Setup
Set these environment variables before running any example:# Required: your service user API key (starts with cog_)
export DEVIN_API_KEY="cog_your_key_here"
# Required: your organization ID (shown at the top of Settings → Devin API)
export DEVIN_ORG_ID="your_org_id"
Find your organization ID at the top of the Settings → Devin API page.
curl Examples
These examples work directly in your terminal after setting the environment variables above.Create a session
Create a session
curl -X POST "https://api.devin.ai/v3/organizations/$DEVIN_ORG_ID/sessions" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $DEVIN_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"prompt": "Create a Python script that analyzes CSV data"}'
List sessions
List sessions
curl "https://api.devin.ai/v3/organizations/$DEVIN_ORG_ID/sessions" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $DEVIN_API_KEY"
Send a message to a session
Send a message to a session
export SESSION_ID="your_session_id"
curl -X POST "https://api.devin.ai/v3/organizations/$DEVIN_ORG_ID/sessions/$SESSION_ID/messages" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $DEVIN_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"message": "Please also add unit tests"}'
Create a knowledge note
Create a knowledge note
curl -X POST "https://api.devin.ai/v3/organizations/$DEVIN_ORG_ID/knowledge/notes" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $DEVIN_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"name": "Coding standards",
"trigger": "When writing code in this repo",
"body": "Use TypeScript strict mode. Follow the existing code style."
}'
List enterprise organizations
List enterprise organizations
curl "https://api.devin.ai/v3/enterprise/organizations" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $DEVIN_API_KEY"
Get consumption data
Get consumption data
# Uses Unix timestamps — example: Jan 1 to Jan 31, 2025
curl "https://api.devin.ai/v3/enterprise/consumption/daily?time_after=1735689600&time_before=1738368000" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $DEVIN_API_KEY"
Python Examples
Create a session
Create a session
import os
import requests
API_KEY = os.environ["DEVIN_API_KEY"]
ORG_ID = os.environ["DEVIN_ORG_ID"]
BASE_URL = "https://api.devin.ai/v3"
response = requests.post(
f"{BASE_URL}/organizations/{ORG_ID}/sessions",
headers={
"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
},
json={
"prompt": "Create a Python script that analyzes CSV data"
}
)
response.raise_for_status()
session = response.json()
print(f"Session created: {session['session_id']}")
print(f"URL: {session['url']}")
Poll session status
Poll session status
import os
import time
import requests
API_KEY = os.environ["DEVIN_API_KEY"]
ORG_ID = os.environ["DEVIN_ORG_ID"]
BASE_URL = "https://api.devin.ai/v3"
SESSION_ID = os.environ.get("SESSION_ID", "your_session_id")
while True:
response = requests.get(
f"{BASE_URL}/organizations/{ORG_ID}/sessions/{SESSION_ID}",
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"}
)
response.raise_for_status()
session = response.json()
status = session["status"]
print(f"Status: {status}")
# Terminal statuses: "exit" (completed), "error", "suspended"
if status in ("exit", "error", "suspended"):
break
time.sleep(10)
Multi-org workflow (enterprise)
Multi-org workflow (enterprise)
Automate across multiple organizations:
import os
import requests
API_KEY = os.environ["DEVIN_API_KEY"]
BASE_URL = "https://api.devin.ai/v3"
# Get all organizations
orgs_response = requests.get(
f"{BASE_URL}/enterprise/organizations",
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"}
)
orgs_response.raise_for_status()
organizations = orgs_response.json()["items"]
# Create a session in each organization
for org in organizations:
session_response = requests.post(
f"{BASE_URL}/organizations/{org['org_id']}/sessions",
headers={
"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
},
json={
"prompt": f"Run daily health check for {org['name']}"
}
)
if session_response.ok:
session = session_response.json()
print(f"Created session for {org['name']}: {session['session_id']}")
else:
print(f"Failed for {org['name']}: {session_response.status_code}")
Paginated audit log retrieval (enterprise)
Paginated audit log retrieval (enterprise)
import os
import requests
from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
API_KEY = os.environ["DEVIN_API_KEY"]
BASE_URL = "https://api.devin.ai/v3"
# Last 7 days as Unix timestamps
now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
seven_days_ago = now - timedelta(days=7)
params = {
"time_after": int(seven_days_ago.timestamp()),
"time_before": int(now.timestamp()),
"first": 100,
}
all_logs = []
while True:
response = requests.get(
f"{BASE_URL}/enterprise/audit-logs",
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"},
params=params,
)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()
all_logs.extend(data["items"])
print(f"Fetched {len(data['items'])} logs (total: {len(all_logs)})")
if not data.get("has_next_page"):
break
params["after"] = data["end_cursor"]
for log in all_logs:
ts = datetime.fromtimestamp(log["created_at"], tz=timezone.utc).isoformat()
actor = log.get("service_user_id") or log.get("user_id") or "system"
print(f"{ts} - {log['action']} (actor={actor})")
Error handling
Error handling
import os
import requests
API_KEY = os.environ["DEVIN_API_KEY"]
ORG_ID = os.environ["DEVIN_ORG_ID"]
BASE_URL = "https://api.devin.ai/v3"
try:
response = requests.get(
f"{BASE_URL}/organizations/{ORG_ID}/sessions",
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"}
)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()
except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as e:
if e.response.status_code == 401:
print("Invalid or expired API key")
elif e.response.status_code == 403:
print("Service user lacks required permission")
elif e.response.status_code == 429:
print("Rate limit exceeded — wait and retry")
else:
print(f"API error: {e.response.status_code} {e.response.text}")
Support
Need Help?
For questions about the API or to report issues, email support@cognition.ai