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 8 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Insights API, Meetings API, Recordings API, and 5 more. Tagged areas include Video, Communications, Real-Time, WebRTC, and Embedded.

The Whereby catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Whereby’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, pricing, signup flow, support, and 23 more developer resources.

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53.1/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 21/100 agent aware Front door AI 1/6 silent Heartbeat 96/100 alive saas Full breakdown ↓
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1 published contract 12 Features

Video Communications Real-Time WebRTC Embedded Meetings Collaboration

Kin Score

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scored 2026-11-06 · rubric v0.27.0

Composite quality — 53.1/100 · developing

Contract Quality 9.3 / 19

Developer Ergonomics 8.2 / 15

Access Clarity 13.8 / 15

Operational Transparency 2.6 / 10

Contract Governance 1.2 / 9

Discoverability 4.2 / 8

Regulatory Posture 3.7 / 15

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 21/100 · 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

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Pagination 5 / 5

Distinct Operations 3 / 3

MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6

Regulatory Posture applies to this provider. Its tags matched the Horizontal (data, software, accessibility, platform) regime, so Regulatory Posture carries 15 points of the composite. If this regime is wrong for your business, say so on your provider repo — the applicability map is public and we will correct it.

Create-or-Update Ergonomics applies to this provider. This API accepts writes, so it carries 10 points of the composite. It is scored from the published contracts themselves: whether a caller can create-or-update in one call, whether the write accepts a key the caller already holds, and whether the response says which branch ran. Without that, every write needs a search-and-branch in front of it, and the first time that check is skipped a duplicate record is created. Scored against the observed mean rather than raw — a provider at the catalog average is unchanged by this facet, not penalised by it.

The six quality facets above are damped to 75 points between them, because the conditional facet above carries the other 25. That is why each facet's contribution is shown against a damped maximum: raising a quality facet moves the composite by 75% of its nominal weight, not 100%. The full arithmetic is at apis.io/rating/.

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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):

MCP Server +12 pts — deployment.mode + probe verdict on the mcp/ manifest, not the pointer; an unprobed slug falls back to authorship
Idempotency +9 pts — OpenAPI mutating operations declare an idempotency key — a header, a request-body property, or a named de-duplication token whose own description says so (verified); else common[].type matches /idempoten/i (documented)
Stable Error Semantics +8 pts — OpenAPI $refs a shared error schema across 4xx/5xx responses (verified), else common[].type includes ErrorCatalog / ErrorCodes / DeclineCodes
A2A Agent Card +8 pts — a2a/-a2a.yml manifest, graded on conformance.grade against A2A 1.0.0
Request/Response Examples +7 pts — share of operations carrying request/response examples; else an Examples / Code Samples link
Registration Without a Human +6 pts — a `registration_endpoint` in the served RFC 8414 / OIDC discovery document

8 more unmet checks in the Agent Readiness table above.

Kin Score — facets with the most composite points still available (weight × headroom):

Contract Quality scores 49.7 — up to +12.6 composite points
Contract Governance scores 13.6 — up to +10.4 composite points
Operational Transparency scores 26.3 — up to +9.6 composite points

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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
Workplace Collaboration App Marketplaces	builds-on	51.7	-	-
Miro Marketplace (apps and integrations built on Miro's whiteboard platform)	builds-on	51.7	-	-

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 1

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.

OpenAPI

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

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 7

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

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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Whereby API pricing

Prices published by Whereby, read 2026-10-28 from whereby.com/information/embedded/pricing.

Plan	Price
Explore	$0 Includes: Up to 2,000 participant minutes/mo; 30 minute time limit per meeting; 200 participants; 99.9% availa
Build	$10.99 per month Includes: 2,000 minutes/mo included; 30 GB days storage
Enterprise	Custom per month Includes: Custom participant minutes, volume discounts, Technical Success Manager

Plan details, limits and sources →

Rate limits

Free Tier Default: 10 requests per minute
Pro Tier Default: 120 requests per minute

Compiled by API Evangelist, not yet checked against Whereby's documentation. Rate-limit details →

Billed by: subscription · FinOps profile →

Pricing Plans 2

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Whereby Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Whereby Price Estimates

0 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Whereby Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

Service Levels 1

Uptime the provider promises or reports, as SLA4OAI. Read from its own pages; APIs.io runs no monitors.

Whereby

SLA

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.

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ASYNCAPI

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Whereby API Rules

52 rules · 50 errors 1 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

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

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

SDKs

BrowserSDK

AndroidSDK

iOSSDK

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

Support

Support

StatusPage

StatusPage

Commercial 5

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

FinOps

Pricing

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

Company 4

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Careers

Careers

LinkedIn

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Product

Product

Product

Product

Source (apis.yml)

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.
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  gated: none
  gated_source:
  - onboarding
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-06'
  method: derived
image: https://whereby.com/static/whereby-logo.svg
x-docs-platform: gitbook
x-docs-platform-confidence: high
x-docs-platform-checked: 2026-10-17
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
  - Recording
  - 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
- 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:
  - Recording
  tags_raw:
  - 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: Plans
  url: plans/whereby-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/whereby-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/whereby-finops.yml
- 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

Whereby API — frequently asked questions

Does Whereby have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 8 APIs from Whereby, including Whereby REST API, Whereby Webhooks and Whereby Insights API, and 5 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Whereby API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 6 OpenAPI specifications for Whereby, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the Whereby API?

Whereby uses bearer-token authentication (http · 1 scheme). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Whereby Authentication.

How much does the Whereby API cost?

Whereby publishes its prices; its Explore plan is $0 as of 2026-10-28. APIs.io lists 3 pricing plans for Whereby, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Is the Whereby API ready for AI agents?

Whereby has a Kin Score of 53.1 out of 100 (developing) and an Agent Readiness score of 20.7 (agent-aware), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.

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