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RescueGroups.org

RescueGroups.org provides the only updatable HTTP/JSON API for adoptable pet data, offering comprehensive search across animals, organizations, breeds, species, colors, and patterns with geodistance filtering. The API supports both public read-only access via API key and authenticated write access via bearer token, enabling rescue organizations to manage and share pet adoption data in real time.

RescueGroups.org publishes 8 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Animals API, Authentication API, Breeds API, and 5 more. Tagged areas include Animals, Pet Adoption, Rescue, and Animal Welfare.

The RescueGroups.org catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

RescueGroups.org’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 8 more developer resources.

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50.0/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
8 APIs
AnimalsPet AdoptionRescueAnimal Welfare

Kin Score

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 50.0/100 · developing
Contract Quality 19.3 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 5.2 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · 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 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
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APIs 8

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

RescueGroups.org Animals API

Search and retrieve adoptable animal records.

RescueGroups.org Authentication API

Obtain bearer tokens for authenticated access.

RescueGroups.org Breeds API

Retrieve animal breed reference data.

RescueGroups.org Colors API

Retrieve animal color reference data.

RescueGroups.org Organizations API

Search and retrieve rescue organization records.

RescueGroups.org Patterns API

Retrieve animal pattern reference data.

RescueGroups.org Pet Lists API

Manage organization pet lists.

RescueGroups.org Species API

Retrieve animal species reference data.

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Open Collections 1

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

RescueGroups.org API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rescuegroups Org Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Rescuegroups Org Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Rescuegroups Org Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Rescuegroups Org Context

15 classes · 0 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

RescueGroups.org API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

RescueGroups.org API Rules

11 rules · 2 errors 7 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 2

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

RescueGroups.org Animal

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

RescueGroups.org Organization

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Rescuegroups Org Animal Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 1

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Rescuegroups Org Search Animals Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 2

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

Rescuegroups Org Authentication

apiKey/http · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Rescuegroups Org Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Rescuegroups Org Agentic Access

12 operations · 3 acting

12 operations · 3 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 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

