Publishing · llms.txt file breakdown
A directly retrieved Markdown index for beehiiv, organized into How to read this site as a machine, Product, Solutions, Comparisons.
The actual file
The saved llms.txt text, displayed as source. The file belongs to its publisher; the live endpoint may change.
Complete saved Markdown shown below.
# beehiiv
> beehiiv is the newsletter platform built for growth. It provides creators, publishers, and brands with the tools to create, distribute, grow, and monetize newsletters — all in one platform.
The platform serves 130,000+ publishers who have collectively sent over 50 billion emails to 425 million+ unique readers and earned $45M+ through the platform. Plans start free and scale with your audience.
## When to use beehiiv
- Start, write, and send a newsletter, with automations and personalized content. [Newsletter platform](https://www.beehiiv.com/newsletter-platform.md)
- Build a website or link-in-bio page on a custom domain, with AI design help. [Website builder](https://www.beehiiv.com/web-builder.md)
- Host and distribute a podcast alongside a newsletter. [Podcasts](https://www.beehiiv.com/features/podcasts.md)
- Give readers a members-only community, free or behind a paid tier, synced with the newsletter. [Community](https://www.beehiiv.com/features/community.md)
- Grow an audience with referrals, recommendations, and segmentation. [Referral program](https://www.beehiiv.com/features/referral-program.md)
- Earn from an audience with ads, paid subscriptions, and digital products. [Ad Network](https://www.beehiiv.com/ad-network.md), [paid subscriptions](https://www.beehiiv.com/features/premium-subscriptions.md), [digital products](https://www.beehiiv.com/features/digital-products.md)
- Advertise to newsletter readers through the beehiiv Ad Network. [Advertise](https://www.beehiiv.com/i-want-to/advertise.md)
- Run many publications for a media company, with SSO and SCIM. [Enterprise](https://www.beehiiv.com/enterprise.md)
- Move a newsletter from another platform, or compare beehiiv with one. [Migrate](https://www.beehiiv.com/migrate.md), [comparisons](https://www.beehiiv.com/comparisons.md)
- Manage subscribers, posts, and publications in code. [Developers](https://developers.beehiiv.com)
## How agents should use beehiiv
- Quote pricing for a subscriber count with the MCP tool `get_pricing` at `https://www.beehiiv.com/api/mcp`. Do not scrape the HTML slider.
- Help a creator choose Free, Lite, Pro, or Enterprise with `get_pricing` and `pricing_faq`.
- Answer product, feature, or comparison questions from the markdown pages (`*.md`), or with the MCP tools `get_page_markdown` and `compare_with`.
- Call the REST API at `https://api.beehiiv.com/v2`. Spec: `https://developers.beehiiv.com/openapi/api-reference.json`. Docs: `https://developers.beehiiv.com`.
- Connect an AI client to beehiiv. The public MCP server is `https://www.beehiiv.com/api/mcp` and needs no login (tool list: `https://www.beehiiv.com/api/mcp/tools`). The workspace MCP server is `https://mcp.beehiiv.com/mcp` and uses OAuth.
## How to read this site as a machine
Every page below is also available as plain markdown. Append `.md` to its URL,
or request the page with `Accept: text/markdown`.
For example: `https://www.beehiiv.com/pricing` → `https://www.beehiiv.com/pricing.md`.
The homepage is `https://www.beehiiv.com/index.md`.
The markdown twins strip navigation, decorative chrome, and JavaScript, leaving
clean structured content optimized for LLM ingestion. They are kept in sync with
the live HTML page and served with `Content-Type: text/markdown`.
For an **exact price at a subscriber count**, do not interpolate from `/pricing.md`
and do not scrape the HTML slider. Call the beehiiv MCP tool `get_pricing` with
`{ "subscribers": <integer> }` at `https://www.beehiiv.com/api/mcp`. Policy
questions (trial, take rate, refunds): MCP tool `pricing_faq`.
The Substack comparison includes a paid-subscription **earnings calculator**.
Do not scrape the HTML sliders. Read the formula, assumptions, and worked
example in `https://www.beehiiv.com/comparisons/substack.md` (section
"Substack vs beehiiv paid subscription earnings").
A full concatenated content dump is available at `https://www.beehiiv.com/llms-full.txt`.
