# Passbolt

Passbolt Community Edition (CE) API. The JSON API for the open source password manager for teams!

Repository: https://github.com/passbolt/passbolt_api
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/passbolt
Homepage: https://passbolt.com
Language: PHP
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: password-manager, passbolt, security, cakephp, productivity, php, credentials, password, cakephp5
Last push: 2026-08-21T08:02:59+00:00
Link (homepage): https://passbolt.com
Link (site_page): https://www.passbolt.com:443/docs/hosting/install
Link (site_page): https://www.passbolt.com:443/docs/hosting/update
Link (site_page): https://help.passbolt.com/api
Link (site_page): https://www.passbolt.com:443/pricing/pro

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3845, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": 12, "gap_med": 20.5, "n_releases_24m": 31}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6095, forks 398 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:35.012511+00:00)

## What it is
Passbolt Community Edition API is the JSON backend for the open source, security-first password manager for teams, built in PHP on CakePHP. It provides end-to-end encrypted credential storage and sharing using OpenPGP, with JWT and GPGAuth authentication, and can be self-hosted on-premises or air-gapped.

## Use cases
- self-host a team password manager
- share passwords securely across a team
- store credentials with end-to-end encryption
- manage shared folders and groups of passwords
- deploy a password manager in an air-gapped environment
- integrate password management via a JSON API
- migrate from spreadsheets or KeePass to team password management

## When to choose
- you need a self-hosted, open source (AGPL) password manager with full data ownership
- your team requires OpenPGP-based end-to-end encryption and auditable security
- you want granular per-password access control with users, groups, and folders
- you need an API-first credential platform with browser extension, mobile, and CLI clients
- privacy matters - no telemetry, EU-based, air-gap capable

## When to avoid
- you need SSO, LDAP sync, or account recovery - those require the paid Pro edition
- you want a simple personal password manager rather than team-oriented sharing
- you cannot run your own server and don't want to rely on Passbolt Cloud
- you prefer a lightweight file-based solution like KeePass over a server deployment

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: stable
- function: auth, security, api-framework, secrets-management, cryptography, self-hosted
- domain: security, self-hosted, developer-tools, privacy
- platform: self-hosted, php, browser-extension, cli
- tags: password-manager, openpgp, team-credentials, json-api, cakephp, end-to-end-encryption, credential-sharing, gpg-auth, jwt, linux, docker, web-server, mobile

## Member repositories
- passbolt/passbolt_api (main) score 98
- passbolt/passbolt_docker (infra) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:35.012511+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:48:16.659734+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/passbolt/passbolt_api (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:35.012511+00:00, sha f214ff956a3c)
  - homepage: https://passbolt.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:44:58.027588+00:00, sha 297d45e73fc1)
  - site_page: https://www.passbolt.com:443/docs/hosting/install (fetched 2026-08-29T08:44:58.036818+00:00, sha e1ed200271df)
  - site_page: https://www.passbolt.com:443/docs/hosting/update (fetched 2026-08-29T08:44:58.038652+00:00, sha b248c77f2d17)
  - site_page: https://www.passbolt.com:443/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T08:44:58.042680+00:00, sha abd33615a4b0)
  - site_page: https://www.passbolt.com:443/changelog/api-bext (fetched 2026-08-29T08:44:58.034699+00:00, sha b1b6f9eda70f)
  - site_page: https://help.passbolt.com/api (fetched 2026-08-29T08:44:58.040406+00:00, sha 930297fe48e6)
  - site_page: https://www.passbolt.com:443/pricing/pro (fetched 2026-08-29T08:44:58.030600+00:00, sha 88fae991773c)
  - site_page: https://www.passbolt.com:443/security (fetched 2026-08-29T08:44:58.032571+00:00, sha cb95b8fde87f)
  - site_page: https://www.passbolt.com:443/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T08:44:58.044442+00:00, sha 8b9be08bbf0b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.