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Ortto API

Yes. Ortto publishes a public REST API with api-key auth. See ortto.com/developers for pricing details.

Auth: api-keyLLMs: ChatGPT, Claude
Open API docsTry Ortto
Public REST API documentedAgent-readiness 4/10
Data from Buddy's database, auto-rechecked weekly

What is the Ortto API?

The Ortto API is a public REST interface to campaigns, contacts, segments, and automation workflows. Auth is handled with an API key in a header. No official SDK was detected, so most teams hit it directly with HTTP clients.

Typical builds: scripts that sync subscribers from your product database, engagement dashboards that combine open rate with revenue attribution, and cron jobs that pause underperforming campaigns automatically.

For agent workflows, the API is the path of least resistance until Ortto ships an MCP server. ask Claude which segments are growing fastest this quarter, have Cursor draft a 3-step welcome series for new ebook signups, and let Codex re-engage cold subscribers with personalised subject lines.

For the broader picture: full coverage on this tool.

HOOK IT TO YOUR STACK

Real Ortto API calls you'll write

ortto-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%
ortto-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.
ortto-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 OrttoAuth: api-keyAgent fit: 4/10

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

How much does the Ortto API actually cost?

Verify on docs

Ortto 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.

API at a glance

Auth method
api-key
SDK languages
—
OpenAPI spec
—
Webhooks
—
Structured outputs
—

What you can build with the Ortto API

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

SOLO DEV / FOUNDER

Glue Ortto 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 Ortto reporting at scale

  • White-label Ortto data into client-branded dashboards
  • Run scheduled multi-account reports without logging into the Ortto 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 Ortto

  • Real-time sync into your warehouse on a cron
  • Custom alerts the dashboard's built-in alerting can't express
  • Backfill + idempotency handling for Ortto 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 Ortto API docs: https://ortto.com/developers/

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

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

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.
4/10

Agent-readiness verdict

Weak agent-fit for Claude/Cursor workflows. Ortto has documented APIs and native Claude integration, but lacks MCP support, OpenAPI specs, and structured outputs that agents need for reliable automation. Without these standards, you'll spend time on custom glue code instead of letting agents work directly.

Public API with docsNative Claude integrationNative ChatGPT integration

Ortto API FAQ

Does Ortto have a public API?+
Yes — REST API at ortto.com/developers, auth via api-key.
What auth does the Ortto API use?+
API key in a header — simplest to integrate, no OAuth dance.

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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