Pushover API
✓ Official Vendor SpecCommunicationsPush NotificationsapiKey17 EndpointsREST
For Agents
Programmatically send a push notification, validate a user or group key. Covers 17 operations with apiKey authentication.
Use for: I need to send a push notification, I want to validate a user or group key, Search for available notification sounds, Find all application message limits
Not supported: Does not handle payments, crm, or developer tools - use for communications only.
Pushover API for sending real-time notifications to Android, iOS, and desktop devices. Includes message sending, user/group validation, group management, emergency receipt tracking, glances, and subscription management. The API exposes 17 endpoints secured with apiKey authentication.
Install Jentic One Beta
Connect the Pushover API to your agent
Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the Pushover API, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.
Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.
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Step 1: Jentic One Host machine
# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Fpushover.net%2Fpushover" | sh2
Step 2: Agent machine
# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Fpushover.net%2Fpushover" | sh
jentic register # connects your agent to your Jentic One instanceJentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.
Capabilities
What an agent can do with Pushover API.
Send a push notification
Validate a user or group key
List available notification sounds
Get application message limits
Cancel an emergency priority notification
Use Cases
Patterns agents use Pushover API for, with concrete tasks.
★ Communications Operations
Use the Pushover API to perform communications operations programmatically. The API provides 17 endpoints covering core functionality including send a push notification, validate a user or group key, list available notification sounds.
Call POST /messages.json to send a push notification
Automated Messages Management
Automate messages operations by combining multiple Pushover API endpoints. Agents can validate a user or group key and then list available notification sounds in a single workflow.
Call POST /users/validate.json to validate a user or group key, then verify the result
AI Agent Integration via Jentic
AI agents discover and call Pushover API endpoints through Jentic without managing credentials directly. An agent searches for the required operation by intent, receives the matching endpoint schema, and executes the call with Jentic-managed authentication. This eliminates the need to read API documentation or handle apiKey tokens manually.
Search Jentic for 'send a push notification', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials
Key Endpoints
17 endpoints — pushover api for sending real-time notifications to android, ios, and desktop devices.
METHOD
PATH
DESCRIPTION
POST
/messages.json
Send a push notification
POST
/users/validate.json
Validate a user or group key
GET
/sounds.json
List available notification sounds
GET
/apps/limits.json
Get application message limits
GET
/receipts/{receipt}.json
Get emergency notification receipt status
POST
/receipts/{receipt}/cancel.json
Cancel an emergency priority notification
POST
/receipts/cancel_by_tag/{tag}.json
Cancel emergency notifications by tag
POST
/groups.json
Create a new group
POST
/messages.json
Send a push notification
POST
/users/validate.json
Validate a user or group key
GET
/sounds.json
List available notification sounds
GET
/apps/limits.json
Get application message limits
GET
/receipts/{receipt}.json
Get emergency notification receipt status
POST
/receipts/{receipt}/cancel.json
Cancel an emergency priority notification
POST
/receipts/cancel_by_tag/{tag}.json
Cancel emergency notifications by tag
POST
/groups.json
Create a new group
Why Jentic?
What agents get from Jentic-routed access to this vendor.
Setup
Wiring Pushover by hand means passing its token on every query string and handling message, receipt, and group calls yourself. Through Jentic you install once, import the Pushover API from the API Directory, store the token once, and your agent calls it.
Permission scoping
Pushover sends messages from the request body and identifies receipts and tags per call, so scope the agent to the operations it needs, such as sending a message or checking a receipt. You choose that allowed set, so cancelling receipts is not included unless you add it.
Credential isolation
Your Pushover token is stored once, encrypted, by your own Jentic One instance and injected at execution time. It never enters the agent's prompt, logs, or context.
Intent-based discovery
Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'send a push notification' or 'check a message receipt', and Jentic returns the matching Pushover operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without browsing the reference docs.
Related APIs
Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.
FAQs
Specific to using Pushover API through Jentic.
What authentication does the Pushover API use?
The Pushover API uses an API key passed in the `token` query. Through Jentic, these credentials are stored encrypted in your Jentic One instance and injected at execution time, so raw secrets never enter the agent context.
Can I send a push notification with the Pushover API?
Yes. Use the POST /messages.json endpoint. The API returns structured JSON responses that agents can parse and act on directly.
What are the rate limits for the Pushover API?
Rate limits are not specified in the OpenAPI spec. Check the vendor documentation for current limits. Through Jentic, rate limiting is handled automatically with retry logic built into the execution layer.
How do I send a push notification through Jentic?
Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, authenticate through Jentic One, the self-hosted execution layer, then search for 'send a push notification'. Jentic returns the matching Pushover API operation with its input schema. Load the schema and execute the call - credentials are injected automatically.
How many endpoints does the Pushover API have?
The Pushover API exposes 17 endpoints covering messages, users, groups operations.
Can I limit what my agent is allowed to do with the Pushover API?
Yes. Because Jentic One is self-hosted, your own rules decide which Pushover operations and credentials the agent may use, so you can allow only what it needs, such as sending a message with POST /messages.json or checking a receipt with GET /receipts/{receipt}.json. Since messages are sent from the request body and receipts and tags are identified per call, you can permit sending while withholding actions like cancelling a receipt or creating a group unless you explicitly add them. The stored Pushover token is injected only for the operations you have allowed, keeping the agent inside that boundary.
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