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Shortcut

Shortcut (formerly Clubhouse) is a cloud-based project management platform built for software development teams, providing stories, epics, objectives, Kanban boards, sprints, reporting, and integrations with GitHub, GitLab, and Slack. The Shortcut REST API v3 exposes full CRUD access to stories, epics, iterations, workflows, members, projects, and webhooks. Authentication uses a per-account API token passed via the Shortcut-Token request header.

Shortcut publishes 6 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Categories API, Custom Fields API, Documents API, and 3 more. Tagged areas include Project Management, Agile, Software Development, Issue Tracking, and Kanban.

Shortcut’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, pricing, signup flow, support, engineering blog, GitHub presence, and 7 more developer resources.

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33.4/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 28/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessSelf serve
7 APIs
Project ManagementAgileSoftware DevelopmentIssue TrackingKanbanSprint PlanningCollaborationDeveloper Tools

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 33.4/100 · thin
Contract Quality 14.4 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 5.2 / 20
Commercial Clarity 3.7 / 20
Operational Transparency 2.7 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 28/100 · 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 0 / 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 7

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

Shortcut REST API v3

RESTful API providing full CRUD access to stories, epics, iterations, milestones, workflows, projects, teams, members, files, labels, categories, and webhooks. Requests authenti...

Shortcut Categories API

The Categories API from Shortcut — 2 operation(s) for categories.

Shortcut Custom Fields API

The Custom Fields API from Shortcut — 2 operation(s) for custom fields.

Shortcut Documents API

The Documents API from Shortcut — 2 operation(s) for documents.

Shortcut Entity Templates API

The Entity Templates API from Shortcut — 2 operation(s) for entity templates.

Shortcut Epics API

The Epics API from Shortcut — 4 operation(s) for epics.

Shortcut Workflows API

The Workflows API from Shortcut — 1 operation(s) for workflows.

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Open Collections 1

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

Shortcut REST API v3

OPEN COLLECTION

Security Posture 4

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

Shortcut Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Shortcut Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Shortcut Vulnerability Disclosure

disclosure policy published

SECURITY

Shortcut Trust Center

SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Shortcut Agentic Access

28 operations · 15 acting

28 operations · 15 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Signup
Signup

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

GitHub
GitHub

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support
Support
 StatusPage
StatusPage

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: shortcut
name: Shortcut
description: Shortcut (formerly Clubhouse) is a cloud-based project management platform built for software development teams,
  providing stories, epics, objectives, Kanban boards, sprints, reporting, and integrations with GitHub, GitLab, and Slack.
  The Shortcut REST API v3 exposes full CRUD access to stories, epics, iterations, workflows, members, projects, and webhooks.
  Authentication uses a per-account API token passed via the Shortcut-Token request header.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/shortcut.png
tags:
- Project Management
- Agile
- Software Development
- Issue Tracking
- Kanban
- Sprint Planning
- Collaboration
- Developer Tools
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shortcut/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-11'
modified: '2026-05-11'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: shortcut:rest-api-v3
  name: Shortcut REST API v3
  description: RESTful API providing full CRUD access to stories, epics, iterations, milestones, workflows, projects, teams,
    members, files, labels, categories, and webhooks. Requests authenticate with a Shortcut-Token header containing an API
    token generated at app.shortcut.com settings, and are rate-limited to 200 requests per minute.
  humanURL: https://developer.shortcut.com/api/rest/v3
  baseURL: https://api.app.shortcut.com/api/v3
  tags:
  - Project Management
  - Stories
  - Epics
  - Iterations
  - Webhooks
  - REST
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.shortcut.com/api/rest/v3
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://help.shortcut.com/hc/en-us/articles/205701199-Shortcut-API-Tokens
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://help.shortcut.com/hc/en-us/articles/207696406-Using-the-Shortcut-API
  - type: API Cookbook
    url: https://github.com/useshortcut/api-cookbook
  - type: JavaScript SDK
    url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@useshortcut/client
- aid: shortcut:shortcut-categories-api
  name: Shortcut Categories API
  description: The Categories API from Shortcut — 2 operation(s) for categories.
  humanURL: https://developer.shortcut.com/api/rest/v3
  baseURL: https://api.app.shortcut.com/api/v3
  tags:
  - Categories
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shortcut-categories-api-openapi.yml
- aid: shortcut:shortcut-custom-fields-api
  name: Shortcut Custom Fields API
  description: The Custom Fields API from Shortcut — 2 operation(s) for custom fields.
  humanURL: https://developer.shortcut.com/api/rest/v3
  baseURL: https://api.app.shortcut.com/api/v3
  tags:
  - Custom Fields
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shortcut-custom-fields-api-openapi.yml
- aid: shortcut:shortcut-documents-api
  name: Shortcut Documents API
  description: The Documents API from Shortcut — 2 operation(s) for documents.
  humanURL: https://developer.shortcut.com/api/rest/v3
  baseURL: https://api.app.shortcut.com/api/v3
  tags:
  - Documents
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shortcut-documents-api-openapi.yml
- aid: shortcut:shortcut-entity-templates-api
  name: Shortcut Entity Templates API
  description: The Entity Templates API from Shortcut — 2 operation(s) for entity templates.
  humanURL: https://developer.shortcut.com/api/rest/v3
  baseURL: https://api.app.shortcut.com/api/v3
  tags:
  - Entity Templates
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shortcut-entity-templates-api-openapi.yml
- aid: shortcut:shortcut-epics-api
  name: Shortcut Epics API
  description: The Epics API from Shortcut — 4 operation(s) for epics.
  humanURL: https://developer.shortcut.com/api/rest/v3
  baseURL: https://api.app.shortcut.com/api/v3
  tags:
  - Epics
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shortcut-epics-api-openapi.yml
- aid: shortcut:shortcut-workflows-api
  name: Shortcut Workflows API
  description: The Workflows API from Shortcut — 1 operation(s) for workflows.
  humanURL: https://developer.shortcut.com/api/rest/v3
  baseURL: https://api.app.shortcut.com/api/v3
  tags:
  - Workflows
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shortcut-workflows-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/shortcut-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/shortcut-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/shortcut-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/shortcut-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/shortcut-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shortcutsoftware
- type: Website
  url: https://www.shortcut.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.shortcut.com
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.shortcut.com/pricing
- type: Signup
  url: https://app.shortcut.com/signup
- type: Support
  url: https://help.shortcut.com
- type: Blog
  url: https://shortcut.com/blog
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/useshortcut
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.shortcut.com
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com