API reference / Tags
Get a tag
https://app.clik.so/api /tags/{id}In short
You need
- API key
readpermission or higher. See Authentication.- Role
- Any member (viewer and up) in the key's workspace.
- Plan
- Any plan, including Free.
Example
curl "https://app.clik.so/api/tags/1a2b3c4d-5e6f-4a7b-8c9d-0e1f2a3b4c5d" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CLIKSO_API_KEY"const res = await fetch("https://app.clik.so/api/tags/1a2b3c4d-5e6f-4a7b-8c9d-0e1f2a3b4c5d", {
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.CLIKSO_API_KEY}`,
},
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(res.status, data);Uses fetch (Node 18+ or the browser). Set CLIKSO_API_KEY first.
import os
import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://app.clik.so/api/tags/1a2b3c4d-5e6f-4a7b-8c9d-0e1f2a3b4c5d",
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['CLIKSO_API_KEY']}"},
)
print(response.status_code, response.json())Uses requests. Set CLIKSO_API_KEY first.
<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://app.clik.so/api/tags/1a2b3c4d-5e6f-4a7b-8c9d-0e1f2a3b4c5d');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
'Authorization: Bearer ' . getenv('CLIKSO_API_KEY'),
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
$status = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE);
curl_close($ch);
echo $status, PHP_EOL, $response, PHP_EOL;Uses the curl extension. Set CLIKSO_API_KEY first.
package main
import (
"fmt"
"io"
"net/http"
"os"
)
func main() {
req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://app.clik.so/api/tags/1a2b3c4d-5e6f-4a7b-8c9d-0e1f2a3b4c5d", nil)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+os.Getenv("CLIKSO_API_KEY"))
res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
defer res.Body.Close()
data, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
fmt.Println(res.StatusCode, string(data))
}Uses net/http. Set CLIKSO_API_KEY first.
require "net/http"
uri = URI('https://app.clik.so/api/tags/1a2b3c4d-5e6f-4a7b-8c9d-0e1f2a3b4c5d')
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
request["Authorization"] = "Bearer #{ENV.fetch("CLIKSO_API_KEY")}"
response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true) do |http|
http.request(request)
end
puts response.code, response.bodyUses Net::HTTP. Set CLIKSO_API_KEY first.
import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
.uri(URI.create("https://app.clik.so/api/tags/1a2b3c4d-5e6f-4a7b-8c9d-0e1f2a3b4c5d"))
.header("Authorization", "Bearer " + System.getenv("CLIKSO_API_KEY"))
.GET()
.build();
HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient()
.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
System.out.println(response.statusCode());
System.out.println(response.body());
}
}Uses java.net.http (Java 15+). Set CLIKSO_API_KEY first.
using System.Net.Http.Headers;
using var client = new HttpClient();
var request = new HttpRequestMessage(new HttpMethod("GET"), "https://app.clik.so/api/tags/1a2b3c4d-5e6f-4a7b-8c9d-0e1f2a3b4c5d");
request.Headers.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue(
"Bearer", Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("CLIKSO_API_KEY"));
using var response = await client.SendAsync(request);
Console.WriteLine((int)response.StatusCode);
Console.WriteLine(await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());Uses HttpClient (C# 11+). Set CLIKSO_API_KEY first.
#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <curl/curl.h>
static size_t collect(char* data, size_t size, size_t n, void* out) {
static_cast<std::string*>(out)->append(data, size * n);
return size * n;
}
int main() {
CURL* curl = curl_easy_init();
if (!curl) return 1;
const char* key = std::getenv("CLIKSO_API_KEY");
std::string auth = std::string("Authorization: Bearer ") + (key ? key : "");
struct curl_slist* headers = curl_slist_append(nullptr, auth.c_str());
std::string response;
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://app.clik.so/api/tags/1a2b3c4d-5e6f-4a7b-8c9d-0e1f2a3b4c5d");
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, headers);
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION, collect);
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, &response);
CURLcode rc = curl_easy_perform(curl);
long status = 0;
curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE, &status);
curl_slist_free_all(headers);
curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
if (rc != CURLE_OK) {
std::cerr << curl_easy_strerror(rc) << std::endl;
return 1;
}
std::cout << status << "\n" << response << std::endl;
return 0;
}Uses libcurl. Set CLIKSO_API_KEY first.
{
"status": 200,
"success": true,
"message": "Success",
"data": {
"id": "1a2b3c4d-5e6f-4a7b-8c9d-0e1f2a3b4c5d",
"name": "launch",
"color": "#3b82f6",
"created_at": "2026-10-01T08:00:00.000Z",
"updated_at": "2026-10-01T08:00:00.000Z",
"link_count": 4
}
}Path parameters
idstring · uuidrequiredThe tag's id.
What you get back
200 with the usual envelope — status, success, message, data. data has these fields:
idstring · uuidrequiredThe tag's id.
namestringrequiredThe tag's name.
Up to 10 characters
colorstringrequiredThe tag's colour as
#rrggbb, or an empty string.created_atstring · date-time or nullrequiredWhen the tag was created.
updated_atstring · date-time or nullrequiredWhen it last changed.
link_countintegerrequiredHow many links carry the tag.
Min 0
Common errors
UNAUTHORIZEDThe API key is missing, malformed or unknown.NOT_FOUNDNo tag with this id exists in the key's workspace.RATE_LIMITEDThe key went over its per-minute request limit.Every code and what to do about it: Errors.
Good to know
link_countis the real number of links carrying the tag (before 1.61.1 it was always0here).
