canonical: https://jentic.com/apis/podio.com/podio

# Podio API

Podio is a flexible work management platform. The Podio API allows you to build integrations and automate workflows. The API exposes 9 endpoints secured with oauth2 authentication.

## For AI agents

Programmatically get oauth token, add new item. Covers 9 operations with oauth2 authentication.

## Scope

Does not handle payments, communications, or crm - use for developer tools only.

## Capabilities

- Get OAuth token
- Add new item
- Update item
- Delete item
- Filter items

## Use cases

### Developer Tools Operations

Use the Podio API to perform developer tools operations programmatically. The API provides 9 endpoints covering core functionality including get oauth token, add new item, get item.

Example prompt: Call POST `/oauth/token/v2` to get oauth token

### Automated App Management

Automate app operations by combining multiple Podio API endpoints. Agents can add new item and then get item in a single workflow.

Example prompt: Call POST `/item/app/{app_id}`/ to add new item, then verify the result

### AI Agent Integration via Jentic

AI agents discover and call Podio API endpoints through Jentic without managing credentials directly. An agent searches for the required operation by intent, receives the matching endpoint schema, and executes the call with Jentic-managed authentication. This eliminates the need to read API documentation or handle oauth2 tokens manually.

Example prompt: Search Jentic for 'get oauth token', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials

## Key endpoints

| Method | Path | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| POST | `/oauth/token/v2` | Get OAuth token |
| POST | `/item/app/{app_id}/` | Add new item |
| GET | `/item/{item_id}` | Get item |
| PUT | `/item/{item_id}` | Update item |
| DELETE | `/item/{item_id}` | Delete item |
| POST | `/item/app/{app_id}/filter/` | Filter items |
| GET | `/app/{app_id}` | Get app |
| POST | `/space/{space_id}/app/` | Add new app |

## Key resources

- **App** — Operations for app
- **Item** — Operations for item
- **Oauth** — Operations for oauth
- **Space** — Operations for space

## AI readiness

This API is usable in Jentic One now. Its AI-readiness score against Jentic's framework shows where it stands today and where improvements would make it even easier for agents to use.

- **Score:** 56 / 100
- **Maturity:** Foundational
- **Dimensions:**
  - Foundational Compliance: 54 / 100
  - Developer Experience & Jentic Compatibility: 63 / 100
  - AI-Readiness & Agent Experience: 55 / 100
  - Agent Usability: 94 / 100
  - Security: 30 / 100
  - AI Discoverability: 68 / 100
- **View full report:** https://jentic.com/apis/podio.com/podio/scorecard
- **How the score is calculated:** https://docs.jentic.com/reference/api-readiness-framework/overview/
- **More about the dimensions:** https://docs.jentic.com/reference/api-readiness-framework/specification/#dimensional-model-overview

### Score it yourself

Every API in the directory is allowlisted, so you can re-score it with no key required.

- **Score your own API:** https://jentic.com/scorecard.md
- **Scoring CLI agent skill:** https://github.com/jentic/jentic-api-scorecard/blob/main/skills/jentic-api-scorecard/SKILL.md

```sh
npx @jentic/api-scorecard-cli score <openapi-url>
```

## Why Jentic

- **Setup:** Wiring the Podio API by hand means running its OAuth2 token exchange at `/oauth/token/v2`, then threading app, item, and space ids through the api.podio.com paths yourself. Through Jentic you install once, import the Podio API from the API Directory, store the credential once, and your agent calls it.
- **Permission scoping:** Podio puts the app, item, and space id in the URL path (`/item/{item_id}`, `/app/{app_id}`), so a rule can pin your agent to one app: it can create and read items there and nothing else. You choose the operations it may call, so destructive ones like item deletion are not included unless you add them.
- **Credential handling:** Your Podio OAuth credential is stored once, encrypted, by your own Jentic One instance and injected at execution time. It never enters the agent's prompt, logs, or context.
- **Discovery method:** Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'create an item in an app' or 'filter items', and Jentic returns the matching Podio operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without browsing the reference docs.

## Related APIs

- **Github** — Alternative developer tools API
- **Gitlab** — Alternative developer tools API

## FAQ

### What authentication does the Podio API use?

The Podio API uses OAuth 2.0 for authorization. Through Jentic, these credentials are stored encrypted in your Jentic One instance and injected at execution time, so raw secrets never enter the agent context.

### Can I get oauth token with the Podio API?

Yes. Use the POST `/oauth/token/v2` endpoint. The API returns structured JSON responses that agents can parse and act on directly.

### What are the rate limits for the Podio API?

Rate limits are not specified in the OpenAPI spec. Check the vendor documentation for current limits. Through Jentic, rate limiting is handled automatically with retry logic built into the execution layer.

### How do I get oauth token through Jentic?

Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, authenticate through Jentic One, the self-hosted execution layer, then search for 'get oauth token'. Jentic returns the matching Podio API operation with its input schema. Load the schema and execute the call - credentials are injected automatically.

### How many endpoints does the Podio API have?

The Podio API exposes 9 endpoints covering app, item, oauth operations.

### Can I limit what my agent is allowed to do with the Podio API?

Yes. Because you run Jentic One yourself, your own rules decide which Podio operations and credentials the agent can use. Since Podio puts the app, item, and space id in the URL path, such as `/item/{item_id}` and `/app/{app_id}`, you can pin the agent to a single app so it only creates and reads items there. You pick the operations it may call, so destructive ones like item deletion at DELETE `/item/{item_id}` stay excluded unless you add them.