# Is This API Against the Terms of Service?

**URL:** <https://ask.vrchat.com/t/is-this-api-against-the-terms-of-service/46788>\
**Category:** Tool Creators\
**Created:** [September 30, 2025, 9:47am UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/is-this-api-against-the-terms-of-service/46788 "2025-09-30T09:47:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![ogawawa12](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/user_avatar/ask.vrchat.com/ogawawa12/32/42216_2.png) [@ogawawa12](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/ogawawa12)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2025, 9:47am UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/is-this-api-against-the-terms-of-service/46788/1 "2025-09-30T09:47:49Z")

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Does the API at the following link violate the terms of service?  
Is it simply unofficial but still acceptable to use?  
If it can be used, I am considering implementing it in a web service.

> **[Getting Started](https://vrchat.community/getting-started)**
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> A quick-start guide to get you started with the VRChat API.

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**Author:** ![\_Az](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/user_avatar/ask.vrchat.com/_az/32/42022_2.png) [@\_Az](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/_Az)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2025, 12:17pm UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/is-this-api-against-the-terms-of-service/46788/2 "2025-09-30T12:17:00Z")

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[https://wiki.vrchat.com/wiki/VRChat\_API#cite\_note-2](https://wiki.vrchat.com/wiki/VRChat_API#cite_note-2)

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**Author:** ![\_Az](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/user_avatar/ask.vrchat.com/_az/32/42022_2.png) [@\_Az](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/_Az)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/is-this-api-against-the-terms-of-service/46788/4 "2025-10-03T15:22:08Z")

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That is not my link. My link references a very specific citation.

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**Author:** ![\_Az](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/user_avatar/ask.vrchat.com/_az/32/42022_2.png) [@\_Az](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/_Az)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/is-this-api-against-the-terms-of-service/46788/6 "2025-10-03T15:26:36Z")

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No it doesn’t. The problem was with the citation, not the link.

You’re that same person from a couple days ago.

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**Author:** ![Xeravax](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/user_avatar/ask.vrchat.com/xeravax/32/47755_2.png) [@Xeravax](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/Xeravax)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 11:05am UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/is-this-api-against-the-terms-of-service/46788/8 "2025-10-06T11:05:14Z")

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A direct quite from the Creator Guidelines:

> However, our community has created [unofficial documentation](https://vrchat.community/) of our API. **While that project is not officially sanctioned** , the project tends to be accurate and respectful of our rules. We communicate with that team when appropriate, and try our best to inform them of breaking changes. As such, we find it a good source of information for interacting with our API. Any usage of this linked unofficial documentation is done so at your own risk.

> **[VRChat Creator Guidelines — VRChat](https://hello.vrchat.com/creator-guidelines#:~:text=or%20suggestive%20content.-,API%20Usage%20/%20Bots,-VRChat%20does%20not)**
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> These are the guidelines for creating content in VRChat! Avatars, worlds, video, and more!

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/original/3X/0/4/04a4f1a0d40a473590440047a880d847921e3555.png)

Simply put, yes you can use those API’s as long as you folloow the rules above ^. It **will** depend on your use case for your tool/app/etc.