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Clerk Organizations API

Organizations are used to group members under a common entity and provide shared access to resources.

Clerk Organizations API is one of 104 APIs that Clerk publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Organization. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, a getting-started guide, and authentication docs.

This API exposes 11 operations across 6 paths, and defines 28 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2025-11-10.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.clerk.com/v1.

11 operations 6 paths 28 schemas 2 DELETE4 GET2 PATCH2 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2025-11-10
Base URL
https://api.clerk.com/v1
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
License
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Clerk Organizations API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (sk__) (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • bearerAuth — Secret key, obtained under "API Keys" in the Clerk Dashboard.

Paths & Operations 11

Across 6 paths, the API surfaces 11 operations — 2 DELETE, 4 GET, 2 PATCH, 2 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Organizations 11

Organizations are used to group members under a common entity and provide shared access to resources.

GET
/organizations
Get a List of Organizations for an Instance
ListOrganizations 8 params → 200400403422
POST
/organizations
Create an Organization
CreateOrganization body → 200400402403422
GET
/organizations/{organization_id}
Retrieve an Organization by ID or Slug
GetOrganization 3 params → 200403404
PATCH
/organizations/{organization_id}
Update an Organization
UpdateOrganization 1 param body → 200400402403404422
DELETE
/organizations/{organization_id}
Delete an Organization
DeleteOrganization 1 param → 200404
PATCH
/organizations/{organization_id}/metadata
Merge and Update Metadata for an Organization
MergeOrganizationMetadata 1 param body → 200400401404422
PUT
/organizations/{organization_id}/logo
Upload a Logo for the Organization
UploadOrganizationLogo 1 param body → 200400403404413
DELETE
/organizations/{organization_id}/logo
Delete the Organization's Logo.
DeleteOrganizationLogo 1 param → 200404
GET
/organizations/{organization_id}/billing/subscription
Retrieve an Organization's Billing Subscription
GetOrganizationBillingSubscription 1 param → 200400401403404422500
GET
/organizations/{organization_id}/billing/credits
Retrieve an Organization's Credit Balance
GetOrganizationBillingCreditBalance 1 param → 200400401403404422500
POST
/organizations/{organization_id}/billing/credits
Adjust an Organization's Credit Balance
AdjustOrganizationBillingCreditBalance 1 param body → 200400401403404409422500

Schemas 28

The contract defines 28 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are CommerceSubscriptionItem (26 properties), CommercePlan (19 properties), Organization (18 properties), CommercePaymentMethodResponse (17 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

DeletedObject
object
5 properties 2 required
CommerceTotalsResponse
object
6 properties 4 required
AdjustCreditBalanceRequest
object
5 properties 3 required
OrganizationWithLogo
object
CommercePerUnitTotalTier
object
3 properties 2 required
Organizations
object
2 properties 2 required
CommerceProrationCreditDetailResponse
object
4 properties 4 required
CommercePaymentMethodResponse
object
17 properties 10 required
CommercePlan
object
19 properties 17 required
CommercePerUnitTotal
object
3 properties 3 required
ClerkErrors
object
3 properties 1 required
FeatureResponse
object
6 properties 6 required
Organization
object
18 properties 10 required
CommerceCreditsResponse
object
3 properties 3 required
CommerceSubscriptionItemSeatsResponse
object
2 properties 1 required
CommercePlanUnitPrice
object
3 properties 3 required
CommerceMoneyResponse
object
4 properties 4 required
CommerceSubscriptionItem
object
26 properties 13 required
CommerceSubscriptionItemNextPaymentResponse
object
2 properties
CommerceSubscriptionCreditResponse
object
2 properties
CommercePayerCreditResponse
object
2 properties 2 required
CommerceCreditBalanceResponse
object
2 properties 2 required
CommercePayerResponse
object
13 properties 3 required
CommerceSubscription
object
12 properties 10 required
ClerkError
object
4 properties 3 required
CommercePlanUnitPriceTier
object
3 properties 2 required
CommerceCreditLedgerResponse
object
9 properties 8 required
CommerceSubscriptionNextPayment
object
2 properties 2 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

clerk-com-organizations-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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Clerk Agent Tasks API
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Clerk API Keys API
Clerk Application Transfers API
Clerk Applications API
Clerk Backup Codes API
Clerk Beta Features API
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