aid: kakao
name: Kakao
description: |
  Kakao Corp. is the South Korean technology group behind
  KakaoTalk — the dominant mobile messenger in Korea — along with
  KakaoPay (payments), Kakao Bank (digital bank), KakaoMobility
  (taxi, navigation, parking), KakaoMap, Kakao Games, Kakao
  Entertainment (Melon, Kakao Webtoon, Daum), and KakaoCloud.
  Kakao runs its public developer platform at developers.kakao.com,
  exposing REST APIs for Kakao Login (OAuth 2.0), Kakao Sync,
  KakaoTalk Share / Message / Friend Picker / Channel, KakaoStory,
  KakaoNavi, KakaoMap, Local search, Daum Search, KakaoPay (PG /
  online easy-pay), and KoGPT generative AI. KakaoMobility and
  Kakao Enterprise / KakaoCloud each operate additional partner-
  facing developer surfaces.
type: Index
position: Provider
access: Public
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Messaging
  - Maps
  - Navigation
  - Payments
  - Search
  - Korea
  - Identity
  - OAuth2
  - KakaoTalk
  - LLM
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/kakao/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-23'
modified: '2026-05-23'
specificationVersion: '0.20'
apis:
  - aid: kakao:kakao-login
    name: Kakao Login (OAuth 2.0) API
    description: |
      Kakao Login is Korea's most widely used social-identity
      provider, built on OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect. The API
      issues access and refresh tokens, returns user profile
      attributes (nickname, profile image, email, gender, age
      range), and supports auto-linking to in-app accounts.
    humanURL: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/kakaologin/common
    baseURL: https://kapi.kakao.com
    tags:
      - Identity
      - OAuth2
      - Login
      - Korea
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/kakaologin/common
      - type: RESTReference
        url: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/kakaologin/rest-api
  - aid: kakao:kakao-sync
    name: Kakao Sync API
    description: |
      Kakao Sync extends Kakao Login with a one-click signup
      experience that simultaneously creates an in-app account
      and (optionally) adds a KakaoTalk Channel friendship for
      Korean services.
    humanURL: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/kakaosync/common
    baseURL: https://kapi.kakao.com
    tags:
      - Identity
      - Onboarding
      - KakaoTalk
      - Korea
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/kakaosync/common
  - aid: kakao:kakaotalk-share
    name: KakaoTalk Sharing API
    description: |
      KakaoTalk Sharing lets external apps and websites share rich
      "Feed", "List", "Location", "Calendar", "Commerce", and
      custom-template messages into KakaoTalk chats.
    humanURL: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/message/common
    baseURL: https://kapi.kakao.com
    tags:
      - Messaging
      - Sharing
      - KakaoTalk
      - Templates
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/message/common
  - aid: kakao:kakaotalk-message
    name: KakaoTalk Message API
    description: |
      KakaoTalk Message sends template-based messages from a
      Kakao-Linked app to the authenticated user themselves or
      to consenting KakaoTalk friends.
    humanURL: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/message/rest-api
    baseURL: https://kapi.kakao.com
    tags:
      - Messaging
      - KakaoTalk
      - Notifications
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/message/rest-api
  - aid: kakao:kakaotalk-channel
    name: KakaoTalk Channel API
    description: |
      KakaoTalk Channel APIs manage a brand's Channel
      relationship with users — including add-friend status,
      Alimtalk-style notification messages (delivered via
      Kakao's BizMessage partners), and consult routing.
    humanURL: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/kakaotalk-channel/common
    baseURL: https://kapi.kakao.com
    tags:
      - KakaoTalk
      - Channel
      - Notifications
      - BizMessage
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/kakaotalk-channel/common
  - aid: kakao:kakaotalk-friends
    name: KakaoTalk Friends API
    description: |
      Returns the list of KakaoTalk friends who have also signed
      into a Kakao-Linked app, for friend-picker, invite, and
      social-feature experiences subject to user consent.
    humanURL: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/message/rest-api#friend
    baseURL: https://kapi.kakao.com
    tags:
      - KakaoTalk
      - Friends
      - Social Graph
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/message/rest-api#friend
  - aid: kakao:kakaostory
    name: KakaoStory API
    description: |
      KakaoStory APIs let apps publish posts and read user
      content on Kakao's social timeline product (legacy but
      still supported in Korea).
