Quip Automation API
Official vendor OpenAPI document · agent-readyCommunicationsEmail Deliverybearer32 EndpointsREST
For Agents
Programmatically get current user, get user. Covers 32 operations with bearer authentication.
Use for: I need to current user, I want to user, Search for users, Find all contacts
Not supported: Does not handle payments, crm, or developer tools - use for communications only.
The Quip Automation API allows you to automate processes and integrate Quip with other products and services. You can use the API to create, read, update, and delete documents, spreadsheets, folders, and messages in Quip. The API exposes 32 endpoints secured with bearer authentication.
Install Jentic One Beta
Connect the Quip Automation API to your agent
Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the Quip Automation API, 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%2Fquip.com%2Fquip" | 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%2Fquip.com%2Fquip" | 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 Quip Automation API.
Get current user
Update user
Access Quip Automation API communications resources via REST API
Use Cases
Patterns agents use Quip Automation API for, with concrete tasks.
★ Communications Operations
Use the Quip Automation API to perform communications operations programmatically. The API provides 32 endpoints covering core functionality including get current user, get user, get users.
Call GET /1/users/current to get current user
Automated Authentication Management
Automate authentication operations by combining multiple Quip Automation API endpoints. Agents can get user and then get users in a single workflow.
Call GET /1/users/{id} to get user, then verify the result
AI Agent Integration via Jentic
AI agents discover and call Quip Automation 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 bearer tokens manually.
Search Jentic for 'get current user', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials
Key Endpoints
32 endpoints — the quip automation api allows you to automate processes and integrate quip with other products and services.
METHOD
PATH
DESCRIPTION
GET
/1/users/current
Get current user
GET
/1/users/{id}
Get user
GET
/1/users
Get users
GET
/1/users/contacts
Get contacts
POST
/1/users/update
Update user
GET
/1/users/subdomain
Get subdomain
GET
/1/users/current/threads
Get current user threads
GET
/1/threads/{id}
Get thread
GET
/1/users/current
Get current user
GET
/1/users/{id}
Get user
GET
/1/users
Get users
GET
/1/users/contacts
Get contacts
POST
/1/users/update
Update user
GET
/1/users/subdomain
Get subdomain
GET
/1/users/current/threads
Get current user threads
GET
/1/threads/{id}
Get thread
Why Jentic?
What agents get from Jentic-routed access to this vendor.
Setup
Wiring the Quip Automation API by hand means learning its bearer auth, targeting the platform.quip.com host, and handling retries across its user and thread operations yourself. Through Jentic you install once, import Quip from the API Directory, store the token once, and your agent calls it.
Permission scoping
Quip puts the user and thread id in the URL path (/1/users/{id}, /1/threads/{id}), so a rule can pin your agent to one thread or user: it reads that resource and nothing else. You choose the operations it may call, so a write like updating a user is not included unless you add it.
Credential isolation
Your Quip token 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 the current Quip user' or 'read a thread', and Jentic returns the matching Quip 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.
FAQs
Specific to using Quip Automation API through Jentic.
What authentication does the Quip Automation API use?
The Quip Automation API uses a Bearer token 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 current user with the Quip Automation API?
Yes. Use the GET /1/users/current endpoint. The API returns structured JSON responses that agents can parse and act on directly.
What are the rate limits for the Quip Automation 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 current user through Jentic?
Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, authenticate through Jentic One, the self-hosted execution layer, then search for 'get current user'. Jentic returns the matching Quip Automation API operation with its input schema. Load the schema and execute the call - credentials are injected automatically.
How many endpoints does the Quip Automation API have?
The Quip Automation API exposes 32 endpoints covering authentication, blobs, folders operations.
Can I limit what my agent is allowed to do with the Quip Automation API?
Yes. Because you run Jentic One yourself, your own rules decide which Quip operations and credentials the agent may use. Since Quip puts the user and thread id in the URL path (GET /1/users/{id}, GET /1/threads/{id}), a rule can pin the agent to a single thread or user so it reads that resource and nothing else. You also choose the operations it may call, so a write such as POST /1/users/update stays out of reach unless you add it.
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