Figma REST API

Name: Figma REST API API
Brand: Figma REST API
Availability: InStock

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For Agents

Read Figma files and projects, post comments, manage components and variables, render images, and subscribe to webhooks across 38 endpoints, with PAT or OAuth2 auth.

Quickstart

Get started with Figma REST API 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:
"get a figma file"

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

Capabilities

What an agent can do with Figma REST API API.

Retrieve file structure and individual nodes from a Figma design

Render PNG, JPG, SVG, and PDF images from selected nodes

Post and delete comments on a file with reactions

List components, component sets, and styles published in a team

Read and update local variables and variable collections inside a file

GET STARTED

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Use Cases

Patterns agents use Figma REST API API for, with concrete tasks.

★ Design-to-Code Asset Export

Export design assets directly from Figma files into a build pipeline. The API exposes GET /v1/images/{key} to render selected nodes as PNG, JPG, SVG, or PDF in one call, plus GET /v1/files/{key}/images for image fills already embedded in the file. This replaces manual export-and-upload steps and scales to dozens of assets per build.

GET /v1/images/{key}?ids=node-id&format=png&scale=2 and return the rendered image URL

Design Review Comment Automation

Post structured review comments on Figma frames from CI checks or accessibility scanners. POST /v1/files/{key}/comments accepts a node-anchored payload, and DELETE removes them when issues are resolved. Useful for design-system enforcement workflows where automated checks should leave actionable feedback in context.

POST /v1/files/{key}/comments with the message text and the target node_id from a failing accessibility check

Component Library Sync

Mirror Figma component metadata into a developer documentation site or design tokens pipeline. The API surfaces /v1/files/{key}/components and team-level component endpoints so an agent can pull canonical names, descriptions, and keys for downstream syncing. Handles libraries with hundreds of components without manual listing.

GET the team components endpoint, filter by library_key, and write a JSON mapping of component name to key

AI Agent Design Inspection via Jentic

Through Jentic, an agent can answer questions like which frames lack alt text or how many components a team published last week. Jentic exposes Figma's file, comment, and component operations as discoverable tools, letting a Claude or GPT agent inspect designs and post feedback without writing custom plugins.

Search Jentic for 'get figma file', call GET /v1/files/{key}, and return frames missing accessibility annotations

Key Endpoints

38 endpoints — the figma rest api provides programmatic read and write access to figma files, projects, comments, components, styles, variables, webhooks, dev resources, activity logs, and user information.

METHOD

PATH

DESCRIPTION

GET

/v1/files/{key}

Get a file

GET

/v1/files/{key}/nodes

Get specific nodes

GET

/v1/images/{key}

Render rendered images

POST

/v1/files/{key}/comments

Why though Jentic?

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

Credential isolation

Figma Personal Access Tokens and OAuth2 credentials are stored encrypted in the Jentic MAXsystem vault. Agents receive scoped access — the raw X-Figma-Token header value never enters the agent's context.

Intent-based discovery

Agents search by intent (e.g., 'render a figma node as png') and Jentic returns the matching GET /v1/images/{key} operation with its schema, so the agent calls it without reading the Figma developer docs.

Time to first call

Direct Figma integration: 2-3 days for OAuth setup, scope handling, and rate-limit retries. Through Jentic: under 1 hour — search, load, execute.

Related APIs

Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.

Alternative

Sketchfab API

3D model hosting and embedding alternative for design teams shipping 3D content

Choose Sketchfab when the deliverable is 3D rather than 2D vector design.

Complementary

Miro API

Whiteboard collaboration alongside Figma for ideation phases

Pair Miro with Figma when teams capture early sketches in Miro before moving to Figma for high-fidelity design.

Complementary

Asana API

Project management for design tasks tied to Figma files

Use Asana with Figma when an agent should create a task whenever a comment is posted in a file.

FAQs

Specific to using Figma REST API API through Jentic.

What authentication does the Figma REST API use?

Figma supports two methods: a Personal Access Token sent as X-Figma-Token, and OAuth2 for third-party app integrations. Through Jentic both are stored encrypted in MAXsystem and never enter agent context.

Can I render a Figma node as an image through the API?

Yes. GET /v1/images/{key} accepts node IDs and a format parameter (png, jpg, svg, pdf) and returns rendered image URLs hosted by Figma's CDN.

What are the rate limits for the Figma REST API?

Figma applies different limits per endpoint; image rendering and file fetching have lower per-minute caps than metadata reads. Check developers.figma.com for current values, which may change with plan tier.

How do I post a comment on a file through Jentic?

Search Jentic for 'post figma comment', load the POST /v1/files/{key}/comments schema, and execute with the message and target node_id. Run pip install jentic to start.

Does the Figma API support webhooks?

Yes. The Webhooks resource lets you subscribe to events such as FILE_UPDATE, FILE_COMMENT, and LIBRARY_PUBLISH so agents can react to design changes without polling.

Can I read and update Figma variables through the API?

Yes. The Variables endpoints expose local variables and variable collections inside a file, supporting design-token sync workflows. Updating variables requires the variables:write OAuth scope.