Clerk Backend API
The Clerk Backend API is a REST API meant to be accessed by backend servers. It exposes resources for managing users, sessions, organizations, invitations, JWT templates, OAuth applications, SAML connections, M2M tokens, API keys, and billing — wrapped by every official Clerk backend SDK.
Documentation
Documentation
https://clerk.com/docs/reference/backend-api
APIReference
https://clerk.com/docs/reference/backend-api
GettingStarted
https://clerk.com/docs/quickstarts/overview
Authentication
https://clerk.com/docs/backend-requests/making/jwt-templates
Specifications
Other Resources
SpectralRuleset
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/rules/clerk-rules.yml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-actor-tokens.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-agent-tasks.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-allow-list-block-list.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-api-keys.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-beta-features.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-billing.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-clients.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-domains.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-email-addresses.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-email-sms-templates.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-enterprise-connections.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-instance-settings.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-invitations.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-jwks.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-jwt-templates.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-m2m-tokens.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-machines.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-miscellaneous.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-oauth-access-tokens.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-oauth-applications.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-organization-domains.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-organization-invitations.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-organization-memberships.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-organization-permissions.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-organization-roles.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-organizations.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-phone-numbers.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-proxy-checks.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-redirect-urls.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-role-sets.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-saml-connections.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-sessions.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-sign-in-tokens.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-sign-ups.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-testing-tokens.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-users.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-waitlist-entries.yaml
NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/capabilities/clerk-backend-api-webhooks.yaml