Virtuous API

Reference for integrating with the Virtuous CRM REST API.

Base URL

https://api.virtuoussoftware.com

Authentication

Two methods available:

API Keys (recommended for integrations):

Authorization: Bearer <api-key>

Keys created in Virtuous UI, last 15 years.

OAuth Tokens (for user-based interactions):

curl -d "grant_type=password&username=EMAIL&password=PASSWORD" -X POST https://api.virtuoussoftware.com/Token

Tokens last 15 days, refresh tokens last 365 days.

Rate Limits

1,500 requests/hour
Response headers: X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining, X-RateLimit-Reset

API Categories

Category	Description
Account/Permissions	Auth tokens, organizations, permissions
Contacts/Individuals	Donor records, addresses, methods, notes, tags, relationships
Giving	Gifts, designations, asks, pledges, recurring gifts, premiums
Campaigns	Campaigns, communications, segments
Projects	Project management, expenses, notes, roles
Events	Event management, attendees
Grants	Grant tracking and queries
Tasks	Task creation and queries
Webhooks	Event subscriptions

Key Endpoints

Contacts

GET    /api/Contact/:contactId           # Get single contact
POST   /api/Contact/Query                # Query contacts (bulk)
POST   /api/Contact/Transaction          # Import contact (recommended)

Gifts

GET    /api/Gift/:giftId                 # Get single gift
POST   /api/Gift/Query                   # Query gifts (bulk)
POST   /api/Gift/Transaction             # Import gift (recommended)
GET    /api/Gift/ByContact/:contactId    # Gifts for contact

Recurring Gifts

GET    /api/RecurringGift/:id
POST   /api/RecurringGift/Query
GET    /api/RecurringGift/ByContact/:contactId

Projects

GET    /api/Project/:projectId
POST   /api/Project/Query

Tasks

POST   /api/Task                         # Create task
POST   /api/Task/Query                   # Query tasks
GET    /api/Task/Types                   # Get task types

Best Practices

Use Transaction Endpoints for Gifts and Contacts to avoid duplicates
Use Webhooks instead of polling for updates
Use Bulk Endpoints (Query) when fetching multiple records
Check Response Messages on non-200 status codes

Full API Reference

For complete endpoint specifications, request/response schemas, and examples, search the Postman collection (do not read the full file):

references/Virtuous.postman_collection.json

Search patterns (use grep):

Endpoint by name: grep '"name":.*Gift'
HTTP method: grep '"method": "POST"'
URL paths: grep '"path":'
Response examples: grep '"body":'

Disclaimer

This skill is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Virtuous. It references publicly available API documentation for educational and integration purposes. The information may be outdated or incomplete. Always refer to the official Virtuous documentation for the most current API specifications.

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