openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: 99designs API
  description: >-
    The 99designs API lets platforms and partners embed a fully-managed creative
    marketplace: search and match designers, collect design briefs, place orders
    against 99designs products, and generate partner coupons. Authentication uses
    a pair of API key headers (Api-Key-Id and Api-Key-Secret) issued by 99designs
    after a partner requests access.
  version: v1
  contact:
    name: 99designs API
    url: https://99designs.com/api
  x-apis-json-source: https://api.99designs.com/resources/docs/
  x-provenance:
    generated: '2026-07-17'
    method: searched
    source: https://api.99designs.com/resources/docs/
servers:
  - url: https://api.99designs.com/resources/v1
    description: Production
security:
  - ApiKeyId: []
    ApiKeySecret: []
tags:
  - name: Briefs
    description: Collect design briefs.
  - name: Designers
    description: Search and retrieve designers, reviews, and portfolios.
  - name: Orders
    description: Place orders against 99designs products.
  - name: Coupons
    description: Generate partner coupon tokens.
  - name: Products
    description: List the 99designs products available to the calling partner.
paths:
  /briefs:
    post:
      operationId: createBrief
      tags: [Briefs]
      summary: Create a brief
      description: Submit a design brief describing the project a customer needs.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/BriefRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Brief created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BriefCreated'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
  /designers:
    post:
      operationId: searchDesigners
      tags: [Designers]
      summary: Search designers
      description: Search the designer network matching the supplied criteria.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DesignerSearchRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Matching designers
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DesignerSearchResults'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
  /designers/{designerId}:
    get:
      operationId: getDesigner
      tags: [Designers]
      summary: Retrieve a designer
      description: Retrieve a single designer profile by ID.
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/DesignerId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Designer profile
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Designer'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /designers/{designerId}/reviews:
    get:
      operationId: getDesignerReviews
      tags: [Designers]
      summary: Retrieve designer reviews
      description: Fetch customer reviews for a designer.
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/DesignerId'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Page'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageSize'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Designer reviews
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReviewResults'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /designers/{designerId}/designs:
    get:
      operationId: getDesignerDesigns
      tags: [Designers]
      summary: Retrieve designer portfolio
      description: Get portfolio designs for a designer.
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/DesignerId'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Page'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageSize'
        - name: category
          in: query
          schema:
            type: array
            items:
              type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Portfolio designs
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DesignResults'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /orders:
    post:
      operationId: createOrder
      tags: [Orders]
      summary: Create an order
      description: Place an order against a 99designs product version.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Order created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderCreated'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
  /products:
    get:
      operationId: listProducts
      tags: [Products]
      summary: Your products
      description: >-
        Given your API credentials, this endpoint returns all the products you have
        available for sale. This includes details about the product itself, and a JSON
        Schema representation of the brief clients fill in to purchase this product.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Products
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProductResults'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
  /coupons:
    post:
      operationId: createCoupon
      tags: [Coupons]
      summary: Generate a partner coupon
      description: >-
        Returns a signed partner coupon that can be passed back to 99designs via URL
        parameter, and a URL based on the campaign ID that can be used directly.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CouponRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Generated coupon
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CouponCreated'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
components:
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyId:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Api-Key-Id
    ApiKeySecret:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Api-Key-Secret
  parameters:
    DesignerId:
      name: designerId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: integer
    Page:
      name: page
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
    PageSize:
      name: pageSize
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
  responses:
    ValidationError:
      description: Validation error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
  schemas:
    ErrorEnvelope:
      type: object
      properties:
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              path:
                type: string
              message:
                type: string
        message:
          type: string
    BriefRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        category:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        profileApproval:
          type: boolean
        industry:
          type: string
        inspirationUrls:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        budget:
          type: object
          properties:
            value:
              type: integer
              description: Amount in cents
            currency:
              type: string
        other:
          type: string
        timeframe:
          type: object
          properties:
            value:
              type: string
            startDate:
              type: string
              format: date-time
            endDate:
              type: string
              format: date-time
        urls:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        usage:
          type: string
        language:
          type: string
    BriefCreated:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        briefUrl:
          type: string
    DesignerSearchRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        certifications:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        category:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        industry:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        language:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        designerLevel:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        lastActivity:
          type: string
        designLimit:
          type: integer
        keywordQuery:
          type: string
        pageSize:
          type: integer
        page:
          type: integer
        country:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            description: ISO alpha-2 country code
    DesignerSearchResults:
      type: object
      properties:
        totalPages:
          type: integer
        totalResults:
          type: integer
        designers:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Designer'
    Designer:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        coverImageUrl:
          type: string
        biography:
          type: string
        avatarUrl:
          type: string
        displayName:
          type: string
        lastSeenAt:
          type: string
        designs:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Design'
        designerLevel:
          type: string
        expertise:
          type: string
        expertiseCategories:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        review:
          type: object
        reviews:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Review'
        country:
          type: string
        repeatCount:
          type: integer
        responsivenessScore:
          type: number
        completedProjectsCount:
          type: integer
        isAvailable:
          type: boolean
        workPreferences:
          type: object
        certifications:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        isBoosted:
          type: boolean
    Review:
      type: object
      properties:
        rating:
          type: number
        message:
          type: string
        displayName:
          type: string
    ReviewResults:
      type: object
      properties:
        totalPages:
          type: integer
        totalResults:
          type: integer
        reviews:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Review'
    Design:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        description:
          type: string
        imageUrl:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
    DesignResults:
      type: object
      properties:
        totalPages:
          type: integer
        totalResults:
          type: integer
        designs:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Design'
    OrderRequest:
      type: object
      required: [productId, brief]
      properties:
        productId:
          type: string
          description: Product name and version, e.g. logo-essential-v1
        brief:
          type: object
          properties:
            title:
              type: string
            description:
              type: string
            category:
              type: string
            timeline:
              type: string
            approval:
              type: string
            businessName:
              type: string
    OrderCreated:
      type: object
      properties:
        orderItems:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              briefId:
                type: string
              returnUrls:
                type: object
                properties:
                  briefStart:
                    type: string
                  briefEnd:
                    type: string
                  review:
                    type: string
                  postReview:
                    type: string
    ProductResults:
      type: object
      properties:
        products:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Product'
    Product:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Product name and version, e.g. website-revamp-v1
        title:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        price:
          type: integer
          description: Price in cents
        details:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProductDetail'
        additionalDetails:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProductDetail'
    ProductDetail:
      type: object
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
    CouponRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        aud:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Name of the campaign the token relates to. This will be provided by
            99designs for your specific campaign.
        sub:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Identify the user for which this token relates to. One or both of sub or
            jti are required.
        jti:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Identify a specific token, unique per token. One or both of sub or jti are
            required.
        exp:
          type: integer
          description: UNIX timestamp after which the coupon can no longer be used.
        nbf:
          type: integer
          description: UNIX timestamp before which the coupon can not be used.
    CouponCreated:
      type: object
      properties:
        jwt:
          type: string
          description: Signed partner coupon token.
        url:
          type: string
          description: Brief-creation URL carrying the coupon as the pc query parameter.
        couponId:
          type: string
          format: uuid