Beeminder

Name: Beeminder API
Brand: Beeminder
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★ Only Publicly Available OpenAPI DocumentProductivityTask ManagementapiKey16 EndpointsREST

For Agents

Track quantified-self goals and submit datapoints, manage goal pledges, and trigger derailment charges through Beeminder's 16-endpoint API.

Quickstart

Get started with Beeminder in minutes using your preferred integration method.

# Add to your MCP client config (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf)
{
  "jentic": {
    "url": "https://api.jentic.com/mcp",
    "auth": "oauth"
  }
}

# Then ask your agent:
"submit a Beeminder datapoint"

# → Jentic returns the GET /events tool with parameter schema, agent executes.

Capabilities

What an agent can do with Beeminder API.

Create a Beeminder goal with a numeric target, deadline, and pledge amount

Submit datapoints to a goal so the yellow brick road updates with measured progress

Update or delete previously submitted datapoints to correct a recording mistake

Refresh a goal graph to recompute the road and derailment risk

GET STARTED

Start building with Beeminder API

Explore with Jentic

View OpenAPI Document

Jentic publishes the only available OpenAPI document for Beeminder, keeping it validated and agent-ready.

Jentic publishes the only available OpenAPI specification for Beeminder, keeping it validated and agent-ready. Beeminder is a goal-tracking service that pairs quantified self data with monetary commitment contracts: users define a goal with a numeric target, the system draws a yellow brick road, and if data points fall off the road the user is charged a pledge that escalates with each derailment. The 16-endpoint API exposes user goals, datapoints, charge handling, and goal-control operations like shortcircuit and stepdown, secured by an auth_token query parameter.

Use Cases

Patterns agents use Beeminder API for, with concrete tasks.

★ Quantified-self automation from trackers

Users wire wearables, time-trackers, and habit apps to Beeminder so the data flows in automatically and the commitment contract enforces consistency. POST /users/{userId}/goals/{goalSlug}/datapoints submits a single datapoint and POST /users/{userId}/goals/{goalSlug}/datapoints/create_all batches multiple. Combined with PUT and DELETE, an integration can correct or replay history without leaving the goal off-road.

Submit a datapoint of 5000 with comment fitbit-sync to goal slug daily-steps for the current user dated today

Pledge management for accountability

Power users adjust their pledge schedule to match how serious a goal is becoming. POST /users/{userId}/goals/{goalSlug}/stepdown queues a stepdown on the pledge ladder and POST /users/{userId}/goals/{goalSlug}/cancel_stepdown reverses it before it takes effect. POST /users/{userId}/goals/{goalSlug}/shortcircuit forces an immediate derailment and pledge charge when the user wants to acknowledge a slip.

Stepdown the pledge on goal slug morning-run and confirm the next pledge level shown after the cancellation window

Off-app charges for arbitrary accountability bets

Beeminder offers POST /charges.json so apps and agents can charge a Beeminder user a specific dollar amount with a note for any external accountability bet (a coach paying a client back when they hit a milestone, or vice versa). The charge uses the user's stored payment method and shows up alongside derailment charges in their account.

Issue a 10 USD charge to the authenticated user with note coaching-bet missed milestone via POST /charges.json

AI agent integration for goal accountability

Self-quantifiers and coaches use AI agents through Jentic to keep Beeminder goals fed with the right data: pulling daily pushup counts from a workout tracker, refreshing graphs after a manual entry, or stepping up pledges when a streak grows. The agent searches Jentic for the right Beeminder operation, loads the schema, and executes with the auth_token held in the Jentic vault, so the token is never exposed in agent context or query strings outside the call.

Through Jentic, find Beeminder's submit datapoint operation and log today's 30-minute meditation session against goal slug meditation

Key Endpoints

16 endpoints — jentic publishes the only available openapi specification for beeminder, keeping it validated and agent-ready.

