API

On this directory, the API tag marks platforms whose citation, mention, or visibility data isn't locked inside a web dashboard: a customer's own script, BI pipeline, or scheduled job can call a documented endpoint and get the same numbers back as structured data, then feed a report or an internal alert without a human clicking through the UI. Most expose this as a REST API secured by an API key, following the same client-server request/response pattern as any web API. An API is not the same thing as an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server, a newer and narrower interface built specifically so an AI agent — Claude, ChatGPT — can call a tool's functions directly rather than a person's script doing so. Several listings in this category, such as Canonry and Conductor, ship both an API and an MCP server, and having one does not imply the other. It is also not a guarantee of unlimited or free access. Several platforms in this category meter API usage by credits or restrict the endpoint to a higher-priced tier, so 'has an API' says nothing about what it costs to pull data at volume — check the listing's own pricing before assuming the API matches the dashboard plan.