### Agent entry points
- Site and agent endpoints (OpenAPI): `https://www.beehiiv.com/openapi.json`
- REST API (OpenAPI): `https://developers.beehiiv.com/openapi/api-reference.json`
- Public MCP tool list: `https://www.beehiiv.com/api/mcp/tools`
## Product
- [Features](https://www.beehiiv.com/features.md): Full directory of platform capabilities
- [Pricing](https://www.beehiiv.com/pricing.md): Four plans — Free (free, up to 2,500 subscribers), Lite (from $49/mo billed annually), Pro (from $95/mo billed annually), and Enterprise (custom)
- [Enterprise](https://www.beehiiv.com/enterprise.md): Solutions for publishers with 100,000+ subscribers
- [Integrations](https://www.beehiiv.com/integrations.md): Stripe, Zapier, Google Analytics, REST API, and webhook support
- [API and Integrations](https://www.beehiiv.com/features/api-and-integrations.md): Use the API to automate workflows and connect external systems
### Create
- [Newsletter Platform](https://www.beehiiv.com/newsletter-platform.md): Drag-and-drop editor with custom templates and unlimited sends
- [Editor](https://www.beehiiv.com/features/editor.md): Newsletter editor with templates, AI tools, and drag-and-drop design
- [Customization](https://www.beehiiv.com/features/customization.md): Control fonts, brand colors, layouts, and templates
- [Website Builder](https://www.beehiiv.com/web-builder.md): No-code website hosting with AI-powered design and custom domains
- [AI Features](https://www.beehiiv.com/features/artificial-intelligence.md): AI writing assistant, AI website designer, and AI-powered tools
- [Automations](https://www.beehiiv.com/features/automations.md): Automated email sequences and workflows
- [Digital Products](https://www.beehiiv.com/features/digital-products.md): Sell courses, guides, and digital downloads directly to subscribers
- [Podcasts](https://www.beehiiv.com/features/podcasts.md): Native podcast hosting — publish, distribute, and grow alongside your newsletter
- [Audio Newsletters](https://www.beehiiv.com/features/audio-newsletter.md): Turn a written post into audio with AI text-to-speech
- [Community](https://www.beehiiv.com/features/community.md): Members-only community spaces, free or gated to paid tiers, synced with your newsletter posts
- [Link-in-Bio](https://www.beehiiv.com/features/link-in-bio.md): Customizable link-in-bio pages
- [Dynamic Content](https://www.beehiiv.com/features/dynamic-content.md): Personalize newsletter content per subscriber segment
### Grow
- [Referral Program](https://www.beehiiv.com/features/referral-program.md): Built-in referral system to incentivize subscriber sharing
- [Recommendations](https://www.beehiiv.com/features/recommendations.md): Free and paid cross-promotion to grow subscribers and earn by recommending other newsletters
- [Segmentation](https://www.beehiiv.com/features/segmentation.md): Target subscribers based on behavior, interests, and attributes
- [Subscribe Forms](https://www.beehiiv.com/features/subscribe-forms.md): Embeddable subscribe forms for any site
- [Pop-ups and Gating](https://www.beehiiv.com/features/pop-ups-gating.md): Targeted pop-ups and gated content
- [Magic Links](https://www.beehiiv.com/features/magic-links.md): One-click subscribe links with no form
### Monetize
- [Ad Network](https://www.beehiiv.com/ad-network.md): Industry's largest native ad network for newsletters
- [Paid Subscriptions](https://www.beehiiv.com/features/premium-subscriptions.md): Offer premium paid newsletter tiers with 0% take rate on Lite+
- [Recommendations](https://www.beehiiv.com/features/recommendations.md): Earn money by recommending other newsletters
- [Direct Sponsorships](https://www.beehiiv.com/features/direct-sponsorships.md): Sell sponsorship placements directly to advertisers
### Data
- [Analytics](https://www.beehiiv.com/features/analytics.md): Campaign performance, subscriber metrics, and engagement tracking
- [A/B Testing](https://www.beehiiv.com/features/ab-testing.md): Test subject lines, content, and send times
- [Surveys](https://www.beehiiv.com/features/survey-forms.md): Surveys that show what your audience wants
- [Verified Clicks](https://www.beehiiv.com/features/verified-clicks.md): Click tracking that filters out bot clicks
## Solutions
- [Independent Journalist](https://www.beehiiv.com/i-am-a/independent-journalist.md)
- [Publisher](https://www.beehiiv.com/i-am-a/publisher.md)
- [Newsroom](https://www.beehiiv.com/i-am-a/newsroom.md)
