What counts as a credit?

One successful API call. If a request fails — expired session, upstream error — it isn't charged. Mass DMs are the exception: a mailing bills one credit per recipient, and you can preview the exact cost before sending.

How do I authenticate?

A Bearer token: Authorization: Bearer ofapis_sk_…. Create and revoke keys in the dashboard.

Can I manage multiple creators?

Yes. Link several accounts and address each by id under scoped routes. Account count scales with your plan.

Do you have an OpenAPI spec?

A complete OpenAPI 3.0 document and a live Swagger playground — point your generator at it for a typed client.

How to Compare OnlyFans APIs

The OnlyFans API space has several providers with real differences, so a useful OnlyFans API comparison isn't a numbers table that goes stale — it's the checklist that actually matters when you pick one, and honestly where ofapis lands on each.

What to evaluate

1. Auth model — your own account vs scraping. The safer pattern is connecting your own account with your own session, not scraping public pages. ofapis uses your connected session, keeps it alive without a refresh cron, and encrypts credentials at rest. See OnlyFans API authentication.

2. Account safety. Ask how sessions are isolated and whether proxies are per-account. ofapis assigns a dedicated proxy per account and keeps sessions alive. More on the trade-offs in is the OnlyFans API safe?.

3. Webhooks. Event push (HMAC-signed) beats polling on cost and latency. ofapis signs webhooks and exposes delivery health so you can retry failed deliveries.

4. Pricing model. Per-call/credit pricing tracks real usage; per-seat pricing punishes agencies as they scale. See ofapis pricing — failed calls aren't charged.

5. SDK / OpenAPI. A real OpenAPI spec lets you generate a client in any language and plug into MCP / GPT Actions. ofapis ships OpenAPI 3.0 with Node, Python, Go and PHP examples.

6. Idempotency & refunds. Look for idempotency keys and no charge on upstream failure — both are built into ofapis, so a retried mass DM won't double-send or double-bill.

A quick scoring table

Criterion	Weak sign	Strong sign
Auth model	Scrapes public pages	Connects your own encrypted session
Account safety	Shared IPs	Dedicated proxy per account
Webhooks	Polling only	Signed events + delivery health
Pricing	Per seat, charges failures	Per successful call, free failures
SDK / OpenAPI	Hand-written docs only	OpenAPI 3.0 + playground
Support	Community forum only	Docs, playground, direct channel

Score each provider on the criteria that matter to your build rather than a single overall grade.

When ofapis is a good fit

You want a full REST surface (messaging, mailings, scheduling, fan segments, vault) with signed webhooks and metered pricing, and you're building automation or agency tooling. Start on the free plan and measure real credit usage before committing. For a head-to-head with the incumbent, see the OnlyFansAPI.com comparison.

FAQ

Is any OnlyFans API official?

No — OnlyFans does not offer a public API, so every provider is independent. See is there an official OnlyFans API? and compare providers on safety and reliability instead of official status.

How should I compare pricing across providers?

Normalise to how your workload grows: per-call pricing tracks the work your integration does, while per-seat pricing scales with connected accounts. Estimate monthly volume and check whether failed calls are billed.

Do I need webhooks or is polling enough?

Polling works for low-volume tools but wastes calls on empty responses; signed webhooks push events as they happen and cost less at scale. If you poll a chat every minute, webhooks will almost always be cheaper.

Can I generate a client library automatically?

Yes with any provider that publishes a real OpenAPI spec. ofapis ships OpenAPI 3.0, so you can generate a typed client in Node, Python, Go or PHP from the same document.

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