PostmanCollection
PostmanCollection

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

CommunityForum
CommunityForum

Company 4

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 About
About
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: rescuegroups-org
name: RescueGroups.org
description: RescueGroups.org provides the only updatable HTTP/JSON API for adoptable pet data, offering comprehensive search
  across animals, organizations, breeds, species, colors, and patterns with geodistance filtering. The API supports both public
  read-only access via API key and authenticated write access via bearer token, enabling rescue organizations to manage and
  share pet adoption data in real time.
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
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/rescuegroups-org.png
tags:
- Animals
- Pet Adoption
- Rescue
- Animal Welfare
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-01-07'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: rescuegroups-org:rescuegroups-org-animals-api
  name: RescueGroups.org Animals API
  description: Search and retrieve adoptable animal records.
  humanURL: https://rescuegroups.org/services/adoptable-pet-data-api/
  baseURL: https://api.rescuegroups.org/v5
  tags:
  - Animals
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rescuegroups-org-animals-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://userguide.rescuegroups.org/spaces/APIDG/pages/24053254/v5
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/60615/SWT5j1e4
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-schema/rescuegroups-org-animal-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-schema/rescuegroups-org-organization-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-structure/rescuegroups-org-animal-structure.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-ld/rescuegroups-org-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/rules/rescuegroups-org-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/rescuegroups-org-vocabulary.yml
- aid: rescuegroups-org:rescuegroups-org-authentication-api
  name: RescueGroups.org Authentication API
  description: Obtain bearer tokens for authenticated access.
  humanURL: https://rescuegroups.org/services/adoptable-pet-data-api/
  baseURL: https://api.rescuegroups.org/v5
  tags:
  - Authentication
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rescuegroups-org-authentication-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://userguide.rescuegroups.org/spaces/APIDG/pages/24053254/v5
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/60615/SWT5j1e4
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-schema/rescuegroups-org-animal-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-schema/rescuegroups-org-organization-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-structure/rescuegroups-org-animal-structure.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-ld/rescuegroups-org-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/rules/rescuegroups-org-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/rescuegroups-org-vocabulary.yml
- aid: rescuegroups-org:rescuegroups-org-breeds-api
  name: RescueGroups.org Breeds API
  description: Retrieve animal breed reference data.
  humanURL: https://rescuegroups.org/services/adoptable-pet-data-api/
  baseURL: https://api.rescuegroups.org/v5
  tags:
  - Breeds
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rescuegroups-org-breeds-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://userguide.rescuegroups.org/spaces/APIDG/pages/24053254/v5
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/60615/SWT5j1e4
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-schema/rescuegroups-org-animal-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-schema/rescuegroups-org-organization-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-structure/rescuegroups-org-animal-structure.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-ld/rescuegroups-org-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/rules/rescuegroups-org-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/rescuegroups-org-vocabulary.yml
- aid: rescuegroups-org:rescuegroups-org-colors-api
  name: RescueGroups.org Colors API
  description: Retrieve animal color reference data.
  humanURL: https://rescuegroups.org/services/adoptable-pet-data-api/
  baseURL: https://api.rescuegroups.org/v5
  tags:
  - Colors
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rescuegroups-org-colors-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://userguide.rescuegroups.org/spaces/APIDG/pages/24053254/v5
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/60615/SWT5j1e4
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-schema/rescuegroups-org-animal-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-schema/rescuegroups-org-organization-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-structure/rescuegroups-org-animal-structure.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-ld/rescuegroups-org-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/rules/rescuegroups-org-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/rescuegroups-org-vocabulary.yml
- aid: rescuegroups-org:rescuegroups-org-organizations-api
  name: RescueGroups.org Organizations API
  description: Search and retrieve rescue organization records.
  humanURL: https://rescuegroups.org/services/adoptable-pet-data-api/
  baseURL: https://api.rescuegroups.org/v5
  tags:
  - Organizations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rescuegroups-org-organizations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://userguide.rescuegroups.org/spaces/APIDG/pages/24053254/v5
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/60615/SWT5j1e4
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-schema/rescuegroups-org-animal-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-schema/rescuegroups-org-organization-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-structure/rescuegroups-org-animal-structure.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-ld/rescuegroups-org-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/rules/rescuegroups-org-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/rescuegroups-org-vocabulary.yml
- aid: rescuegroups-org:rescuegroups-org-patterns-api
  name: RescueGroups.org Patterns API
  description: Retrieve animal pattern reference data.
  humanURL: https://rescuegroups.org/services/adoptable-pet-data-api/
  baseURL: https://api.rescuegroups.org/v5
  tags:
  - Patterns
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rescuegroups-org-patterns-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://userguide.rescuegroups.org/spaces/APIDG/pages/24053254/v5
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/60615/SWT5j1e4
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-schema/rescuegroups-org-animal-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-schema/rescuegroups-org-organization-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-structure/rescuegroups-org-animal-structure.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-ld/rescuegroups-org-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/rules/rescuegroups-org-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/rescuegroups-org-vocabulary.yml
- aid: rescuegroups-org:rescuegroups-org-pet-lists-api
  name: RescueGroups.org Pet Lists API
  description: Manage organization pet lists.
  humanURL: https://rescuegroups.org/services/adoptable-pet-data-api/
  baseURL: https://api.rescuegroups.org/v5
  tags:
  - Pet Lists
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rescuegroups-org-pet-lists-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://userguide.rescuegroups.org/spaces/APIDG/pages/24053254/v5
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/60615/SWT5j1e4
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-schema/rescuegroups-org-animal-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-schema/rescuegroups-org-organization-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-structure/rescuegroups-org-animal-structure.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-ld/rescuegroups-org-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/rules/rescuegroups-org-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/rescuegroups-org-vocabulary.yml
- aid: rescuegroups-org:rescuegroups-org-species-api
  name: RescueGroups.org Species API
  description: Retrieve animal species reference data.
  humanURL: https://rescuegroups.org/services/adoptable-pet-data-api/
  baseURL: https://api.rescuegroups.org/v5
  tags:
  - Species
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rescuegroups-org-species-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://userguide.rescuegroups.org/spaces/APIDG/pages/24053254/v5
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/60615/SWT5j1e4
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-schema/rescuegroups-org-animal-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-schema/rescuegroups-org-organization-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-structure/rescuegroups-org-animal-structure.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/json-ld/rescuegroups-org-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/rules/rescuegroups-org-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rescuegroups-org/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/rescuegroups-org-vocabulary.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/rescuegroups-org-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/rescuegroups-org-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/rescuegroups-org-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rescuegroups-org
- type: Website
  url: https://rescuegroups.org/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://userguide.rescuegroups.org/spaces/APIDG/pages/8192120/API+Developers+Guide+Home
- type: PostmanCollection
  url: https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/60615/SWT5j1e4
- type: CommunityForum
  url: https://groups.google.com/a/rescuegroups.org/g/apidev
- type: Authentication
  url: https://userguide.rescuegroups.org/spaces/APIDG/pages/24053254/v5
- type: About
  url: https://rescuegroups.org/about/
- type: Blog
  url: https://rescuegroups.org/feed/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com