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Whereby

Whereby is an embeddable video API plus standalone meetings product that lets developers add browser-based, no-download video calls to their apps with a few lines of code or build deeply customized experiences via SDKs. The REST API at api.whereby.dev/v1 covers meetings, rooms, recordings, transcriptions, summaries, and insights.

Whereby publishes 6 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Insights API, Meetings API, Recordings API, and 3 more. Tagged areas include Video, Communications, Real-Time, WebRTC, and Embedded.

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

Whereby’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, pricing, signup flow, support, and 20 more developer resources.

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54.6/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 30/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-20 · rubric v0.12.0
AccessFreeSelf serve⚡ Free to try
8 APIs 12 Features
VideoCommunicationsReal-TimeWebRTCEmbeddedMeetingsCollaboration

Kin Score

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scored 2026-08-20 · rubric v0.12.0
Composite quality — 54.6/100 · strong
Contract Quality 15.6 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 11.0 / 20
Access Clarity 16.3 / 20
Operational Transparency 5.5 / 13
Contract Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.3 / 10
Agent readiness — 30/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
Documented Reversibility 0 / 6
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 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 6 / 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 8

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

Whereby REST API

Bearer-authenticated REST API for creating meeting rooms, managing live sessions, retrieving recordings, transcriptions, summaries, and pulling usage insights. Base URL https://...

Whereby Webhooks

Outbound webhook notifications for room and session lifecycle events including client join/leave, knock, session start/end, recording finished, transcription started/finished/fa...

Whereby Insights API

The Insights API from Whereby — 4 operation(s) for insights.

Whereby Meetings API

The Meetings API from Whereby — 2 operation(s) for meetings.

Whereby Recordings API

The Recordings API from Whereby — 4 operation(s) for recordings.

Whereby Rooms API

The Rooms API from Whereby — 4 operation(s) for rooms.

Whereby Summaries API

The Summaries API from Whereby — 2 operation(s) for summaries.

Whereby Transcriptions API

The Transcriptions API from Whereby — 4 operation(s) for transcriptions.

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Open Collections 8

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

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Whereby REST Insights API

OPEN COLLECTION

Whereby REST Insights Meetings API

OPEN COLLECTION

Whereby REST Insights Recordings API

OPEN COLLECTION

Whereby REST Insights Rooms API

OPEN COLLECTION

Whereby REST Insights Summaries API

OPEN COLLECTION

Whereby REST Insights Transcriptions API

OPEN COLLECTION

Whereby REST API

OPEN COLLECTION

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GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

Whereby GraphQL Schema

This is a conceptual GraphQL schema for the Whereby embeddable video meetings API. Whereby provides a REST API at `https://api.whereby.dev/v1` for creating and managing meeting ...

GRAPHQL

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Whereby Plans Pricing

1 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Whereby Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Whereby Finops

FINOPS

Features 12

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Embeddable video calls via iframe, Web Component, or React Browser SDK
Native Android and iOS SDKs
REST API for programmatic meeting and room creation
Cloud recording with retrieval via API
AI-generated transcriptions and meeting summaries
Breakout groups, in-call chat, and file sharing
Pre-call device and connectivity checks
Webhooks for room, session, recording, transcription, and assistant events
Whereby-Signature HMAC verification on webhook deliveries
Point-based rate limiting (100/min Build, 1000/min Enterprise)
GDPR and ISO 27001 compliance, optional HIPAA configuration
Global mesh network for low-latency media

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Event Specifications 1

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

Review

ASYNCAPI

Security Posture 3

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

Whereby Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Whereby Domain Security

TLSv1.2 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Whereby Trust Center

ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Whereby Agentic Access

27 operations · 13 acting

27 operations · 13 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted
GettingStarted
 Signup
Signup

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 APIReference
APIReference

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess
 LlmsText
LlmsText

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

WebComponent
WebComponent

Build 5

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization
 SDKs
SDKs
 BrowserSDK
BrowserSDK
 AndroidSDK
AndroidSDK
 iOSSDK
iOSSDK

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support
Support
 StatusPage
StatusPage

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing
 TermsOfService
TermsOfService
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy

Company 4

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog
 Careers
Careers
 LinkedIn
LinkedIn

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Product
Product
 Product
Product

