Prolific API for researchers
✓ Official Vendor SpecEducationLmsapiKey78 EndpointsREST
For Agents
Programmatically get survey, delete survey. Covers 78 operations with apiKey authentication.
Use for: I need to survey, I want to survey, Search for response, Find all a response
Not supported: Does not handle payments, communications, or crm - use for education only.
prolific.com/main version 1.0. The API exposes 78 endpoints secured with apiKey authentication.
Install Jentic One Beta
Connect the Prolific API for researchers to your agent
Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the Prolific API for researchers, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.
Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.
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Step 1: Jentic One Host machine
# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Fprolific.com%2Fprolific" | sh2
Step 2: Agent machine
# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Fprolific.com%2Fprolific" | sh
jentic register # connects your agent to your Jentic One instanceJentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.
Capabilities
What an agent can do with Prolific API for researchers API.
Get survey
Delete survey
Retrieve a user
Send a message
Use Cases
Patterns agents use Prolific API for researchers API for, with concrete tasks.
★ Education Operations
Use the Prolific API for researchers to perform education operations programmatically. The API provides 78 endpoints covering core functionality including get survey, delete survey, get response.
Call GET /api/v1/surveys/{survey_id} to get survey
Automated Studies Management
Automate studies operations by combining multiple Prolific API for researchers endpoints. Agents can delete survey and then get response in a single workflow.
Call DELETE /api/v1/surveys/{survey_id} to delete survey, then verify the result
AI Agent Integration via Jentic
AI agents discover and call Prolific API for researchers 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 apiKey tokens manually.
Search Jentic for 'get survey', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials
Key Endpoints
78 endpoints — prolific.
METHOD
PATH
DESCRIPTION
GET
/api/v1/surveys/{survey_id}
Get survey
DELETE
/api/v1/surveys/{survey_id}
Delete survey
GET
/api/v1/surveys/{survey_id}/responses/{response_id}
Get response
DELETE
/api/v1/surveys/{survey_id}/responses/{response_id}
Delete a response
GET
/api/v1/users/me
Retrieve a user
GET
/api/v1/eligibility-requirements
Get list of all requirements.
POST
/api/v1/messages
Send a message
GET
/api/v1/messages
Retrieve messages
GET
/api/v1/surveys/{survey_id}
Get survey
DELETE
/api/v1/surveys/{survey_id}
Delete survey
GET
/api/v1/surveys/{survey_id}/responses/{response_id}
Get response
DELETE
/api/v1/surveys/{survey_id}/responses/{response_id}
Delete a response
GET
/api/v1/users/me
Retrieve a user
GET
/api/v1/eligibility-requirements
Get list of all requirements.
POST
/api/v1/messages
Send a message
GET
/api/v1/messages
Retrieve messages
Why Jentic?
What agents get from Jentic-routed access to this vendor.
Setup
Wiring the Prolific API by hand means setting its API key, targeting api.prolific.com, and mapping surveys, responses, and messages yourself. Through Jentic you install once, import the Prolific API from the API Directory, store the key once, and your agent calls it.
Permission scoping
Prolific puts the survey id in the URL path (/api/v1/surveys/{survey_id}/responses/{response_id}), so a rule can pin your agent to a specific survey and its responses. You choose the operations it may call, so a destructive one like deleting a survey or a response is not included unless you add it.
Credential isolation
Your Prolific API key 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.
Intent-based discovery
Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'get a survey' or 'list eligibility requirements', and Jentic returns the matching Prolific operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without browsing the reference docs.
Related APIs
Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.
Complementary
Stripe
Complementary API for broader integration workflows
Use alongside Prolific API for researchers for multi-service workflows
FAQs
Specific to using Prolific API for researchers API through Jentic.
What authentication does the Prolific API for researchers use?
The Prolific API for researchers uses an API key passed in the `Authorization` header. 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 survey with the Prolific API for researchers?
Yes. Use the GET /api/v1/surveys/{survey_id} endpoint. The API returns structured JSON responses that agents can parse and act on directly.
What are the rate limits for the Prolific API for researchers?
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 survey through Jentic?
Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, authenticate through Jentic One, the self-hosted execution layer, then search for 'get survey'. Jentic returns the matching Prolific API for researchers operation with its input schema. Load the schema and execute the call - credentials are injected automatically.
How many endpoints does the Prolific API for researchers have?
The Prolific API for researchers exposes 78 endpoints covering studies, surveys, hooks operations.
Can I limit what my agent is allowed to do with the Prolific API?
Yes. Because you run Jentic One yourself, your own rules decide which Prolific operations and credentials the agent may use. Prolific puts the survey id in the URL path (for example /api/v1/surveys/{survey_id}/responses/{response_id}), so a rule can pin the agent to a single survey and its responses. You also choose the exact operations it may call, so a destructive one like deleting a survey or a response stays out of reach unless you explicitly add it.
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