Workflowy API

Access a Workflowy outline through its official REST API. There is no MCP connector; use curl.

Detailed reference: references/api-reference.md (load on demand for full parameter tables and schemas).

Authentication

Every request needs the header Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>.

• Never hardcode the key in this skill or in scripts. Read it at call time from the environment variable $WORKFLOWY_API_KEY.
• If $WORKFLOWY_API_KEY is unset, ask the user for their key (or tell them to export WORKFLOWY_API_KEY=...). A key is generated at https://workflowy.com/api-key and does not expire.
• Base URL: https://workflowy.com/api/v1.

Rate limits

• GET /nodes-export: 1 request per minute (large response). Prefer this over walking the tree level by level when you need most of the outline.
• All other endpoints: no documented rate limit; still avoid tight polling loops.