aid: instance
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://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/instance.png
name: Instance
description: >-
  Instance (Instance Labs) is a Y Combinator-backed (Summer 2026) company building a verification
  layer for robot learning. Their platform ingests raw robot rollouts and episode footage from any
  robot or camera angle and automatically judges whether a task was completed successfully, returning
  a verdict with supporting evidence and a detailed subtask breakdown. The company positions itself as
  the ground-truth / success-detection layer that lets robotics teams trust their training data and
  train policies faster, and reports its verifier reaching higher accuracy than frontier vision-language
  models at a fraction of the latency across 10,000+ human-labeled episodes on 7 robot platforms.
  Founded by MIT computer scientists with backgrounds at SpaceX, AWS, and NASA JPL. Today the product
  is exposed as a hosted demo (submit videos or capture a live rollout for verification); there is no
  publicly documented developer API, SDK, or OpenAPI at this time.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/instance/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- y-combinator
x-yc-batch: Summer 2026
x-website: https://www.instancelabs.ai/
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
tags:
- Company
- Robotics
- Machine Learning
- Verification
- Evaluation
- Data Quality
- Artificial Intelligence
- Y Combinator
apis:
- aid: instance:instance-archive-api
  name: Instance Archive API
  description: The Archive API from Instance — 1 operation(s) for archive.
  humanURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  baseURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  tags:
  - Archive
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/instance-archive-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Demo
    url: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
- aid: instance:instance-audit-api
  name: Instance Audit API
  description: The Audit API from Instance — 3 operation(s) for audit.
  humanURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  baseURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  tags:
  - Audit
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/instance-audit-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Demo
    url: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
- aid: instance:instance-batch-api
  name: Instance Batch API
  description: The Batch API from Instance — 2 operation(s) for batch.
  humanURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  baseURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  tags:
  - Batch
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/instance-batch-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Demo
    url: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
- aid: instance:instance-captions-api
  name: Instance Captions API
  description: The Captions API from Instance — 1 operation(s) for captions.
  humanURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  baseURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  tags:
  - Captions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/instance-captions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Demo
    url: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
- aid: instance:instance-clip-api
  name: Instance Clip API
  description: The Clip API from Instance — 1 operation(s) for clip.
  humanURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  baseURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  tags:
  - Clip
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/instance-clip-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Demo
    url: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
- aid: instance:instance-download-api
  name: Instance Download API
  description: The Download API from Instance — 1 operation(s) for download.
  humanURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  baseURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  tags:
  - Download
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/instance-download-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Demo
    url: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
- aid: instance:instance-example-api
  name: Instance Example API
  description: The Example API from Instance — 1 operation(s) for example.
  humanURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  baseURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  tags:
  - Example
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/instance-example-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Demo
    url: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
- aid: instance:instance-examples-api
  name: Instance Examples API
  description: The Examples API from Instance — 1 operation(s) for examples.
  humanURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  baseURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  tags:
  - Examples
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/instance-examples-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Demo
    url: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
- aid: instance:instance-fast-api
  name: Instance Fast API
  description: The Fast API from Instance — 1 operation(s) for fast.
  humanURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  baseURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  tags:
  - Fast
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/instance-fast-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Demo
    url: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
- aid: instance:instance-feed-api
  name: Instance Feed API
  description: The Feed API from Instance — 2 operation(s) for feed.
  humanURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  baseURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  tags:
  - Feed
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/instance-feed-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Demo
    url: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
- aid: instance:instance-h1-api
  name: Instance H1 API
  description: The H1 API from Instance — 1 operation(s) for h1.
  humanURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  baseURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  tags:
  - H1
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/instance-h1-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Demo
    url: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
- aid: instance:instance-health-api
  name: Instance Health API
  description: The Health API from Instance — 1 operation(s) for health.
  humanURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  baseURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  tags:
  - Health
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/instance-health-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Demo
    url: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
- aid: instance:instance-ingest-api
  name: Instance Ingest API
  description: The Ingest API from Instance — 1 operation(s) for ingest.
  humanURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  baseURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  tags:
  - Ingest
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/instance-ingest-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Demo
    url: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
- aid: instance:instance-job-api
  name: Instance Job API
  description: The Job API from Instance — 1 operation(s) for job.
  humanURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  baseURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  tags:
  - Job
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/instance-job-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Demo
    url: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
- aid: instance:instance-live-example-api
  name: Instance Live Example API
  description: The Live Example API from Instance — 1 operation(s) for live example.
  humanURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  baseURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  tags:
  - Live Example
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/instance-live-example-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Demo
    url: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
- aid: instance:instance-live-example-video-api
  name: Instance Live Example Video API
  description: The Live Example Video API from Instance — 1 operation(s) for live example video.
  humanURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  baseURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  tags:
  - Live Example Video
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/instance-live-example-video-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Demo
    url: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
- aid: instance:instance-live-state-api
  name: Instance Live State API
  description: The Live State API from Instance — 1 operation(s) for live state.
  humanURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  baseURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  tags:
  - Live State
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/instance-live-state-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Demo
    url: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
- aid: instance:instance-opus-api
  name: Instance Opus API
  description: The Opus API from Instance — 1 operation(s) for opus.
  humanURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  baseURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  tags:
  - Opus
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/instance-opus-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Demo
    url: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
- aid: instance:instance-qr-api
  name: Instance Qr API
  description: The Qr API from Instance — 1 operation(s) for qr.
  humanURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  baseURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  tags:
  - Qr
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/instance-qr-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Demo
    url: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
- aid: instance:instance-record-api
  name: Instance Record API
  description: The Record API from Instance — 1 operation(s) for record.
  humanURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  baseURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  tags:
  - Record
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/instance-record-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Demo
    url: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
- aid: instance:instance-robot-rollout-verifier-api
  name: Instance Robot Rollout Verifier API
  description: >-
    The Robot Rollout Verifier API from Instance — 1 operation(s) for robot rollout verifier.
  humanURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  baseURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  tags:
  - Robot Rollout Verifier
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/instance-robot-rollout-verifier-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Demo
    url: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
- aid: instance:instance-segment-api
  name: Instance Segment API
  description: The Segment API from Instance — 1 operation(s) for segment.
  humanURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  baseURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  tags:
  - Segment
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/instance-segment-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Demo
    url: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
- aid: instance:instance-subtasks-api
  name: Instance Subtasks API
  description: The Subtasks API from Instance — 1 operation(s) for subtasks.
  humanURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  baseURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  tags:
  - Subtasks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/instance-subtasks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Demo
    url: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
- aid: instance:instance-subtasks-trace-api
  name: Instance Subtasks Trace API
  description: The Subtasks Trace API from Instance — 1 operation(s) for subtasks trace.
  humanURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  baseURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  tags:
  - Subtasks Trace
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/instance-subtasks-trace-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Demo
    url: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
- aid: instance:instance-upload-api
  name: Instance Upload API
  description: The Upload API from Instance — 2 operation(s) for upload.
  humanURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  baseURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  tags:
  - Upload
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/instance-upload-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Demo
    url: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
- aid: instance:instance-usage-api
  name: Instance Usage API
  description: The Usage API from Instance — 2 operation(s) for usage.
  humanURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  baseURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  tags:
  - Usage
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/instance-usage-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Demo
    url: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
- aid: instance:instance-verify-api
  name: Instance Verify API
  description: The Verify API from Instance — 3 operation(s) for verify.
  humanURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  baseURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  tags:
  - Verify
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/instance-verify-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Demo
    url: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
- aid: instance:instance-verify-frames-api
  name: Instance Verify Frames API
  description: The Verify Frames API from Instance — 1 operation(s) for verify frames.
  humanURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  baseURL: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
  tags:
  - Verify Frames
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/instance-verify-frames-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Demo
    url: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/instance-domain-security.yml
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/instance-agentic-access.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.instancelabs.ai/
- type: Demo
  url: https://demo.instancelabs.ai
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/instancelabs
- type: Twitter
  url: https://x.com/tryinstance
- type: Support
  url: mailto:founders@instancelabs.ai
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/instance-problem-types.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/instance-data-model.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/instance-conventions.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/instance-mcp.yml
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/instance-verifier-overlay.yaml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/instance-llms.txt
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/instance-conformance.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/instance-lifecycle.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/instance-verify-rollout.md
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/instance-batch-verify.md
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence