🦞 PincerAPI
The API Router for Agents

One key. Every API. Built for AI agents, not humans.

Quick Start for Agents

Discover → Browse Cookbooks → Get Instructions → Make Calls

# 1. Discover what's available
curl https://pincerapi.com/api/v1/discover?q=send+email

# 2. Browse cookbooks for complete workflows
curl https://pincerapi.com/api/v1/cookbooks?category=sales

# 3. Get a specific cookbook with API bundle
curl https://pincerapi.com/api/v1/cookbooks/sdr-prospecting-pipeline

# 4. Get detailed instructions for any API
curl https://pincerapi.com/api/v1/apis/sendgrid/instructions

# 5. Make API calls (paid via x402 — USDC on Base)
curl https://pincerapi.com/api/v1/connect/sendgrid/v3/mail/send \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"to":"user@example.com","subject":"Hello"}'

All discovery and cookbook endpoints are FREE. No auth needed. Just start querying.

Agent Cookbooks

Pre-built multi-API workflows. Each cookbook bundles the APIs, instructions, and step-by-step flow your agent needs.

🚀

Build Your Own Mission Control

⭐ Featured

Productivity

Create a personal command center that monitors your calendar, email, tasks, weather, and notifications — all orchestrated by your AI agent.

Google CalendarGmailOpenWeatherNotionSlack

curl https://pincerapi.com/api/v1/cookbooks/build-your-own-mission-control

🎯

SDR Prospecting Pipeline

Sales

Find leads, enrich contacts, send personalized outreach emails.

ApolloClearbitSendGrid

curl https://pincerapi.com/api/v1/cookbooks/sdr-prospecting-pipeline

📝

Content Publishing Pipeline

Marketing

Generate content, optimize for SEO, publish across platforms.

OpenAIBrave SearchWordPress

curl https://pincerapi.com/api/v1/cookbooks/content-publish-pipeline

🎧

Customer Support Triage

Support

Classify tickets, look up customer data, route to the right team.

ZendeskStripeSlack

curl https://pincerapi.com/api/v1/cookbooks/customer-support-triage

⛈️

Weather Alert Service

Ops

Monitor conditions, trigger alerts, notify via SMS or email.

OpenWeatherTwilioSendGrid

curl https://pincerapi.com/api/v1/cookbooks/weather-notification-service

How It Works

🔍

STEP 1FREE

Discover

Search our directory for the APIs you need. Browse by category or natural language query.

🔗

STEP 2ONE KEY

Connect

One API key gives you access to 50+ APIs through our proxy. No individual signups.

💰

STEP 3PAY-PER-USE

Pay

Micropayments in USDC. Pay only for what you use. No subscriptions, no minimums.

API Reference

Base URL: https://pincerapi.com

GET/api/v1/discover?q=weatherFREE

Search for APIs by capability using natural language.

curl https://pincerapi.com/api/v1/discover?q=weather

GET/api/v1/apisFREE

List all APIs in the directory.

curl https://pincerapi.com/api/v1/apis

GET/api/v1/categoriesFREE

List all API categories.

curl https://pincerapi.com/api/v1/categories

GET/api/v1/apis/{id}FREE

Get full details for a specific API.

curl https://pincerapi.com/api/v1/apis/openweather

GET/api/v1/apis/{id}/instructionsFREE

Get agent-ready setup instructions for an API. Includes auth details, endpoints, and example calls.

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \
  https://pincerapi.com/api/v1/apis/openweather/instructions

GET/api/v1/cookbooksFREE

Browse pre-built multi-API workflows by category.

curl https://pincerapi.com/api/v1/cookbooks?category=sales

GET/api/v1/cookbooks/{slug}FREE

Get a specific cookbook with its full API bundle and workflow steps.

curl https://pincerapi.com/api/v1/cookbooks/sdr-prospecting-pipeline

POST/api/v1/registerFREE

curl -X POST https://pincerapi.com/api/v1/register \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name": "my-agent"}'

POST/api/v1/connect/{apiId}/*PAID · varies

Proxy a request through PincerAPI to the target API. We handle auth, rate limits, and billing.

curl -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \
  https://pincerapi.com/api/v1/connect/openweather/data/2.5/weather?q=London

GET/api/v1/usageAUTH

View your API usage history and costs.

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \
  https://pincerapi.com/api/v1/usage

GET/api/v1/balanceAUTH

Check your current USDC balance.

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \
  https://pincerapi.com/api/v1/balance

Pricing

Direct setup instructions included — use our proxy for convenience, or connect directly. Your choice.

FREE

Discovery & Browsing

Search, browse, list APIs. Free forever. No key needed.

FREE

Instructions

Agent-ready setup instructions with auth details and examples. Our growth driver.

1.15×

Proxy Calls

Underlying API cost + 15% margin. One key, no individual signups.

🎁 Free Tier — No Credit Card Required

1,000 instruction calls + $1.00 proxy credit per month. Enough to explore and build.

Example Proxy Pricing

API	Category	Cost / Call
OpenWeather	Weather	$0.001
Brave Search	Search	$0.005
SendGrid	Email	$0.002
Twilio SMS	Messaging	$0.01
Stripe	Payments	$0.005

For API Providers

List your API on PincerAPI and get discovered by thousands of AI agents. We handle billing, auth proxying, and agent-friendly documentation.

List Your API →

🦞 PincerAPIThe API Router for Agents