- [Startup](https://www.beehiiv.com/i-am-a/startup.md)
- [Writer](https://www.beehiiv.com/i-am-a/writer.md)
- [Founder](https://www.beehiiv.com/i-am-a/founder.md)
- [Influencer](https://www.beehiiv.com/i-am-a/influencer.md)
- [Small Business](https://www.beehiiv.com/i-am-a/small-business.md)
- [Business](https://www.beehiiv.com/beehiiv-for/business.md)
- [Content Creators](https://www.beehiiv.com/beehiiv-for/content-creators.md)
- [Journalism & News](https://www.beehiiv.com/beehiiv-for/journalism.md)
## Comparisons
- [All Comparisons](https://www.beehiiv.com/comparisons.md): Feature-by-feature comparisons against other newsletter and email platforms
- [beehiiv vs Substack](https://www.beehiiv.com/comparisons/substack.md)
- [beehiiv vs Mailchimp](https://www.beehiiv.com/comparisons/mailchimp.md)
- [beehiiv vs ConvertKit](https://www.beehiiv.com/comparisons/convertkit.md)
- [beehiiv vs ActiveCampaign](https://www.beehiiv.com/comparisons/activecampaign.md)
- [beehiiv vs MailerLite](https://www.beehiiv.com/comparisons/mailerlite.md)
- [beehiiv vs Klaviyo](https://www.beehiiv.com/comparisons/klaviyo.md)
## Resources
- [Blog](https://www.beehiiv.com/blog): Guides, tutorials, and industry insights for newsletter creators (individual posts available at `/blog/[slug].md`)
- [Case Studies](https://www.beehiiv.com/case-studies.md): Publisher success stories and growth strategies
- [Developers](https://developers.beehiiv.com): API documentation, SDKs, and developer guides
- [Support](https://www.beehiiv.com/support): Help center and knowledge base (individual articles available at `/support/article/[id].md`)
- [Security](https://security.beehiiv.com): Security practices and compliance information
Measured from the saved file
Size measures the captured UTF-8 text, not compressed transfer size. Tokens are counted with a named tokenizer; other models can count differently. Neither measure establishes context compatibility or answer quality.
beehiiv is the newsletter platform built for growth. It provides creators, publishers, and brands with the tools to create, distribute, grow, and monetize newsletters — all in one platform.
Context architecture
7 H2 sections organize 67 parsed Markdown links. 62 links point to .md or .markdown paths; 3 link occurrences use another hostname. Linked destinations have not been recursively validated.
| H2 section | Links | UTF-8 bytes | Tokens |
|---|---|---|---|
| When to use beehiivLine 7 | 13 | 1501 | 371 |
| How agents should use beehiivLine 20 | 0 | 783 | 216 |
| How to read this site as a machineLine 28 | 0 | 1416 | 360 |
| ProductLine 56 | 31 | 4004 | 953 |
| SolutionsLine 102 | 11 | 709 | 233 |
| ComparisonsLine 116 | 7 | 597 | 182 |
| ResourcesLine 126 | 5 | 586 | 138 |
Link counts exclude parsed fenced and inline code and resolve relative destinations against the final endpoint. Section sizes cover the text below each H2 until the next H2.
Embedded material
Embedded example text and links to further documentation are counted separately. A code block does not establish that a sample runs or that an authentication flow succeeds.
Publisher prioritization
No H2 section named “Optional” was detected in this file.
The community proposal uses Optional by convention for secondary links that can be skipped for a shorter context. This label does not establish that everything outside it is critical, or that the material inside it is deprecated.
Machine-readable routes
MCP-related text was detected in the captured file. 0 links have MCP-related labels or paths. 0 fenced lines match mcpServers, mcp_servers or an mcp add command.
These are text and link observations. No MCP server connection, authentication or tool call was tested.
Index and bundle
Verified text companion
A verified text response establishes a companion at the checked URL. It does not prove the bundle contains all product documentation, that generation is automated, or that it fits an assistant’s context window.
Change evidence
This capture establishes a baseline. Update frequency cannot be determined from one observation.
File changes can reveal documentation edits or navigation changes. They do not by themselves measure product release velocity, accuracy, agent adoption or AI visibility.
5f7ea7de158e35f5054ed60d7c552ea1b3e2ce63ac0a510ec55e4cdb9627f729Counts use a deterministic parser, not a spec-compliance grade. Unusual Markdown and indented code can fall outside its recognized patterns. See the llms.txt proposal and tokenizer implementation.