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Human Design API Overview

APIUpdated Mar 12, 20262 min read

Overview

The HumanDesign.ai API now ships in three surfaces that share the same membership billing system:

  • Legacy REST for direct endpoint integrations.
  • Agent HTTP at https://api.humandesign.ai/agent/v1/tools/* for action clients.
  • MCP at https://api.humandesign.ai/mcp for tool-based AI workflows.

All three surfaces use the same API key and the same monthly PMPro quota.

Authentication

Legacy REST supports X-Api-Key headers and the api_key query parameter. Agent HTTP and MCP require header authentication only:

X-Api-Key: your_api_key_here
Authorization: Bearer your_api_key_here

Query-string API keys are rejected on /agent/v1 and /mcp.

Tier-Aware Access

Tier REST Access Agent / MCP Access
Creator Core charts, composites, library, locations resolve_timezone, generate_chart (core), generate_composite_chart, get_reference_item
Startup Creator + enhanced charts, transits, return charts Creator tools + generate_chart (full) and get_transits
Business Startup + calendar, celebrity, webhooks, stream, batch Startup tools + search_celebrities
Enterprise Full Business access in v1 Full Business access in v1

Billing Rules

  • Each successful legacy REST request consumes 1 API unit.
  • Each Agent HTTP tool call consumes 1 API unit.
  • Each MCP tools/call request consumes 1 API unit.
  • MCP initialize, notifications/initialized, ping, and tools/list are checked for entitlement but do not consume usage.

Where to Go Next

  • Read How to Get a Human Design API Key for plan and billing details.
  • Read HumanDesign.ai MCP Quickstart to connect an MCP client.
  • Read Agent HTTP API Reference for the normalized tool endpoints.
  • Read API Access Tiers and Billing for the full tier matrix.