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beehiiv API

Yes. beehiiv publishes a public REST API. See developers.beehiiv.com for pricing details.

MCP also available
Open API docsTry beehiiv
Public REST API documentedAgent-readiness 7/10
Data from Buddy's database, auto-rechecked weekly

What is the beehiiv API?

beehiiv has a public REST API with developer docs at developers.beehiiv.com, but the surrounding detail is thinner than I'd like. There's no published OpenAPI spec, no listed SDK languages, and the auth method isn't documented in the extracted data. You'll be reading the docs and rolling your own client.

Plan gating is the other open question. beehiiv hasn't made it clear whether the API is included on every paid tier or reserved for higher plans, so don't budget on the assumption that the cheapest paid plan unlocks it. Check the live pricing page before you scope a build that depends on programmatic access to posts, subscribers, or segments.

For the broader picture: beehiiv review, full pricing breakdown, .

HOOK IT TO YOUR STACK

Real beehiiv API calls you'll write

beehiiv-apirest
#List campaigns from the last 30 days
GET/v3/campaigns?since=30d&fields=name,open_rate,clicks
200 OK · 12 campaigns
Black Friday Teaseropen 42.1%
Product launchopen 38.5%
Weekly digest #12open 27.0%
Welcome flow step 2open 61.3%
beehiiv-apirest
#Create a new automation programmatically
POST/v3/automations
201 Created · automation_id: aut_8x
Statusdraft
Steps configured0
Estimated audience2,847
Push steps via PUT /automations/{id}/steps.
beehiiv-apirest
#Add a contact and tag them in one call
POST/v3/contacts
201 Created · contact_id: c_4f12
Lifecycle stagesubscriber
Tags applied1
Triggers firedwelcome-series
TMB SCORE FOR beehiivAgent fit: 7/10
Read review →

Endpoints illustrative. Confirm exact paths against the live API docs before integrating.

What beehiiv exposes

beehiiv ships an official MCP server, a REST API, and Zapier plus Make integrations, giving me three distinct paths to automate newsletter operations. The MCP server (documented at beehiiv.com/features/mcp) lets Claude, Cursor, and other MCP clients query my publication directly, no glue code required. The REST API at developers.beehiiv.com covers the core objects I work with daily: publications, posts, subscriptions, segments, custom fields, and automations. Zapier and Make handle the no-code side, useful for piping signups in from forms or syncing subscribers to a CRM. Auth method and SDK languages aren't published in the facts I have, so check the developer docs before scoping a build. Webhook availability isn't confirmed here either.

How much does the beehiiv API actually cost?

Verify on docs

beehiiv publishes an API, but per-tier gating wasn't extracted automatically.

  • Most likely scenario: API access is either included in all paid plans, or it's gated to higher tiers and we need to verify on the live docs page.
  • Until verified, treat the question "which plan unlocks the API" as open. Don't budget on the assumption it's free with the cheapest paid plan.

beehiiv subscription pricing

PlanMonthlyAnnual / mo
LaunchFreeFree
Scale$43$43
Max$96$96
EnterpriseContact sales—

⚠ Per-tier API gating not yet structured for beehiiv. Confirm which plans unlock API access on the live docs.

Source: beehiiv.com/pricing. Verified 2026-06-07.

API at a glance

Auth method
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SDK languages
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OpenAPI spec
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Webhooks
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Structured outputs
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beehiiv also has an MCP server

If you're wiring beehiiv into Claude / Cursor / Codex, the MCP server is usually less code than the REST API.

See beehiiv MCP page

What you can build with the beehiiv API

Three personas, three different shapes of build. Pick the row that matches how you actually ship.

SOLO DEV / FOUNDER

Glue beehiiv into your daily workflow

  • Pull a digest of campaign performance into your morning Slack
  • Trigger a one-off backfill when something looks off
  • Pipe data into your own SQLite for ad-hoc queries
Effort: A weekend, one Node or Python script
AGENCY / CONSULTANT

Sell beehiiv reporting at scale

  • White-label beehiiv data into client-branded dashboards
  • Run scheduled multi-account reports without logging into the beehiiv UI
  • Cross-reference with the rest of the client's stack (CRM, analytics, ad spend)
Effort: 1-2 weeks, hits multi-tenant auth quickly
IN-HOUSE ENGINEER

Production pipelines for beehiiv

  • Real-time sync into your warehouse on a cron
  • Custom alerts the dashboard's built-in alerting can't express
  • Backfill + idempotency handling for beehiiv data older than the dashboard exposes
Effort: Multi-week project, expect rate-limit tuning

Quickstart template

# Starter template — endpoint paths and SDK package names come from
# the beehiiv API docs: https://developers.beehiiv.com

curl -X GET "https://developers.beehiiv.com/<your-endpoint>" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" | jq .

Template only. Endpoint paths, exact base URL, and auth header format come from developers.beehiiv.com.

Limits and gotchas

  • No OpenAPI spec — you write typed clients by hand or use a third-party generator on the docs HTML.
  • No official SDK detected. Plan on hitting the API directly with your HTTP client of choice.
  • Rate limits: always read the docs page before scaling — the published limit is usually lower than the practical one and overages can be expensive.
  • No-code fallback: Zapier and Make.com cover the common triggers if you want to skip writing API code for simple flows.
7/10

Agent-readiness verdict

The API exists and the MCP server proves beehiiv takes programmatic access seriously, but the lack of an OpenAPI spec or official SDKs means more glue code for you. Fine for custom automations if you're comfortable hand-rolling HTTP clients. If you want a turnkey SDK experience, Kit or Brevo will get you there faster.

Moderate agent fit with an official MCP server and documented API, but limited by missing OpenAPI specs and lack of SDK support. The MCP bridge helps with Claude workflows, though you'll need custom auth handling and manual JSON parsing for structured data extraction. Skip this if you need webhooks or native integration with other LLM platforms.

MCP server availableOfficial MCP (on tool's own domain)Public API with docs

beehiiv API FAQ

Does beehiiv have a public API?+
Yes — REST API at developers.beehiiv.com.
Should I use the API or the MCP server for Claude / Cursor / Codex?+
Prefer the MCP server for agent workflows — it's less code and pre-handles auth flows. Use the REST API for scheduled jobs, dashboards, and anything outside an LLM-driven flow.

Sources

Joonas Rotko
Joonas RotkoAuthor & Founder of That Marketing Buddy

10+ years in digital marketing. I review marketing software for AI-stack fit: real pricing, MCP and API support, and how cleanly each tool drops into an AI agent workflow, cross-checked against verified data and real user feedback.

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