Create, manage, and share comprehensive API documentation with a customizable portal tailored to your team's specific needs and workflows


Create a documentation portal that fits how your team works. Add only the features you need, and update your setup as your API evolves.
Connect documentation tools, code repositories, and project management systems with real-time sync—or manage everything in Softr Databases. Create a single source of truth for your API resources.
Deliver a fully branded knowledge base for your API documentation. Set up secure logins, user groups, and permissions so each user gets the info they need.
Your documentation portal is mobile-ready by default. Make API docs accessible anywhere, on any device.
Your documentation portal is mobile-ready by default. Make API docs accessible anywhere, on any device.
Integrate with your favorite tools to automate notifications, updates, or feedback collection for your documentation.
Provide separate logins for developers, partners, or clients—personalize docs and dashboards for each audience.
Set fine-tuned rules to control who can view, edit, or contribute to your API documentation.
Protect sensitive information in your knowledge base. Softr meets SOC2 and GDPR compliance standards.
Developers can ask AI for API details or usage tips—get instant answers from your portal’s live docs, powered by Softr.
No more one-size-fits-all tools or costly custom builds. Softr is easy to use and fully customizable, so you can launch faster, adapt as you grow, and skip the complexity of traditional software.
Build your API documentation portal in minutes with intuitive blocks and ready-made knowledge base templates.
Easily update docs, add resources, or integrate feedback tools as your API evolves—no coding required.
Combine documentation, changelogs, and support resources—all managed in one convenient portal.
Integrate with your spreadsheets and databases, including Airtable, SQL, Hubspot, Google Sheets, Supabase, BigQuery, and more—in just a few clicks. Your data is always secure and in sync.
Drag and drop customizable building blocks with various views and functionalities. Granular permissions allow you to control what data each user can access, and which actions they can take.
Ship applications that your team will love in minutes or hours, instead of days or weeks. Deploy on both desktop and mobile.












An API documentation portal is a secure, centralized space where developers and partners can log in to access all your API documentation, guides, and resources. It keeps everything organized and easy to find, so you don’t have to manage scattered documents or endless email threads. This makes onboarding, troubleshooting, and ongoing integration much smoother for everyone interacting with your APIs.
Softr makes it simple to build an API documentation portal tailored to your development community’s needs. You can connect your existing data sources—like Airtable, Notion, or SQL—and create a portal where users can browse API references, download resources, submit requests, and track updates, all in one place.
You don’t need any coding skills. Start with a template or build from scratch, customize layouts, manage user access, and brand the portal to match your organization. It’s quick to launch, easy to update, and flexible enough to support evolving API documentation as your platform grows.
You can include a wide range of features to help users get the most out of your APIs. Common features include:
\- User logins – so developers and partners can access relevant documentation and resources
\- Custom dashboards – to highlight new releases, API status, or usage metrics
\- Interactive API references – for browsing endpoints, parameters, and example requests
\- Forms – for submitting support tickets or requesting API keys
\- File sharing – so users can download SDKs, sample code, or changelogs
\- Search and filters – to help users quickly find specific documentation or endpoints
\- Tables, lists, and detail views – to display resources, usage stats, or FAQs
\- Comments or status updates – to keep feedback and communication in one place
\- Charts – for visualizing API usage, error rates, or performance metrics
\- Permissions and roles – to control who sees internal, partner, or public documentation
All of this can be built using Softr’s drag-and-drop blocks, so you don’t need to write any code. You can easily adapt the portal as your API or audience evolves.
No coding is required. You can build your API documentation portal entirely using Softr’s visual editor. Everything from page structure to user permissions can be customized without writing a single line of code.
Yes. You can manage multiple teams or user groups within a single api documentation portal. Each user will only see the documentation and resources assigned to them, based on their login and role. This is useful if you're supporting different development teams, partners, or API consumers, ensuring each group has access to the specific API documentation relevant to them.
Softr supports a wide range of data sources for your api documentation portal. You can connect to Airtable, Google Sheets, Notion, Coda, monday.com, HubSpot, Clickup, Xano, Supabase, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, MariaDB, BigQuery, and more. You can also bring in content from other sources using the REST API.
