Vanilla Forums
Vanilla Forums is the cloud community-forum platform now sold as Higher Logic Vanilla, powering B2B/B2C customer communities and association member communities. Every Vanilla community serves a REST API (API v2) at /api/v2 with a per-site OpenAPI 3 description, personal-access-token and JWT bearer authentication, short-lived cacheable role tokens, webhooks with HMAC-signed deliveries, CSV export, and an official MCP server (launched May 2026) that connects AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Cursor to live community data. Originally a Techstars-backed open source project, Vanilla was acquired by Higher Logic in 2021.
Vanilla Forums publishes 58 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Addons API, AI Processing Preferences API, AI Settings API, and 55 more. Tagged areas include Community, Forums, Community Management, Webhooks, and Customer Experience.
The Vanilla Forums catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification.
Vanilla Forums’ developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, support, engineering blog, pricing, changelog, and 23 more developer resources.
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APIs 58
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
Vanilla Forums Addons API
The Addons API from Vanilla Forums — 2 operation(s) for addons.
Vanilla Forums AI Processing Preferences API
The AI Processing Preferences API from Vanilla Forums — 1 operation(s) for ai processing preferences.
Vanilla Forums AI Settings API
The AI Settings API from Vanilla Forums — 3 operation(s) for ai settings.
Vanilla Forums Analytics API
The Analytics API from Vanilla Forums — 10 operation(s) for analytics.
Vanilla Forums Appeals API
The Appeals API from Vanilla Forums — 2 operation(s) for appeals.
Vanilla Forums Assets API
The Assets API from Vanilla Forums — 1 operation(s) for assets.
Vanilla Forums Audit Logs API
The Audit Logs API from Vanilla Forums — 2 operation(s) for audit logs.
Vanilla Forums Authenticators API
The Authenticators API from Vanilla Forums — 5 operation(s) for authenticators.
Vanilla Forums Automation Rules API
The Automation Rules API from Vanilla Forums — 3 operation(s) for automation rules.
Vanilla Forums Calls API
The Calls API from Vanilla Forums — 1 operation(s) for calls.
Vanilla Forums Categories API
The Categories API from Vanilla Forums — 6 operation(s) for categories.
Vanilla Forums Collections API
The Collections API from Vanilla Forums — 5 operation(s) for collections.
Vanilla Forums Comments API
The Comments API from Vanilla Forums — 6 operation(s) for comments.
Vanilla Forums Config API
The Config API from Vanilla Forums — 1 operation(s) for config.
Vanilla Forums Conversations API
The Conversations API from Vanilla Forums — 6 operation(s) for conversations.
Vanilla Forums Dashboard API
The Dashboard API from Vanilla Forums — 1 operation(s) for dashboard.
Vanilla Forums DataSource API
The DataSource API from Vanilla Forums — 3 operation(s) for datasource.
Vanilla Forums Discussion Statuses API
The Discussion Statuses API from Vanilla Forums — 3 operation(s) for discussion statuses.
Vanilla Forums Discussions API
The Discussions API from Vanilla Forums — 28 operation(s) for discussions.
Vanilla Forums Drafts API
The Drafts API from Vanilla Forums — 3 operation(s) for drafts.
Vanilla Forums email-templates API
The email-templates API from Vanilla Forums — 1 operation(s) for email-templates.
Vanilla Forums Emails API
The Emails API from Vanilla Forums — 3 operation(s) for emails.
Vanilla Forums emailTemplates API
The emailTemplates API from Vanilla Forums — 4 operation(s) for emailtemplates.
Vanilla Forums Exports API
The Exports API from Vanilla Forums — 3 operation(s) for exports.
Vanilla Forums Features API
The Features API from Vanilla Forums — 2 operation(s) for features.
Vanilla Forums Icons API
The Icons API from Vanilla Forums — 6 operation(s) for icons.
Vanilla Forums Job Queue API
The Job Queue API from Vanilla Forums — 2 operation(s) for job queue.
Vanilla Forums Locales API
The Locales API from Vanilla Forums — 2 operation(s) for locales.
Vanilla Forums Media API
The Media API from Vanilla Forums — 11 operation(s) for media.
Vanilla Forums Moderation Messages API
The Moderation Messages API from Vanilla Forums — 3 operation(s) for moderation messages.
Vanilla Forums Notification Preferences API
The Notification Preferences API from Vanilla Forums — 2 operation(s) for notification preferences.
Vanilla Forums Notifications API
The Notifications API from Vanilla Forums — 3 operation(s) for notifications.
