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beehiiv email API: SDKs, docs and limits (2026)

Every link below points into beehiiv's official developer documentation and was checked on 10 September 2026. We record only what the vendor documents — a field we could not verify at the source is left out, never guessed.

From beehiiv's official docs · checked 10 September 2026

Docs, SDKs and limits

Developer docs: developers.beehiiv.com/
API reference: developers.beehiiv.com/api-reference
Webhooks: Webhook docsPaid users on the Scale plan and above only, per the docs
Rate limits: 180 requests per minute per organization; HTTP 429 beyond that. Source
Pricing page: www.beehiiv.com/pricing

From our feature matrix — documented by the vendor

API, SMTP and sending auth

APIAPI on all plans but Launch excludes the Send API; Send API Max-only
SDKs / client librariesOfficial TypeScript SDK in the beehiiv GitHub org: 'The Beehiiv TypeScript library provides convenient access to the Beehiiv APIs' (npm @beehiiv/sdk)
Public API docsPublic developer portal with full API reference, webhooks, OAuth2 docs
WebhooksFull webhooks API (27 event types: subscriptions, posts, podcasts, surveys) + webhook CRUD endpoints; gated from Scale plan per pricing
SMTP APINot documented — browser pass 2026-08-21: no SMTP API in developers.beehiiv.com reference
SMTP relayNot documented — browser pass 2026-08-21: no SMTP relay in developers.beehiiv.com reference
Transactional emailSend API is Max-plan-only (pricing capture); suppression doc has a 'Transactional emails and suppression' section confirming transactional-style sends exist
SPF assistance'beehiiv automatically sets up SPF and DKIM for your account' (CNAME records generated for custom domains)
DKIM setupDKIM handled by beehiiv; CNAME records provided for custom sending domains
DMARC supportDMARC required for custom domains; 'simple DMARC wizard that generates the correct record for your domain'

Features checked 10 September 2026. ✓ documented · ◐ limited or plan-gated · × documented as absent · — not documented. Documentation is not a measured result — see our methodology.

Pricing snapshot

Paid beehiiv plans start at $49/mo (Scale), checked 19 August 2026. Full beehiiv pricing by volume

Generated from our datasets — every value verified and dated

Frequently asked questions

Where are the official beehiiv API docs?

beehiiv's official developer documentation is at https://developers.beehiiv.com/, and the API reference is at https://developers.beehiiv.com/api-reference. Links checked on 10 September 2026.

What are the beehiiv API rate limits?

180 requests per minute per organization; HTTP 429 beyond that. Source: beehiiv's official documentation at https://developers.beehiiv.com/welcome/rate-limiting, checked 10 September 2026.

Does beehiiv offer webhooks?

Yes. beehiiv's official docs cover webhook event notifications (Paid users on the Scale plan and above only, per the docs): https://developers.beehiiv.com/webhooks (checked 10 September 2026).