METHOD

PATH

DESCRIPTION

GET

/users/{userId}.json

Get the user's profile

GET

/users/{userId}/goals.json

List active goals

POST

/users/{userId}/goals.json

Create a new goal

POST

/users/{userId}/goals/{goalSlug}/datapoints.json

Submit a datapoint

POST

/users/{userId}/goals/{goalSlug}/datapoints/create_all.json

Bulk submit datapoints

POST

/users/{userId}/goals/{goalSlug}/shortcircuit.json

Derail and charge immediately

POST

/users/{userId}/goals/{goalSlug}/stepdown.json

Stepdown the pledge

POST

/charges.json

Issue an off-app charge

GET

/users/{userId}.json

Get the user's profile

GET

/users/{userId}/goals.json

List active goals

POST

/users/{userId}/goals.json

Create a new goal

POST

/users/{userId}/goals/{goalSlug}/datapoints.json

Submit a datapoint

POST

/users/{userId}/goals/{goalSlug}/datapoints/create_all.json

Bulk submit datapoints

Why though Jentic?

Three things that make agents converge on Jentic-routed access.

Credential isolation

The Beeminder auth_token is stored encrypted in the Jentic vault. Jentic appends auth_token to the query string at execution time and redacts it from logs, so the token never enters agent context or appears in shareable transcripts.

Intent-based discovery

Agents search Jentic by intent (e.g. submit a Beeminder datapoint or stepdown my pledge) and Jentic returns the matching Beeminder operation with its input schema, so the agent calls /users/{userId}/goals/{goalSlug}/datapoints.json without browsing docs.

Time to first call

Direct Beeminder integration: half a day to wire goal slugs, datapoint submission, and graph refresh handling. Through Jentic: under 30 minutes — search, load schema, execute.

Related APIs

Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.

Alternative

Habitica

Gamified habit and task tracker; alternative when monetary pledge accountability is not the right motivator.

Choose Habitica when the agent needs gamified habit and task mechanics rather than Beeminder's monetary commitment-contract model.

Complementary

Strava

Activity-tracking platform commonly piped into Beeminder for running, cycling, and swimming goals.

Use Strava alongside Beeminder when the agent should pull activity totals and submit them as Beeminder datapoints.

Complementary

Fitbit

Wearable activity and sleep data source feeding Beeminder goals.

Use Fitbit alongside Beeminder when the agent should sync daily steps, active minutes, or sleep totals as Beeminder datapoints.

FAQs

Specific to using Beeminder API through Jentic.

Why is there no official OpenAPI spec for Beeminder?

Beeminder publishes API documentation but not a maintained OpenAPI specification. Jentic generates and maintains this spec so that AI agents and developers can call Beeminder via structured tooling. It is validated against the live API and kept up to date. Get started at https://app.jentic.com/sign-up.

What authentication does the Beeminder API use?

Beeminder uses an auth_token sent as a query parameter on every request. You generate the token from your Beeminder account settings. Jentic stores the token in its vault and appends auth_token at execution time so it never enters agent context, and Jentic redacts it from logs.

Can I submit datapoints to a Beeminder goal through the API?

Yes. POST /users/{userId}/goals/{goalSlug}/datapoints.json submits a single datapoint with a value and optional comment, and /users/{userId}/goals/{goalSlug}/datapoints/create_all.json batches several. PUT and DELETE on /users/{userId}/goals/{goalSlug}/datapoints/{datapointId}.json correct or remove a prior entry.

How do I trigger a pledge charge through Jentic?

Search Jentic for derail a Beeminder goal to find POST /users/{userId}/goals/{goalSlug}/shortcircuit.json, which derails immediately and charges the current pledge. For a non-goal-related accountability charge, use POST /charges.json with the amount and note. Both calls execute through Jentic with the auth_token injected from the vault.

Does the Beeminder API let me change a goal's pledge schedule?

Yes. POST /users/{userId}/goals/{goalSlug}/stepdown.json schedules a stepdown to the next-lower pledge after the standard delay, and POST /users/{userId}/goals/{goalSlug}/cancel_stepdown.json cancels a queued stepdown before it takes effect.

What are the rate limits for the Beeminder API?

Beeminder does not document a hard rate limit in the spec; the service is designed for occasional human-scale writes plus tracker integrations. If you receive HTTP 429 responses, back off and retry, and avoid tight polling loops on /refresh_graph since that endpoint runs an expensive recompute server-side.

Can I list a user's archived goals via the API?

Yes. GET /users/{userId}/goals/archived.json returns archived goals for a user, complementing GET /users/{userId}/goals.json for active goals. Use the user_id self to refer to the authenticated user without knowing their numeric ID.