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Whimsical

Whimsical is a visual workspace for boards, mind maps, flowcharts, wireframes, and documents. The Whimsical API is in limited beta with read-only endpoints for users, teams, comments, and files; user provisioning is exposed only through SCIM 2.0.

Whimsical publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Comments.list API, Files.get API, Files.list API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Collaboration, Diagramming, Flowcharts, Wireframes, and Mind Maps.

Whimsical’s developer surface includes authentication, pricing, engineering blog, and 10 more developer resources.

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28.3/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 29/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-21 · rubric v0.12.0
AccessSelf serve
7 APIs
CollaborationDiagrammingFlowchartsWireframesMind Maps

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scored 2026-08-21 · rubric v0.12.0
Composite quality — 28.3/100 · thin
Contract Quality 12.3 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 2.9 / 20
Access Clarity 4.7 / 20
Operational Transparency 1.0 / 13
Contract Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 29/100 · 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 0 / 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 7

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

Whimsical API (Beta)

Limited-beta REST API. Endpoints are read-oriented and use POST verbs: `users.get`, `teams.list`, `comments.list`, `files.list`, `files.get`. Authentication is OAuth 2.1, with c...

Whimsical SCIM 2.0 API

Whimsical exposes SCIM 2.0 (and only SCIM) for programmatic user provisioning; there is no separate REST endpoint for user management. Available on plans with SCIM support (Ente...

Whimsical Comments.list API

The Comments.list API from Whimsical — 1 operation(s) for comments.list.

Whimsical Files.get API

The Files.get API from Whimsical — 1 operation(s) for files.get.

Whimsical Files.list API

The Files.list API from Whimsical — 1 operation(s) for files.list.

Whimsical Teams.list API

The Teams.list API from Whimsical — 1 operation(s) for teams.list.

Whimsical Users.get API

The Users.get API from Whimsical — 1 operation(s) for users.get.

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Open Collections 7

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

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Whimsical API (Beta) Comments.list API

OPEN COLLECTION

Whimsical API (Beta) Comments.list Files.get API

OPEN COLLECTION

Whimsical API (Beta) Comments.list Files.list API

OPEN COLLECTION

Whimsical API (Beta) Comments.list Teams.list API

OPEN COLLECTION

Whimsical API (Beta) Comments.list Users.get API

OPEN COLLECTION

Whimsical API (Beta)

OPEN COLLECTION

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Whimsical Plans Pricing

1 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Whimsical Rate Limits

1 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Whimsical Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 3

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

Whimsical Authentication

oauth2 · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Whimsical Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Whimsical Vulnerability Disclosure

disclosure policy published

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Whimsical Scopes

OAuth 2.0 · no documented scopes

0 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

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

Whimsical Agentic Access

5 operations · 5 acting

5 operations · 5 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication
 OAuthScopes
OAuthScopes

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing
 Plans
Plans
 FinOps
FinOps

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: whimsical
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/whimsical/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Whimsical
kind: company
description: Whimsical is a visual workspace for boards, mind maps, flowcharts, wireframes, and documents. The Whimsical API
  is in limited beta with read-only endpoints for users, teams, comments, and files; user provisioning is exposed only through
  SCIM 2.0.
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/whimsical.png
tags:
- Collaboration
- Diagramming
- Flowcharts
- Wireframes
- Mind Maps
created: '2026-05-08'
modified: '2026-05-08'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: whimsical:whimsical-api-beta
  name: Whimsical API (Beta)
  humanURL: https://whimsical.com/learn/integrations/api
  baseURL: https://whimsical.com/api
  tags:
  - REST
  - Beta
  - Read Only
  - OAuth 2.1
  description: 'Limited-beta REST API. Endpoints are read-oriented and use POST verbs: `users.get`, `teams.list`, `comments.list`,
    `files.list`, `files.get`. Authentication is OAuth 2.1, with credentials issued by Whimsical support to approved beta
    participants.'
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://whimsical.com/learn/integrations/api
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://whimsical.com/learn/integrations/api
- aid: whimsical:whimsical-scim
  name: Whimsical SCIM 2.0 API
  humanURL: https://whimsical.com/help
  baseURL: https://whimsical.com/api/scim/v2
  tags:
  - SCIM
  - User Provisioning
  - Identity
  description: Whimsical exposes SCIM 2.0 (and only SCIM) for programmatic user provisioning; there is no separate REST endpoint
    for user management. Available on plans with SCIM support (Enterprise).
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://whimsical.com/help
- aid: whimsical:whimsical-comments-list-api
  name: Whimsical Comments.list API
  description: The Comments.list API from Whimsical — 1 operation(s) for comments.list.
  humanURL: https://whimsical.com/learn/integrations/api
  baseURL: https://whimsical.com/api
  tags:
  - Comments.list
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/whimsical-comments-list-api-openapi.yml
- aid: whimsical:whimsical-files-get-api
  name: Whimsical Files.get API
  description: The Files.get API from Whimsical — 1 operation(s) for files.get.
  humanURL: https://whimsical.com/learn/integrations/api
  baseURL: https://whimsical.com/api
  tags:
  - Files.get
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/whimsical-files-get-api-openapi.yml
- aid: whimsical:whimsical-files-list-api
  name: Whimsical Files.list API
  description: The Files.list API from Whimsical — 1 operation(s) for files.list.
  humanURL: https://whimsical.com/learn/integrations/api
  baseURL: https://whimsical.com/api
  tags:
  - Files.list
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/whimsical-files-list-api-openapi.yml
- aid: whimsical:whimsical-teams-list-api
  name: Whimsical Teams.list API
  description: The Teams.list API from Whimsical — 1 operation(s) for teams.list.
  humanURL: https://whimsical.com/learn/integrations/api
  baseURL: https://whimsical.com/api
  tags:
  - Teams.list
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/whimsical-teams-list-api-openapi.yml
- aid: whimsical:whimsical-users-get-api
  name: Whimsical Users.get API
  description: The Users.get API from Whimsical — 1 operation(s) for users.get.
  humanURL: https://whimsical.com/learn/integrations/api
  baseURL: https://whimsical.com/api
  tags:
  - Users.get
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/whimsical-users-get-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/whimsical-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/whimsical-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/whimsical-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/whimsical-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/whimsical-scopes.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/whimsicalcode
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/whimsical
- type: Website
  url: https://whimsical.com/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://whimsical.com/pricing
- type: Integrations
  url: https://help.whimsical.com/integrations
- type: Plans
  url: plans/whimsical-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/whimsical-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/whimsical-finops.yml
- url: https://whimsical.com/_next_public/feed.xml
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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