    humanURL: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/kakaostory/common
    baseURL: https://kapi.kakao.com
    tags:
      - Social
      - KakaoStory
      - Timeline
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/kakaostory/common
  - aid: kakao:local
    name: Kakao Local API
    description: |
      Kakao Local API offers address-to-coordinate (and reverse)
      geocoding, keyword and category place search, and
      administrative-region lookup for Korean addresses and POIs.
    humanURL: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/local/dev-guide
    baseURL: https://dapi.kakao.com
    tags:
      - Local Search
      - Geocoding
      - Places
      - Korea
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/local/dev-guide
  - aid: kakao:kakaomap-web
    name: KakaoMap Web / JavaScript SDK
    description: |
      KakaoMap exposes Korean tile maps, markers, overlays,
      static maps, and roadview / panorama services for web and
      mobile applications.
    humanURL: https://apis.map.kakao.com/web/documentation/
    baseURL: https://dapi.kakao.com
    tags:
      - Maps
      - Tiles
      - Roadview
      - Korea
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://apis.map.kakao.com/web/documentation/
  - aid: kakao:kakaonavi
    name: KakaoNavi (Driving Directions) API
    description: |
      KakaoNavi exposes driving directions, multi-waypoint route
      planning, ETA, and Future Driving directions (predictive
      ETA), and a native "Send to Kakao Navi" handoff for Korean
      mobile apps.
    humanURL: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/kakaonavi/common
    baseURL: https://apis-navi.kakaomobility.com
    tags:
      - Navigation
      - Directions
      - Driving
      - Korea
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/kakaonavi/common
  - aid: kakao:daum-search
    name: Daum Search API
    description: |
      Daum Search API returns search results from Daum's web,
      vClip video, image, blog, book, café, and Q&A indexes,
      complementing Kakao Local for content discovery.
    humanURL: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/daum-search/common
    baseURL: https://dapi.kakao.com
    tags:
      - Search
      - Daum
      - Web
      - Images
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/daum-search/common
  - aid: kakao:kakaopay-online
    name: KakaoPay Online (Easy-Pay) API
    description: |
      KakaoPay Online (also known as KakaoPay Easy-Pay) lets
      online merchants accept KakaoPay wallet payments for
      one-time and subscription purchases, with order create,
      approve, cancel, and refund operations.
    humanURL: https://developers.kakaopay.com/docs/payment/online/single-payment
    baseURL: https://open-api.kakaopay.com
    tags:
      - Payments
      - KakaoPay
      - Checkout
      - Korea
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.kakaopay.com/docs/payment/online/single-payment
  - aid: kakao:kakaopay-subscription
    name: KakaoPay Subscription Payments API
    description: |
      Subscription Payments API enables recurring KakaoPay
      billing for SaaS, content, and membership models — using
      a one-time SID (subscription ID) handshake followed by
      server-side recurring charge calls.
    humanURL: https://developers.kakaopay.com/docs/payment/online/subscription-payment
    baseURL: https://open-api.kakaopay.com
    tags:
      - Payments
      - Subscriptions
      - Recurring
      - KakaoPay
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.kakaopay.com/docs/payment/online/subscription-payment
  - aid: kakao:kakaopay-pg
    name: KakaoPay PG (Payment Gateway) API
    description: |
      KakaoPay PG is the full Korean payment-gateway product
      offering card, bank-transfer, point, and KakaoPay
      wallet acceptance for enterprise merchants.
    humanURL: https://developers.kakaopay.com/docs/payment/pg
    baseURL: https://open-api.kakaopay.com
    tags:
      - Payment Gateway
      - Cards
      - Bank Transfer
      - Korea
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.kakaopay.com/docs/payment/pg
  - aid: kakao:kogpt
    name: KoGPT API
    description: |
      KoGPT is Kakao Brain's Korean-language large language model.
