aid: grade
name: Grade
description: >-
  Grade is the API for performance-based payroll, letting companies pay workers,
  creators, contractors, and AI agents based on results rather than hours worked.
  Companies push performance signals into Grade via webhooks or direct API calls
  (task completed, milestone hit, content published, views tracked, invoice
  processed), and Grade runs them against configurable payout rules — flat fees,
  tiered commissions, threshold bonuses, or blended structures — handling the
  math, de-duplication, and approval workflows automatically. Grade tracks every
  post across platforms, approves and distributes bulk payouts in one click, and
  handles compliance end to end: KYC verification, tax-form collection, DAC7
  reporting, worker classification, and merchant-of-record services. Payouts
  reach 190+ countries via local bank transfers, PayPal, Wise, Payoneer, Revolut,
  Airtm, and USDT, with no separate creator account required. Grade (YC W26) is
  based in San Francisco and has paid out $10M+ to date.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/grade/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://usegrade.com/social-card-thumbnail.png
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- y-combinator
x-batch: W26
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
tags:
- Company
- Payroll
- Payments
- Payouts
- Compliance
- Creator Economy
- Fintech
- Contractors
- Merchant of Record
- API
apis: []
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/grade-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://usegrade.com
- type: Blog
  url: https://usegrade.com/blog
- type: SignUp
  url: https://app.usegrade.com/
- type: Login
  url: https://app.usegrade.com/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://usegrade.com/terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://usegrade.com/privacy
- type: Demo
  url: https://usegrade.com/booking
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://linkedin.com/company/usegrade
- type: Twitter
  url: https://x.com/usegrade
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence