Klipfolio Dashboard API

Klipfolio REST API for dashboard and KPI reporting platform. Enables AI agents to create and update dashboards, push metric data, manage data sources (klips), query PowerMetrics data, and automate KPI reporting workflows. Klipfolio is used by agencies and SMBs for real-time business intelligence dashboards.

Evaluated Mar 06, 2026 (0d ago) vcurrent
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⚙ Agent Friendliness
54
/ 100
Can an agent use this?
🔒 Security
66
/ 100
Is it safe for agents?
⚡ Reliability
66
/ 100
Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality
20
Documentation
65
Error Messages
60
Auth Simplicity
78
Rate Limits
58

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement
90
Auth Strength
62
Scope Granularity
50
Dep. Hygiene
62
Secret Handling
65

API key as Basic auth. SOC2, GDPR. Canadian company. Business KPI data is confidential.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA
70
Version Stability
68
Breaking Changes
65
Error Recovery
60
AF Security Reliability

Best When

A small-to-medium business or agency wants AI agents to push data and manage KPI dashboards programmatically, especially for client reporting or operational metrics.

Avoid When

PRIVACY: Dashboards may expose sensitive business metrics. Data pushed via API is stored on Klipfolio servers — verify data residency for compliance.

Use Cases

  • Pushing live metric data to dashboards from business operations agents
  • Creating and updating KPI dashboards from reporting automation agents
  • Managing data source connections from BI infrastructure agents
  • Querying PowerMetrics data for automated reporting agents

Not For

  • Enterprise-scale data warehousing (Klipfolio targets SMB/agency)
  • Complex SQL-based data exploration without visualization needs
  • Self-hosted BI without SaaS requirements

Interface

REST API
Yes
GraphQL
No
gRPC
No
MCP Server
No
SDK
No
Webhooks
No

Authentication

Methods: api_key
OAuth: No Scopes: No

Klipfolio uses API key in Basic auth header (key as username, empty password). Keys are account-scoped. No OAuth flow — simple key-based authentication.

Pricing

Model: freemium
Free tier: Yes
Requires CC: No

Canadian company with competitive SMB pricing. PowerMetrics (advanced) is a separate product with different pricing.

Agent Metadata

Pagination
page
Idempotent
Partial
Retry Guidance
Not documented

Known Gotchas

  • No public MCP server — REST API with Basic auth (API key as username)
  • No webhooks — pull-based integration model only
  • Data push to dashboards requires understanding Klip data source format
  • PowerMetrics and classic dashboards have different APIs
  • Rate limits not clearly documented — test carefully
  • Canadian data residency — verify for EU compliance requirements

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-06.

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