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 57 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including AI Processing Preferences API, AI Settings API, Analytics API, and 54 more. Tagged areas include Community, Forums, Community Management, Webhook, and Customer Experience.
The Vanilla Forums catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.
Vanilla Forums’ developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, support, engineering blog, pricing, changelog, and 26 more developer resources.
What this lets a business do 4
Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →
Kin Score
Markets this provider is in provisional
The Kin Score Market layer reads a provider inside its market: its position, and how deep its integrations go. Depth is only comparable within a position. Provisional and unweighted: not part of the Kin Score or agent readiness.
| Market | Position | Depth | Registered MCP server | Declares compatibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discourse Plugin Ecosystem | builds-on | 29.3 | - | - |
Registered MCP server and declares compatibility are report only — not weighted. Undeclared means we found nothing we can read, so there is no number: we never infer integrations.
Standards implemented 2
Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.
APIs 57
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
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 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 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.
Vanilla Forums Add Ons API
The Add Ons API from Vanilla Forums — 2 operation(s) for add ons.
Vanilla Forums Data Source API
The Data Source API from Vanilla Forums — 3 operation(s) for data source.
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Open Collections 58
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
Vanilla 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 Server
Higher Logic Vanilla operates an official MCP server ("Vanilla MCP"), announced May 26, 2026. It gives customers a native Model Context Protocol connection between their Vanilla...
MCP SERVERAgent Skills 3
Packaged agent skills for driving this provider's APIs from an AI assistant.
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AGENT SKILLSync community members to an external system
AGENT SKILLVanilla Forums API pricing
Prices published by Vanilla Forums, read 2026-09-20 from www.higherlogic.com/vanilla-packages/.
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Corporate | Book Demo Includes: Unlimited API Calls, Unlimited Page Views, Unlimited Users, Two Standard SSOs, Four Knowledge Bases |
| Enterprise | Book Demo Includes: Unlimited API Calls, Three SSO Connections, Eight Knowledge Bases, Dedicated Cluster |
| Enterprise Plus | Book Demo Includes: Unlimited API Calls, Custom SSO Connections, 20 Knowledge Bases, Dedicated Cluster |
Plan details, limits and sources →
Rate limits
- GET requests: 300 requests per minute
- POST / PUT / PATCH / DELETE requests: 120 requests per minute
- Hard limit (manual unblock required): 250 requests per 10 seconds
Pricing Plans 1
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Rate Limits 1
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Vanilla Forums Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSService Levels 1
Uptime the provider promises or reports, as SLA4OAI. Read from its own pages; APIs.io runs no monitors.
FinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Vanilla Forums Finops
FINOPSEvent Specifications 1
AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.
Vanilla Forums Webhooks
ASYNCAPISpectral Rules 1
Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.
Vanilla Forums API Rules
SPECTRALOpenAPI Overlays 1
Overlays applied on top of this provider's contracts. Each card says who wrote it: a document the provider publishes, or one API Evangelist derived or generated.
Security 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 4
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 2
The organization behind the API
Other 3
Properties that don't map to a standard resource type
Source (apis.yml)
Vanilla Forums API — frequently asked questions
Does Vanilla Forums have an API?
Yes. APIs.io lists 57 APIs from Vanilla Forums, including Vanilla Forums AI Processing Preferences API, Vanilla Forums AI Settings API and Vanilla Forums Analytics API, and 54 more.
Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Vanilla Forums API?
Yes. APIs.io indexes 57 OpenAPI specifications for Vanilla Forums, each linked for download from this page.
How do I authenticate with the Vanilla Forums API?
Vanilla Forums uses bearer-token authentication (http bearer (personal access token)/http bearer (JWT)/apiKey in query (access_token)/apiKey in query (role-token) · 3 schemes). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Vanilla Forums Authentication.
How much does the Vanilla Forums API cost?
Vanilla Forums publishes its prices; its Corporate plan is Book Demo as of 2026-09-20. APIs.io lists 3 pricing plans for Vanilla Forums, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.
Does Vanilla Forums have an MCP server?
Yes. APIs.io lists 1 MCP server for Vanilla Forums: Higher Logic Vanilla operates an official MCP server ("Vanilla MCP"), announced May 26, 2026. It gives customers a native Model Context Protocol connection between their Vanilla community and AI tools
Is the Vanilla Forums API ready for AI agents?
Vanilla Forums has a Kin Score of 59.6 out of 100 (strong) and an Agent Readiness score of 36.4 (agent-ready), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.
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