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: whereby
name: Whereby
description: Whereby is an embeddable video API plus standalone meetings product that lets developers add browser-based, no-download
  video calls to their apps with a few lines of code or build deeply customized experiences via SDKs. The REST API at api.whereby.dev/v1
  covers meetings, rooms, recordings, transcriptions, summaries, and insights.
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Free · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://whereby.com/static/whereby-logo.svg
tags:
- Video
- Communications
- Real-Time
- WebRTC
- Embedded
- Meetings
- Collaboration
created: '2026-05-23'
modified: '2026-05-23'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
position: Consuming
kind: contract
access: 3rd-Party
apis:
- aid: whereby:whereby-rest-api
  name: Whereby REST API
  description: Bearer-authenticated REST API for creating meeting rooms, managing live sessions, retrieving recordings, transcriptions,
    summaries, and pulling usage insights. Base URL https://api.whereby.dev/v1.
  tags:
  - Meetings
  - Rooms
  - Recordings
  - Transcriptions
  - Summary
  - Insights
  tags_raw:
  - Meetings
  - Rooms
  - Recordings
  - Transcriptions
  - Summaries
  - Insights
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.whereby.com/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.whereby.com/reference/whereby-rest-api-reference
    type: APIReference
  - url: https://docs.whereby.com/reference/meetings
    type: APIReference
  - url: https://docs.whereby.com/reference/rooms
    type: APIReference
  - url: https://docs.whereby.com/reference/recordings
    type: APIReference
  - url: https://docs.whereby.com/reference/transcriptions
    type: APIReference
  - url: https://docs.whereby.com/reference/summaries
    type: APIReference
  - url: https://docs.whereby.com/reference/insights
    type: APIReference
  - url: graphql/whereby-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
- aid: whereby:whereby-webhooks
  name: Whereby Webhooks
  description: Outbound webhook notifications for room and session lifecycle events including client join/leave, knock, session
    start/end, recording finished, transcription started/finished/failed, and assistant requested. Signed with the Whereby-Signature
    header.
  tags:
  - Webhook
  - Event
  - Async
  tags_raw:
  - Webhooks
  - Events
  - Async
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.whereby.com/reference/webhooks
    type: Documentation
- aid: whereby:whereby-insights-api
  name: Whereby Insights API
  description: The Insights API from Whereby — 4 operation(s) for insights.
  tags:
  - Insights
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/whereby-insights-api-openapi.yml
- aid: whereby:whereby-meetings-api
  name: Whereby Meetings API
  description: The Meetings API from Whereby — 2 operation(s) for meetings.
  tags:
  - Meetings
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/whereby-meetings-api-openapi.yml
- aid: whereby:whereby-recordings-api
  name: Whereby Recordings API
  description: The Recordings API from Whereby — 4 operation(s) for recordings.
  tags:
  - Recordings
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/whereby-recordings-api-openapi.yml
- aid: whereby:whereby-rooms-api
  name: Whereby Rooms API
  description: The Rooms API from Whereby — 4 operation(s) for rooms.
  tags:
  - Rooms
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/whereby-rooms-api-openapi.yml
- aid: whereby:whereby-summaries-api
  name: Whereby Summaries API
  description: The Summaries API from Whereby — 2 operation(s) for summaries.
  tags:
  - Summary
  tags_raw:
  - Summaries
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/whereby-summaries-api-openapi.yml
- aid: whereby:whereby-transcriptions-api
  name: Whereby Transcriptions API
  description: The Transcriptions API from Whereby — 4 operation(s) for transcriptions.
  tags:
  - Transcriptions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/whereby-transcriptions-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/whereby-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/whereby-trust-center.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/whereby-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/whereby-authentication.yml
- url: https://whereby.com
  type: Website
- url: https://whereby.com/information/embedded/
  type: Product
- url: https://docs.whereby.com/
  type: Documentation
- url: https://docs.whereby.com/reference/whereby-rest-api-reference
  type: APIReference
- url: https://docs.whereby.com/reference/getting-started
  type: GettingStarted
- url: https://docs.whereby.com/reference/authentication
  type: Authentication
- url: https://whereby.com/information/embedded/pricing
  type: Pricing
- url: https://whereby.com/org/signup/embedded?signupFlowPlanType=embedded_free
  type: Signup
- url: https://whereby.com/information/select-product
  type: Product
- url: https://whereby.frontkb.com/en
  type: Support
- url: https://wherebystatus.com/
  type: StatusPage
- url: https://whereby.com/blog/
  type: Blog
- url: https://whereby.com/information/tos
  type: TermsOfService
- url: https://whereby.com/information/tos/privacy-policy/
  type: PrivacyPolicy
- url: https://careers.whereby.com/
  type: Careers
- url: https://github.com/whereby
  type: GitHubOrganization
- url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/whereby
  type: LinkedIn
- url: https://docs.whereby.com/reference/sdks
  type: SDKs
- url: https://docs.whereby.com/reference/web-component
  type: WebComponent
- url: https://docs.whereby.com/reference/browser-sdk
  type: BrowserSDK
- url: https://docs.whereby.com/reference/android-sdk
  type: AndroidSDK
- url: https://docs.whereby.com/reference/ios-sdk
  type: iOSSDK
- type: Features
  data:
  - Embeddable video calls via iframe, Web Component, or React Browser SDK
  - Native Android and iOS SDKs
  - REST API for programmatic meeting and room creation
  - Cloud recording with retrieval via API
  - AI-generated transcriptions and meeting summaries
  - Breakout groups, in-call chat, and file sharing
  - Pre-call device and connectivity checks
  - Webhooks for room, session, recording, transcription, and assistant events
  - Whereby-Signature HMAC verification on webhook deliveries
  - Point-based rate limiting (100/min Build, 1000/min Enterprise)
  - GDPR and ISO 27001 compliance, optional HIPAA configuration
  - Global mesh network for low-latency media
  sources:
  - https://whereby.com/information/embedded/
  - https://docs.whereby.com/reference/whereby-rest-api-reference
  updated: '2026-05-23'
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://docs.whereby.com/llms.txt
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
- name: Whereby
  url: https://whereby.com