuilder API
  description: The aiTaskBuilder API from Prolific — 24 operation(s) for aitaskbuilder.
  humanURL: https://docs.prolific.com/documentation/get-started/overview
  baseURL: https://api.prolific.com
  tags:
  - aiTaskBuilder
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/prolific-aitaskbuilder-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/prolific-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/prolific-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/prolific-data-model.yml
- aid: prolific:prolific-bonuses-api
  name: Prolific Bonuses API
  description: The bonuses API from Prolific — 2 operation(s) for bonuses.
  humanURL: https://docs.prolific.com/documentation/get-started/overview
  baseURL: https://api.prolific.com
  tags:
  - Bonuses
  tags_raw:
  - bonuses
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/prolific-bonuses-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/prolific-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/prolific-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/prolific-data-model.yml
- aid: prolific:prolific-credentials-api
  name: Prolific Credentials API
  description: The credentials API from Prolific — 2 operation(s) for credentials.
  humanURL: https://docs.prolific.com/documentation/get-started/overview
  baseURL: https://api.prolific.com
  tags:
  - Credentials
  tags_raw:
  - credentials
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/prolific-credentials-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/prolific-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/prolific-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/prolific-data-model.yml
- aid: prolific:prolific-filters-api
  name: Prolific Filters API
  description: The filters API from Prolific — 3 operation(s) for filters.
  humanURL: https://docs.prolific.com/documentation/get-started/overview
  baseURL: https://api.prolific.com
  tags:
  - Filters
  tags_raw:
  - filters
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/prolific-filters-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/prolific-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/prolific-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/prolific-data-model.yml
- aid: prolific:prolific-invitations-api
  name: Prolific Invitations API
  description: The invitations API from Prolific — 1 operation(s) for invitations.
  humanURL: https://docs.prolific.com/documentation/get-started/overview
  baseURL: https://api.prolific.com
  tags:
  - Invitations
  tags_raw:
  - invitations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/prolific-invitations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/prolific-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/prolific-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/prolific-data-model.yml
- aid: prolific:prolific-messages-api
  name: Prolific Messages API
  description: The messages API from Prolific — 4 operation(s) for messages.
  humanURL: https://docs.prolific.com/documentation/get-started/overview
  baseURL: https://api.prolific.com
  tags:
  - Message
  tags_raw:
  - messages
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/prolific-messages-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/prolific-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/prolific-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/prolific-data-model.yml
- aid: prolific:prolific-participantgroups-api
  name: Prolific Participant Groups API
  description: The participantGroups API from Prolific — 3 operation(s) for participantgroups.
  humanURL: https://docs.prolific.com/documentation/get-started/overview
  baseURL: https://api.prolific.com
  tags:
  - Participant Groups
  tags_raw:
  - participantGroups
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/prolific-participantgroups-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/prolific-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/prolific-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/prolific-data-model.yml
- aid: prolific:prolific-projects-api
  name: Prolific Projects API
  description: The projects API from Prolific — 2 operation(s) for projects.
  humanURL: https://docs.prolific.com/documentation/get-started/overview
  baseURL: https://api.prolific.com
  tags:
  - Project
  tags_raw:
  - projects
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/prolific-projects-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/prolific-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/prolific-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/prolific-data-model.yml
- aid: prolific:prolific-rewardrecommendations-api
  name: Prolific Reward Recommendations API
  description: The rewardRecommendations API from Prolific — 1 operation(s) for rewardrecommendations.
  humanURL: https://docs.prolific.com/documentation/get-started/overview
  baseURL: https://api.prolific.com
  tags: []
  tags_raw:
  - rewardRecommendations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/prolific-rewardrecommendations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/prolific-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/prolific-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/prolific-data-model.yml
- aid: prolific:prolific-studies-api
  name: Prolific Studies API
  description: The studies API from Prolific — 18 operation(s) for studies.
  humanURL: https://docs.prolific.com/documentation/get-started/overview
  baseURL: https://api.prolific.com
  tags:
  - Studies
  tags_raw:
  - studies
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/prolific-studies-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/prolific-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/prolific-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/prolific-data-model.yml
- aid: prolific:prolific-submissionfeedbackupload-api
  name: Prolific Submission Feedback Upload API
  description: The submissionFeedbackUpload API from Prolific — 1 operation(s) for submissionfeedbackupload.
