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A REST API for project management

Create issues from forms and alerts, set up projects from scripts and pull your data into other tools. JSON over HTTP with an OpenAPI spec and public docs.

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Terminal 
$ curl -X POST https://eigenfocus.example.com/api/v1/projects/12/issues \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $EIGENFOCUS_API_KEY" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"title": "Fix broken signup form", "assignee_id": 4}'

{
  "id": 381,
  "title": "Fix broken signup form",
  "finished": false,
  "status": { "id": 1, "name": "To Do" },
  "web_url": "https://eigenfocus.example.com/projects/12/issues/381",
  ...
}

What can the Eigenfocus REST API do?

The Eigenfocus REST API covers projects, statuses, types, labels, issues, comments, project members, custom fields and your time entries.

  • It uses personal API keys and follows the same permissions as the user.
  • The API reference and OpenAPI spec are public, so you can read them before you sign up.

Connect Eigenfocus to the rest of your stack

Copying tickets by hand

A short script can turn a form submission, a support email or a monitoring alert into an issue in the right project.

Setting up the same project again

Create a project as a copy of a template from a script. Statuses, types and labels come along and you choose the rest.

Reports outside Eigenfocus

Pull issues, statuses and custom fields into a spreadsheet, BI tool or your own dashboard.

How it works

Personal API keys

Create a key in your profile and pick when it expires: 30, 90 or 365 days or never. A key has the same access as you in the app, nothing more.

  • Sent as a Bearer token
  • Admins see and revoke any user's keys
  • On self-hosted, admins can cap how long keys live or turn the API off

Endpoints for the whole project

Work with the same data you see in the app.

Issues

  • List, create, update, finish, reopen, archive and delete
  • Filter by status, type, assignee, labels and title
  • Read and write custom fields and start dates
  • POST /api/v1/projects/{id}/issues

Projects and workflow

  • Create, update, archive, delete and copy projects
  • Manage statuses, types, labels and custom fields
  • POST /api/v1/projects with copy_from_project_id

Team and comments

  • Add, update and remove project members
  • Read, write and delete comments
  • POST /api/v1/projects/{id}/members

Time tracking

  • List, log, edit and delete your time entries
  • Start or stop timers
  • PATCH /api/v1/time_entries/{id}/start

Built for scripts that run on their own

A few details that keep a script working long after you write it.

  • Send the updated_at you read with each edit. If a teammate changed the issue since, you get a 409 error instead of overwriting their work
  • Every project and issue includes a web_url that opens it in the app
  • Public API reference and the spec at /api-docs/v1/openapi.yaml
  • Point a coding agent at the OpenAPI spec and it can write the integration for you
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What people build

Issues from forms or alerts

A script posts new issues to an IT triage project.

IT project management

Project setup from a template

Create each new client project as a copy of your template.

Agency project management

Project reports

Pull a project's issues, statuses and custom fields into a spreadsheet or BI tool.

Two-way sync

Keep issues in step with another tool, using updated_at to avoid overwriting changes.

Works well with

MCP server Connect AI tools with OAuth, no keys needed. Permissions Keys follow the same permissions as their user. Custom workflows Copy template projects from your scripts.

Frequently asked questions

How does the API authenticate?
With personal API keys created in your profile, sent as a Bearer token. Each key has the same access as the user who created it.
Is there an OpenAPI spec?
Yes. Browse the API reference or download the spec at /api-docs/v1/openapi.yaml. Both are public. Every Eigenfocus server also serves its own copy.
What happens to a key when someone leaves?
It stops working when an admin deactivates the user. Admins can also revoke any user's keys. Keys can be set to expire after 30, 90 or 365 days.

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