You’re not limited to just one—Softr lets you integrate multiple data sources into the same portal, so your API documentation portal can pull in information from, for example, both Notion and Airtable at once. Most sources support real-time, two-way sync, so your documentation stays up to date automatically.
Yes, Softr gives you full control over how users experience your api documentation portal. You can customize the layout, navigation, and content to match your brand and workflows. Each page or section can be shown or hidden based on who’s logged in, so every team or user group sees only the documentation and API resources relevant to them.
You can also set up different user roles, such as API consumer, admin, or documentation editor, and define exactly what each role can view or edit. For example, external users could see only published documentation, while internal team members can manage and edit all documentation. You can also personalize views by filtering content based on the logged-in user, keeping the portal clean, secure, and tailored for each audience.
Yes, you can. You don’t need to have your documentation or resources stored somewhere else to start building your api documentation portal with Softr. If you're starting from scratch, you can use Softr Databases, which are built into the platform and integrate seamlessly with your portal.
But if you already have documentation or reference material in tools like Airtable, Google Sheets, Notion, Coda, monday.com, Supabase, or SQL, you can connect those as well. You can also use the REST API connector to bring in data from other sources. This gives you full control over how your API documentation is structured and presented to your users.
Yes, you can fully white-label your api documentation portal in Softr. You can use your own logo, brand colors, fonts, and even set up a custom domain so the portal feels like a seamless part of your developer experience. It's also possible to remove all Softr branding, ensuring that your users only see your organization’s identity throughout their visit.
Absolutely. Softr gives you a lot of flexibility to design and arrange your api documentation portal just how you want. You can set colors, fonts, spacing, and the general layout to match your brand’s style. You also have control over the structure of each page, so you can decide which information is most prominent and which blocks to include.
To present your API documentation, you can use a variety of blocks depending on your needs:
\- Table blocks – to organize endpoints, parameters, and status codes
\- List or Card blocks – to feature use cases, code samples, or integration guides
\- Detail View – to show in-depth documentation for specific endpoints or resources
\- Forms – for feedback or support requests
\- Charts – to visualize usage or analytics
\- Calendar blocks – to display scheduled API changes or maintenance
If you need to make adjustments later, it’s easy to update your portal in the visual builder.
Softr takes security seriously. All data in your api documentation portal is encrypted during transit (TLS) and at rest, and the platform runs on secure infrastructure. You have full control over who can access your portal and what they can see or edit. You can set up role-based permissions, manage users from your data source, configure visibility rules, and apply global restrictions to keep sensitive technical information protected.
If your portal is connected to external data sources like Airtable, Notion, or SQL, Softr doesn’t store that data—it just displays it in real time based on your settings. You remain in control of your documentation and user access at all times.
Softr also adheres to industry best practices for authentication, access control, and ongoing monitoring to help keep your api documentation safe.
You can start building your api documentation portal for free. Softr’s Free plan lets you publish one portal with up to 10 users and 2 user groups, and supports standard data sources like Softr Databases, Airtable, or Google Sheets.
If your documentation portal needs more users or advanced features, you can explore Softr’s paid plans, each offering expanded options to fit your use case: <http://softr.io/pricing>
Softr is designed to make it easy for you to build robust, user-friendly portals—like api documentation hubs—without any coding. What sets Softr apart is how quickly you can launch your portal and how seamlessly it connects with your existing data sources.
Unlike some no-code platforms that are either focused on mobile apps or require developer skills, Softr empowers non-technical teams to fully control the design, content, and user permissions of their portals. You can build directly on top of real-time data from Airtable, Google Sheets, Softr Databases, or SQL, and create secure portals for your developer community or team.
Everything is customizable in the visual builder, and because Softr includes user roles, forms, conditional logic, and API integrations by default, you don’t have to piece together multiple tools to get a polished documentation site online.
Yes. Softr supports a wide variety of integrations, so you can connect your api documentation portal to the rest of your workflow. You can integrate with tools like Slack for notifications, Intercom for support, or automate updates and user management using Zapier, Make, and N8N. Softr also allows you to use REST APIs and webhooks for more advanced automation.
Whether you want to trigger an alert when documentation is updated, send user feedback to another system, or embed live data into your docs, you can set it up—all without writing code.