  humanURL: https://docs.prolific.com/documentation/get-started/overview
  baseURL: https://api.prolific.com
  tags: []
  tags_raw:
  - submissionFeedbackUpload
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/prolific-submissionfeedbackupload-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/prolific-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/prolific-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/prolific-data-model.yml
- aid: prolific:prolific-submissions-api
  name: Prolific Submissions API
  description: The submissions API from Prolific — 5 operation(s) for submissions.
  humanURL: https://docs.prolific.com/documentation/get-started/overview
  baseURL: https://api.prolific.com
  tags:
  - Submissions
  tags_raw:
  - submissions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/prolific-submissions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/prolific-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/prolific-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/prolific-data-model.yml
- aid: prolific:prolific-surveys-api
  name: Prolific Surveys API
  description: The surveys API from Prolific — 5 operation(s) for surveys.
  humanURL: https://docs.prolific.com/documentation/get-started/overview
  baseURL: https://api.prolific.com
  tags:
  - Surveys
  tags_raw:
  - surveys
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/prolific-surveys-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/prolific-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/prolific-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/prolific-data-model.yml
- aid: prolific:prolific-users-api
  name: Prolific Users API
  description: The users API from Prolific — 2 operation(s) for users.
  humanURL: https://docs.prolific.com/documentation/get-started/overview
  baseURL: https://api.prolific.com
  tags:
  - User
  tags_raw:
  - users
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/prolific-users-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/prolific-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/prolific-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/prolific-data-model.yml
- aid: prolific:prolific-webhooks-api
  name: Prolific Webhooks API
  description: The webhooks API from Prolific — 5 operation(s) for webhooks.
  humanURL: https://docs.prolific.com/documentation/get-started/overview
  baseURL: https://api.prolific.com
  tags:
  - Webhook
  tags_raw:
  - webhooks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/prolific-webhooks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/prolific-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/prolific-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/prolific-data-model.yml
- aid: prolific:prolific-wellknownendpoints-api
  name: Prolific Well Known Endpoints API
  description: The wellKnownEndpoints API from Prolific — 1 operation(s) for wellknownendpoints.
  humanURL: https://docs.prolific.com/documentation/get-started/overview
  baseURL: https://api.prolific.com
  tags: []
  tags_raw:
  - wellKnownEndpoints
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/prolific-wellknownendpoints-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/prolific-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/prolific-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/prolific-data-model.yml
- aid: prolific:prolific-workspaces-api
  name: Prolific Workspaces API
  description: The workspaces API from Prolific — 3 operation(s) for workspaces.
  humanURL: https://docs.prolific.com/documentation/get-started/overview
  baseURL: https://api.prolific.com
  tags:
  - Workspace
  tags_raw:
  - workspaces
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/prolific-workspaces-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/prolific-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/prolific-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/prolific-data-model.yml
- aid: prolific:prolific-filter-sets-api
  name: Prolific Filter Sets API
  description: The Filter Sets API from Prolific — 5 operation(s) for filter sets.
  humanURL: https://docs.prolific.com/documentation/get-started/overview
  baseURL: https://api.prolific.com
  tags:
  - Filter Sets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/prolific-filter-sets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/prolific-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/prolific-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/prolific-data-model.yml
common:
- type: Plans
  url: plans/prolific-plans-pricing.yml
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/prolific-capability-edges.yml
  name: Prolific Business Capability Map
- type: Website
  url: https://www.prolific.com/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.prolific.com/documentation/get-started/overview
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.prolific.com/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.prolific.com/api-reference.md
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.prolific.com/documentation/get-started/your-first-data-collection
- type: Support
  url: https://researcher-help.prolific.com/en
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.prolific.com/blog
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/prolific-oss
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.prolific.com/pricing
- type: SignUp
  url: https://app.prolific.com/register
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.prolific.com/privacy-and-legal
- type: Security
  url: https://www.prolific.com/prolific-security-overview
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.prolific.com
- type: OpenAPI
  url: openapi/_original/prolific-openapi-original.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/prolific-authentication.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/prolific-llms.txt
- type: Packages
  url: packages/prolific-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/prolific-packages.yml
- type: CLI
  url: cli/prolific-cli.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/prolific-mcp.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/prolific-well-known.yml
- type: Webhooks
  url: asyncapi/prolific-webhooks.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/prolific-conventions.yml
- type: Idempotency
  url: conventions/prolific-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/prolific-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/prolific-lifecycle.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/prolific-conformance.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/prolific-data-model.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/prolific-sandbox.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/prolific-domain-security.yml
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/prolific-openapi-overlay.yaml
- url: https://www.prolific.com/resources/blog
  type: Blog
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-20'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 16
  pass: local-v1

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