Dovetail API Documentation

This is the complete API documentation for connecting to the Dovetail API using MindCloud's Universal API. If you are new to MindCloud, start with the Introduction to see how one API can sit in front of many different apps.

MindCloud is an integration company that offers one normalized API to access 3,100+ apps from a single place. It cleans up provider-specific quirks, keeps requests and responses consistent, and centralizes authentication so you do not need to manage separate flows for every app. Browse other apps.

Meet Dovetail: Manage projects, folders, and research data. Keep reading to get started.

Quickstart

Before you run your first Dovetail request, you need three things:

1. A MindCloud account — sign in or create an account at MindCloud.
2. A MindCloud API Key — create one in API Keys. Keep it on your server.
3. At least one Dovetail connection — create or choose one in Connections. Note its connectionId.

Every Dovetail action uses the same URL pattern:

POST https://connect.mindcloud.co/v2/universal/apps/dovetail/actions/{actionSlug}/run

You need a MindCloud API Key and a Dovetail connection. Then call an action such as List Projects:

curl --request POST \
  --url "https://connect.mindcloud.co/v2/universal/apps/dovetail/actions/list-projects/run" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $MINDCLOUD_API_KEY" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
  "connectionId": "$CONNECTION_ID",
  "arguments": {}
}'

Every response comes back in the same envelope, with your rows in a data array:

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    { "id": "1042", "name": "Ava" }
  ],
  "meta": {}
}

After your first request works, use Shape your requests to control arguments, pagination, filtering, fields, and errors.

Authenticate with a MindCloud API Key plus a connectionId for your Dovetail account. See Dovetail API Authentication for the full flow and how to get your connection credentials.

Dovetail actions

All 25 published actions for this Dovetail version. Each page documents the endpoint, arguments, and response controls.

• POSTCreate Contact
• POSTCreate Data
• POSTCreate Doc
• POSTCreate Folder
• POSTCreate Project
• DELETEDelete Contact
• DELETEDelete Data
• DELETEDelete Doc
• DELETEDelete Folder
• DELETEDelete Project
• GETGet Contact
• GETGet Data
• GETGet Doc
• GETGet Folder
• GETGet Project
• GETList Contacts
• GETList Data
• GETList Docs
• GETList Folders
• GETList Projects
• PUTUpdate Contact
• PUTUpdate Data
• PUTUpdate Doc
• PUTUpdate Folder
• PUTUpdate Project

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