aid: ko-fi
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ko-fi/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Ko-fi
kind: company
description: >-
  Ko-fi is a creator monetization platform where fans support creators through
  one-off tips ("buy me a coffee"), recurring memberships, digital and physical
  shop products, and paid commissions. Ko-fi charges 0% platform fee on tips and
  donations. Its developer surface is intentionally narrow and integration-only:
  Ko-fi does not publish a public REST API. Instead it offers an outbound
  WEBHOOK that HTTP POSTs payment notifications (donations, subscription /
  membership payments, shop orders, and commissions) to a URL you configure on
  your Ko-fi webhooks page. Each POST is application/x-www-form-urlencoded with a
  single "data" field carrying a JSON payload, and includes a verification_token
  so you can confirm the request originated from Ko-fi. The webhook is one-way
  (Ko-fi to your endpoint) and fires only when a payment happens - there is no
  request/response API to read, create, or manage donations, members, or orders.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Creator Economy
- Donations
- Tips
- Memberships
- Shop
- Payments
- Webhooks
- Creator Monetization
created: '2026-07-05'
modified: '2026-07-05'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: ko-fi:ko-fi-webhook
  name: Ko-fi Webhook
  tags:
  - Webhooks
  - Payments
  - Donations
  - Memberships
  - Shop Orders
  - Commissions
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360004162298-Does-Ko-fi-have-an-API-or-webhook
  properties:
  - url: https://help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360004162298-Does-Ko-fi-have-an-API-or-webhook
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://ko-fi.com/manage/webhooks
    type: Console
  - url: asyncapi/ko-fi-asyncapi.yml
    type: AsyncAPI
  description: >-
    Outbound webhook that Ko-fi HTTP POSTs to a URL you configure whenever a
    payment happens on your Ko-fi page. The single POST body is form-encoded
    with a "data" field containing a JSON payload; a "type" field distinguishes
    the event - Donation, Subscription, Shop Order, or Commission - and a
    verification_token confirms the request came from Ko-fi. This is a one-way,
    server-to-endpoint notification, not a readable/queryable REST API. Modeled
    in asyncapi/ko-fi-asyncapi.yml as an inbound HTTP webhook (not WebSocket).
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/ko-fi-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ko-fi
- type: Website
  url: https://ko-fi.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360004162298-Does-Ko-fi-have-an-API-or-webhook
- type: Plans
  url: plans/ko-fi-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/ko-fi-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/ko-fi-finops.yml
- url: https://blog.ko-fi.com
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com