Vanilla Forums Polls API
The Polls API from Vanilla Forums — 4 operation(s) for polls.
Vanilla Forums Posts API
The Posts API from Vanilla Forums — 1 operation(s) for posts.
Vanilla Forums Product Messages API
The Product Messages API from Vanilla Forums — 4 operation(s) for product messages.
Vanilla Forums Profile Fields API
The Profile Fields API from Vanilla Forums — 3 operation(s) for profile fields.
Vanilla Forums Ranks API
The Ranks API from Vanilla Forums — 3 operation(s) for ranks.
Vanilla Forums Reactions API
The Reactions API from Vanilla Forums — 3 operation(s) for reactions.
Vanilla Forums Reports & Escalations API
The Reports & Escalations API from Vanilla Forums — 14 operation(s) for reports & escalations.
Vanilla Forums Resources API
The Resources API from Vanilla Forums — 3 operation(s) for resources.
Vanilla Forums Rich API
The Rich API from Vanilla Forums — 1 operation(s) for rich.
Vanilla Forums Role Requests API
The Role Requests API from Vanilla Forums — 4 operation(s) for role requests.
Vanilla Forums Roles API
The Roles API from Vanilla Forums — 4 operation(s) for roles.
Vanilla Forums Rules API
The Rules API from Vanilla Forums — 2 operation(s) for rules.
Vanilla Forums Search API
The Search API from Vanilla Forums — 1 operation(s) for search.
Vanilla Forums Sessions API
The Sessions API from Vanilla Forums — 1 operation(s) for sessions.
Vanilla Forums Site Totals API
The Site Totals API from Vanilla Forums — 1 operation(s) for site totals.
Vanilla Forums Statistics API
The Statistics API from Vanilla Forums — 1 operation(s) for statistics.
Vanilla Forums Statuses (Deprecated) API
The Statuses (Deprecated) API from Vanilla Forums — 3 operation(s) for statuses (deprecated).
Vanilla Forums Tags API
The Tags API from Vanilla Forums — 4 operation(s) for tags.
Vanilla Forums Theme Assets API
The Theme Assets API from Vanilla Forums — 12 operation(s) for theme assets.
Vanilla Forums Themes API
The Themes API from Vanilla Forums — 5 operation(s) for themes.
Vanilla Forums Tokens API
The Tokens API from Vanilla Forums — 4 operation(s) for tokens.
Vanilla Forums Translations API
The Translations API from Vanilla Forums — 4 operation(s) for translations.
Vanilla Forums User Mentions API
The User Mentions API from Vanilla Forums — 2 operation(s) for user mentions.
Vanilla Forums User Notes API
The User Notes API from Vanilla Forums — 7 operation(s) for user notes.
Vanilla Forums Users API
The Users API from Vanilla Forums — 16 operation(s) for users.
Vanilla Forums Widgets API
The Widgets API from Vanilla Forums — 2 operation(s) for widgets.
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Open Collections 59
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
API Collection
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons AI Processing Preferences API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons AI Settings API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Analytics API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Appeals API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Assets API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Audit Logs API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Authenticators API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Automation Rules API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Calls API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Categories API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Collections API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Comments API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Config API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Conversations API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Dashboard API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons DataSource API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Discussion Statuses API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Discussions API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Drafts API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons email-templates API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Emails API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons emailTemplates API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Exports API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Features API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Icons API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Job Queue API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Locales API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Media API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Moderation Messages API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Notification Preferences API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Notifications API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Polls API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Posts API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Product Messages API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Profile Fields API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Ranks API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Reactions API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Reports & Escalations API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Resources API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Rich API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Role Requests API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Roles API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Rules API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Search API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Sessions API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Site Totals API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Statistics API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Statuses (Deprecated) API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Tags API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Theme Assets API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Themes API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Tokens API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Translations API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons User Mentions API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons User Notes API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Users API
OPEN COLLECTIONVanilla Addons Widgets API
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MCP Servers 1
Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.
vanilla-forums-mcp.yml
MCP SERVERRate Limits 1
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Vanilla Forums Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSEvent Specifications 1
AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.
Vanilla Forums Webhooks
ASYNCAPISecurity Posture 2
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Vanilla Forums Authentication
http bearer (personal access token)/http bearer (JWT)/apiKey in query (access_token)/apiKey in query (role-token) · 3 schemes
SECURITYResources
Get Started 3
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Documentation 2
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 4
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Design & Contract 6
Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events
Build 3
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
Access & Security 2
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Operate 4
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 3
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 2
The organization behind the API
Other 1
Properties that don't map to a standard resource type