Verkada

Verkada is a cloud-managed physical security company whose platform spans security cameras, access control, environmental and air-quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, visitor/guest management, and workplace safety, all administered through Verkada Command. Its public Command API is a REST interface (JSON over HTTPS, standard HTTP status codes) that lets developers programmatically manage cameras and footage, access-control users, doors, credentials and schedules, sensor and alarm data, guest events, Helix video tagging, and organization audit logs. Authentication uses a scoped API Key that mints short-lived 30-minute tokens (x-verkada-auth), with region-specific hosts for the United States, Europe, Australia, and GovCloud, plus HMAC-signed event webhooks for cameras, access, alarms, and guest.

Verkada publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Security, Physical Security, Video Surveillance, and Access Control.

The Verkada catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification.

Verkada’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, support, engineering blog, pricing, signup flow, and 28 more developer resources.

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52.3/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 50/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
AccessSelf serve
1 APIs 1 MCP Servers
CompanySecurityPhysical SecurityVideo SurveillanceAccess ControlCamerasSensorsAlarmsIoTCloudWebhooksBuilding Management

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 52.3/100 · developing
Contract Quality 5.7 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 14.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 12.1 / 20
Operational Transparency 10.9 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 9.3 / 10
Agent readiness — 50/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15
MCP Server 12 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 6 / 6
Agent Skills 5 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 4 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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APIs 1

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

Verkada Command API

REST API for the Verkada Command platform - cameras and footage, access control, sensors, alarms, guest management, Helix video tagging, and audit logs. Scoped API key + short-l...

MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

verkada-mcp.yml

MCP SERVER

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Verkada Rate Limits

1 limits

RATE LIMITS

Event Specifications 1

AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.

Verkada Webhooks

ASYNCAPI

Security Posture 4

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

Verkada Authentication

apiKey · 3 schemes

SECURITY

Verkada Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Verkada Vulnerability Disclosure

disclosure policy published

SECURITY

Verkada Trust Center

SOC 2, ISO 27001

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal
DeveloperPortal
 GettingStarted
GettingStarted
 SignUp
SignUp
 Login
Login

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 APIReference
APIReference

Agent Surfaces 4

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

MCPServer
MCPServer
 AgentSkill
AgentSkill
 LLMsTxt
LLMsTxt
 WellKnown
WellKnown

Design & Contract 6

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conventions
Conventions
 Lifecycle
Lifecycle
 ErrorCatalog
ErrorCatalog
 Webhooks
Webhooks
 Conformance
Conformance
 DataModel
DataModel

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization
 Postman
Postman
 Packages
Packages

Access & Security 6

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Security
Security
 TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 Compliance
Compliance
 Authentication
Authentication
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure

Operate 5

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support
Support
 StatusPage
StatusPage
 Deprecation
Deprecation
 ChangeLog
ChangeLog
 RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing
 TermsOfService
TermsOfService
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: verkada
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image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/verkada.png
name: Verkada
description: Verkada is a cloud-managed physical security company whose platform spans security cameras, access control, environmental
  and air-quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, visitor/guest management, and workplace safety, all administered through Verkada
  Command. Its public Command API is a REST interface (JSON over HTTPS, standard HTTP status codes) that lets developers programmatically
  manage cameras and footage, access-control users, doors, credentials and schedules, sensor and alarm data, guest events,
  Helix video tagging, and organization audit logs. Authentication uses a scoped API Key that mints short-lived 30-minute
  tokens (x-verkada-auth), with region-specific hosts for the United States, Europe, Australia, and GovCloud, plus HMAC-signed
  event webhooks for cameras, access, alarms, and guest.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/verkada/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
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specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-21'
tags:
- Company
- Security
- Physical Security
- Video Surveillance
- Access Control
- Cameras
- Sensors
- Alarms
- IoT
- Cloud
- Webhooks
- Building Management
apis:
- name: Verkada Command API
  description: REST API for the Verkada Command platform - cameras and footage, access control, sensors, alarms, guest management,
    Helix video tagging, and audit logs. Scoped API key + short-lived token auth; region-specific hosts.
  humanURL: https://apidocs.verkada.com
  baseURL: https://api.verkada.com
  tags:
  - Security
  - Cameras
  - Access Control
  - Physical Security
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    url: https://apidocs.verkada.com/reference/quick-start-guide
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    url: authentication/verkada-authentication.yml
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- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
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  url: https://verkada.com
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  url: https://apidocs.verkada.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://apidocs.verkada.com/reference/introduction
- type: APIReference
  url: https://apidocs.verkada.com/reference/overview
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://apidocs.verkada.com/reference/quick-start-guide
- type: Support
  url: https://www.verkada.com/support/
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.verkada.com/blog/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/verkada
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.verkada.com/pricing/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://www.verkada.com/demo/
- type: Login
  url: https://command.verkada.com
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.verkada.com/terms-of-service/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.verkada.com/privacy/privacy-policy/
- type: Postman
  url: https://www.postman.com/verkada-api/workspace/verkada-api-public-workspace
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.verkada.com
- type: Deprecation
  url: https://apidocs.verkada.com/reference/using-legacy-api-keys
- type: Security
  url: https://www.verkada.com/security/
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/verkada-trust-center.yml
- type: Compliance
  url: https://security.verkada.com/
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/verkada-changelog.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/verkada-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/verkada-conventions.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/verkada-lifecycle.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/verkada-problem-types.yml
- type: Webhooks
  url: asyncapi/verkada-webhooks.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/verkada-conformance.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/verkada-mcp.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/verkada-llms.txt
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/verkada-well-known.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/verkada-packages.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/verkada-data-model.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/verkada-rate-limits.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/verkada-domain-security.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/verkada-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
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