Tier

Tier (now operating as Dott following the 2024 merger of TIER Mobility and Dott) is a European micromobility operator providing shared e-scooters and e-bikes across more than 400 cities in Europe and the Middle East. The company exposes a partner-facing Dott Partner API — an API-Key-gated data feed (including GBFS-style vehicle-availability data) governed by its published API Licence — alongside consumer rider apps for iOS and Android. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Amsterdam, Tier/Dott was backed by Northzone, Point Nine, and Speedinvest.

Tier publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Consumer, Micromobility, Transportation, and Mobility.

Tier’s developer surface includes engineering blog, support, authentication, and 5 more developer resources.

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17.0/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 10/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
AccessSelf serve
1 APIs
CompanyConsumerMicromobilityTransportationMobilityScootersE-BikesGBFSEurope

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 17.0/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 3.5 / 20
Commercial Clarity 4.2 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 9.3 / 10
Agent readiness — 10/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15
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
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APIs 1

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

Dott Partner API

Partner-facing data API from Dott (formerly TIER), providing vehicle and availability data (GBFS-style) to authorized partners. Access requires a per-partner API Key issued thro...

Security Posture 2

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

Tier Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Tier Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

LLMsTxt
LLMsTxt

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support
Support

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy
 TermsOfService
TermsOfService

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: tier
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/tier.png
name: Tier
description: Tier (now operating as Dott following the 2024 merger of TIER Mobility and Dott) is a European micromobility
  operator providing shared e-scooters and e-bikes across more than 400 cities in Europe and the Middle East. The company
  exposes a partner-facing Dott Partner API — an API-Key-gated data feed (including GBFS-style vehicle-availability data)
  governed by its published API Licence — alongside consumer rider apps for iOS and Android. Founded in 2018 and headquartered
  in Amsterdam, Tier/Dott was backed by Northzone, Point Nine, and Speedinvest.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tier/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- northzone
- point-nine
- speedinvest
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-21'
tags:
- Company
- Consumer
- Micromobility
- Transportation
- Mobility
- Scooters
- E-Bikes
- GBFS
- Europe
apis:
- name: Dott Partner API
  description: Partner-facing data API from Dott (formerly TIER), providing vehicle and availability data (GBFS-style) to
    authorized partners. Access requires a per-partner API Key issued through Dott's registration process and is governed
    by the published API Licence; the data host rejects unauthenticated requests with HTTP 401.
  humanURL: https://ridedott.com/api-licence/
  baseURL: https://gbfs.api.ridedott.com
  tags:
  - Micromobility
  - GBFS
  - Mobility
  properties:
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/tier-authentication.yml
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://ridedott.com/api-licence/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/tier-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://ridedott.com
- type: Blog
  url: https://ridedott.com/blog/
- type: Support
  url: https://help.ridedott.com/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://ridedott.com/privacy/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://ridedott.com/website-terms/
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/tier-authentication.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/tier-llms.txt
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-21'
  status: minimal
  artifacts_added: 3
  pass: local-v1