aid: pinata
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pinata/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Pinata
kind: company
description: Pinata is an IPFS pinning and dedicated-gateway provider with a Files
  API, IPFS Pinning Service API, dedicated Gateways, Groups, and Workspaces. Built
  around IPFS CIDs with JWT-authenticated REST APIs and an SDK.
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
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/pinata.png
tags:
  - Web3
  - IPFS
  - Storage
  - Gateways
tags_raw:
  - Web3
  - IPFS
  - Storage
  - Gateway
created: '2026-05-08'
modified: '2026-05-08'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: pinata:files-api
  name: Pinata Files API
  description: >-
    REST API for uploading, listing, organizing, and deleting files pinned to IPFS or stored privately.
    Supports public and private (Submarine) modes, signed URLs, and Groups.
  humanURL: https://docs.pinata.cloud/api-reference/endpoint/upload-a-file
  baseURL: https://api.pinata.cloud/v3
  tags:
  - REST
  - IPFS
  - File
  tags_raw:
  - REST
  - IPFS
  - Files
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pinata.cloud/api-reference
- aid: pinata:pinning-service-api
  name: Pinata IPFS Pinning Service API
  description: >-
    Implementation of the IPFS Pinning Service API standard for compatibility with go-ipfs / kubo and
    js-ipfs clients.
  humanURL: https://docs.pinata.cloud/api-reference/endpoint/ipfs-pinning-service-api
  baseURL: https://api.pinata.cloud/psa
  tags:
  - REST
  - IPFS
  - Pinning Service
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pinata.cloud/api-reference/endpoint/ipfs-pinning-service-api
- aid: pinata:gateway-api
  name: Pinata Dedicated Gateway
  description: >-
    Dedicated IPFS HTTP gateway endpoint per account for content retrieval with custom subdomain, access
    controls, and analytics.
  humanURL: https://docs.pinata.cloud/gateways/dedicated-ipfs-gateways
  baseURL: https://{your-gateway}.mypinata.cloud
  tags:
  - HTTP
  - Gateways
  tags_raw:
  - HTTP
  - Gateway
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pinata.cloud/gateways/dedicated-ipfs-gateways
- aid: pinata:groups-api
  name: Pinata Groups API
  description: REST API for organizing CIDs into named Groups with bulk add/remove operations.
  humanURL: https://docs.pinata.cloud/api-reference/endpoint/v3-create-a-public-group
  baseURL: https://api.pinata.cloud/v3
  tags:
  - REST
  - Group
  tags_raw:
  - REST
  - Groups
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pinata.cloud/api-reference/endpoint/v3-create-a-public-group
- aid: pinata:pinata-auth-api
  name: Pinata Auth API
  description: Test API credentials.
  humanURL: https://docs.pinata.cloud/api-reference/endpoint/upload-a-file
  baseURL: https://api.pinata.cloud/v3
  tags:
  - Authentication
  tags_raw:
  - Auth
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pinata-auth-api-openapi.yml
- aid: pinata:pinata-files-api
  name: Pinata Files API
  description: Upload, list, and manage pinned files.
  humanURL: https://docs.pinata.cloud/api-reference/endpoint/upload-a-file
  baseURL: https://api.pinata.cloud/v3
  tags:
  - File
  tags_raw:
  - Files
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pinata-files-api-openapi.yml
common:
  - type: CapabilityMap
    url: capabilities/pinata-capability-edges.yml
    name: Pinata Business Capability Map
  - type: AgenticAccess
    url: agentic-access/pinata-agentic-access.yml
  - type: DomainSecurity
    url: security/pinata-domain-security.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/pinata-authentication.yml
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/PinataCloud
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pinatacloud
  - type: Website
    url: https://pinata.cloud/
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/pinata-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/pinata-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/pinata-finops.yml
  - type: LlmsText
    url: https://docs.pinata.cloud/llms.txt
  - type: Blog
    url: https://pinata.cloud/blog/rss/
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com