Developer Platform

Build with Grant-AI

Developer access is in gated beta. REST, OAuth, MCP, and webhooks are available for internal testing and selected partners while we harden the founder workflow.

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REST API

Versioned endpoints, gated during beta

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GraphQL

Query exactly what you need, typed schema

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MCP Server

Native Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf integration

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Webhooks

Real-time events, HMAC-SHA256 signed

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SDKs

JavaScript, TypeScript, Python — fully typed

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OAuth2

Client Credentials flow for server-to-server

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Quickstart

Pick your preferred language or protocol. These examples are available to beta partners with API access enabled.

cURL

curl https://api.grantai.dev/api/v1/programs/search \
  -H "X-API-Key: <YOUR_GRANT_AI_API_KEY>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "country": "DE",
    "industries": ["AI_ML"],
    "page": 1,
    "per_page": 20
  }'

JavaScript / TypeScript

import { GrantAI } from "@grant-ai/sdk";

const client = new GrantAI({ apiKey: process.env.GRANT_AI_KEY });

const { programs } = await client.programs.search({
  country: "DE",
  industries: ["AI_ML"],
});

const matches = await client.match({
  description: "AI-powered customer support platform",
  stage: "PRE_SEED",
  country: "DE",
});

Python

from grant_ai import GrantAI

client = GrantAI(api_key="<YOUR_GRANT_AI_API_KEY>")

programs = client.programs.search(
    country="DE",
    industries=["AI_ML"],
)

matches = client.match(
    description="AI-powered customer support platform",
    stage="PRE_SEED",
    country="DE",
)

MCP (Claude Code / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grant-ai": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "grant_ai.mcp.stdio_server"],
      "env": {
        "GRANT_AI_API_URL": "https://api.grantai.dev",
        "GRANT_AI_API_KEY": "<YOUR_GRANT_AI_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Authentication

Every API request needs an API key. During beta, keys are issued from your dashboard.

Header (recommended)

X-API-Key: <YOUR_GRANT_AI_API_KEY>

Environment variable

GRANT_AI_API_KEY=<YOUR_GRANT_AI_API_KEY>

Rate Limits

Based on your beta access tier. Every response includes rate limit headers.

Starter

Beta

60 / hour

requests

Pro

Beta

5,000 / hour

requests

Team

Beta

50,000 / hour

requests

Webhooks

Get notified when curated programs are discovered, matches are found, or application statuses change.

Supported events

program.discoveredprogram.updatedmatch.foundapplication.status_changeddeadline.approachingautopilot.run_completed

Need help?

Beta partners get setup help for API keys, MCP, and webhooks.

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Quickstart

Pick your preferred language or protocol. These examples are available to beta partners with API access enabled.

cURL

curl https://api.grantai.dev/api/v1/programs/search \
  -H "X-API-Key: <YOUR_GRANT_AI_API_KEY>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "country": "DE",
    "industries": ["AI_ML"],
    "page": 1,
    "per_page": 20
  }'

JavaScript / TypeScript

import { GrantAI } from "@grant-ai/sdk";

const client = new GrantAI({ apiKey: process.env.GRANT_AI_KEY });

const { programs } = await client.programs.search({
  country: "DE",
  industries: ["AI_ML"],
});

const matches = await client.match({
  description: "AI-powered customer support platform",
  stage: "PRE_SEED",
  country: "DE",
});

Python

from grant_ai import GrantAI

client = GrantAI(api_key="<YOUR_GRANT_AI_API_KEY>")

programs = client.programs.search(
    country="DE",
    industries=["AI_ML"],
)

matches = client.match(
    description="AI-powered customer support platform",
    stage="PRE_SEED",
    country="DE",
)

MCP (Claude Code / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grant-ai": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "grant_ai.mcp.stdio_server"],
      "env": {
        "GRANT_AI_API_URL": "https://api.grantai.dev",
        "GRANT_AI_API_KEY": "<YOUR_GRANT_AI_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}