      The KoGPT API provides text generation, summarization,
      paraphrasing, and classification for Korean text.
    humanURL: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/kogpt/rest-api
    baseURL: https://api.kakaobrain.com
    tags:
      - LLM
      - Generative AI
      - Korean
      - KoGPT
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/kogpt/rest-api
  - aid: kakao:karlo
    name: Karlo (Text-to-Image) API
    description: |
      Karlo is Kakao Brain's diffusion-based text-to-image
      generation API, supporting Korean and English prompts and
      multiple aspect ratios.
    humanURL: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/karlo/rest-api
    baseURL: https://api.kakaobrain.com
    tags:
      - Text-to-Image
      - Generative AI
      - Diffusion
      - Karlo
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.kakao.com/docs/latest/en/karlo/rest-api
  - aid: kakao:kakaomobility-business
    name: KakaoMobility Business API
    description: |
      KakaoMobility's Business API powers KakaoT corporate
      mobility — letting enterprise platforms book Kakao T taxi
      rides, manage corporate accounts, and reconcile employee
      trips for expense and HR systems.
    humanURL: https://business.kakaomobility.com/
    baseURL: https://api.kakaomobility.com
    tags:
      - Mobility
      - Taxi
      - Corporate
      - Korea
    properties:
      - type: ProductPage
        url: https://business.kakaomobility.com/
features:
  - name: KakaoTalk Identity & Messaging
    description: Kakao Login and KakaoTalk Sharing / Message / Channel give apps deep integration with Korea's dominant messenger.
  - name: Maps and Mobility
    description: KakaoMap, Local search, KakaoNavi, and KakaoMobility together cover Korean mapping, places, driving directions, and ride hailing.
  - name: KakaoPay Stack
    description: One-time, subscription, and full payment-gateway APIs for Korean checkout, with a single OAuth-style integration.
  - name: Kakao Brain Generative AI
    description: KoGPT and Karlo provide Korean-first generative text and image models through the Kakao Developers platform.
  - name: Daum Search
    description: Web, image, video, blog, and book search APIs powered by Daum's index.
useCases:
  - name: Korean Social Login
    description: Replace email/password signup with Kakao Login plus Kakao Sync KakaoTalk Channel onboarding.
  - name: Marketing Messaging
    description: Send Alimtalk and Friend Talk notifications via KakaoTalk Channel and BizMessage partners.
  - name: Korean Wayfinding
    description: Embed KakaoMap and KakaoNavi in Korean travel, real estate, and lifestyle apps.
  - name: Korean Wallet Checkout
    description: Accept KakaoPay in online stores and subscription products targeting Korean consumers.
  - name: Korean Generative AI
    description: Build Korean-first chatbots, content tools, and creative apps with KoGPT and Karlo.
integrations:
  - name: KakaoTalk
  - name: KakaoMap
  - name: KakaoNavi
  - name: KakaoPay
  - name: KakaoBank
  - name: Kakao T
  - name: Daum
  - name: Melon
authentication:
  - type: OAuth2AuthorizationCode
    description: Kakao Login uses OAuth 2.0 authorization-code flow with PKCE for mobile and web apps.
  - type: AppKey
    description: Read-only services (Local, Daum Search, KakaoMap JavaScript) authenticate with a REST API key registered to the app.
  - type: AdminKey
    description: Server-to-server admin-level operations use the app's Admin Key in an Authorization header.
  - type: SecretKey
    description: KakaoPay APIs authenticate with merchant-issued Secret Keys for payment, cancellation, and refund operations.
common:
  - type: CorporateWebsite
    url: https://www.kakaocorp.com/
  - type: DeveloperPortal
    url: https://developers.kakao.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.kakao.com/docs
  - type: KakaoTalk
    url: https://www.kakaocorp.com/page/service/service/KakaoTalk
  - type: KakaoMapWeb
    url: https://apis.map.kakao.com/
  - type: KakaoPayDevelopers
    url: https://developers.kakaopay.com/
  - type: KakaoMobility
    url: https://www.kakaomobility.com/
  - type: KakaoCloud
    url: https://www.kakaocloud.com/
  - type: KakaoBrain
    url: https://www.kakaobrain.com/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/kakao
  - type: TechBlog
    url: https://tech.kakao.com/
  - type: InvestorRelations
    url: https://www.kakaocorp.com/page/ir/
  - type: Newsroom
    url: https://www.kakaocorp.com/page/detail
  - type: Careers
    url: https://careers.kakao.com/
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kakaocorp/
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com