> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.granola.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Personal API

> Access your own meeting notes programmatically. Build AI agents, back up your notes, and create personal integrations.

The Personal API (Beta) gives you programmatic access to your own meeting notes — notes you own, notes shared with you, and notes in private folders shared with you.

## What can you build?

* **Custom AI agents** – Build agents that analyze sentiment across your calls, surface recurring themes in product feedback, or combine meeting context with other data sources for deeper insights.
* **Knowledge bases & wikis** – Feed your meeting notes into Notion, Confluence, or a personal wiki so your knowledge is always searchable and current.
* **Task & follow-up automation** – Extract action items from your meeting notes and automatically create tasks in Linear, Jira, Todoist, or your project management tool of choice.

<Tip>
  If you just want to chat with your notes in Claude, ChatGPT or another LLM, you can also try the [Granola MCP](/help-center/sharing/integrations/integrations-with-granola) – it's easy to set up and optimized for AI agents.
</Tip>

## Who is it for?

Any workspace member on a **Business** or **Enterprise** plan can create a Personal API key.

On Enterprise plans, workspace admins can enable or disable Personal API key creation via the **"Allow user-scoped API keys"** toggle in **Settings → Workspace > General**.

## What can you access?

Everything in your **My notes** space:

* Notes you own
* Notes directly shared with you
* Notes in private folders shared with you

## Getting started

1. Open the Granola desktop app
2. Go to **Settings → Connectors → API keys → Create new key**
3. Select **Personal API key** and click **Generate API Key**
4. Copy your API key for use in other apps – read our documentation for examples.

<Note>
  On Enterprise plans, Personal API key creation must be enabled by a workspace admin.
</Note>

## Revoking a key

To revoke a Personal API key:

1. Go to **Settings → Connectors → API keys**
2. Find the key you want to revoke and click **Revoke**
3. Confirm in the dialog

Once revoked, the key is permanently disabled and moves to the **Revoked** section of the table. This cannot be undone.

<Card title="API Documentation" icon="book" href="https://docs.granola.ai/introduction">
  Full API reference with endpoints, authentication, and examples.
</Card>

## FAQs

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="What plan do I need?">
    A Business or Enterprise plan. Personal API keys are not available on Free or Pro plans.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="What's the difference between the Personal API and the MCP?">
    The Personal API gives you a key for programmatic access — useful for scripts, automations, and custom integrations. The MCP uses browser-based OAuth and is designed for conversational AI tools like Claude and ChatGPT. Both access your own notes.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can I access my team's notes with a Personal API key?">
    No. Personal API keys only access your own notes space. For workspace-wide access, you need an [Enterprise API key](/help-center/sharing/integrations/enterprise-api).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Is there a sandbox or test environment?">
    Not currently. We recommend testing with a small number of notes in a dedicated test folder.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Are there rate limits?">
    Yes. Personal API keys are rate limited per user: 25 requests burst capacity with a sustained rate of 5 requests/second.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Are webhooks available?">
    Not yet — you need to poll the API for new notes. Webhooks are on our roadmap.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>