APIs.io APIs API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: .io Search APIs API
  description: This is the technical API contract for the search API for the APIs.io search engine.
  version: 0.1.0
  contact:
    name: Kin Lane
    email: info@apievangelist.com
servers:
- url: https://search-api.apis.io
tags:
- name: APIs
  description: Index of HTTP application programming interfaces.
paths:
  /search/apis:
    get:
      operationId: searchAPIs
      summary: APIs.io Search APIs
      description: Searching across all APIs by keyword or phrase.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Search'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Limit'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Page'
      tags:
      - APIs
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A successful search.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Search'
              examples:
                AddAPIResponse:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/SearchResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /providers/{slug}/apis:
    get:
      operationId: listProviderApis
      tags:
      - APIs
      summary: List the APIs published by a provider.
      description: Returns a page of the APIs owned by one provider, optionally filtered by tags and required artifact types. Pass `include=content` to inline artifact bodies.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ProviderSlug'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Tags'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Match'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ArtifactTypes'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Include'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Fields'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Page_2'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Limit_2'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A page of the provider's APIs.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiList'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound_2'
      security: []
  /apis:
    get:
      operationId: listApis
      tags:
      - APIs
      summary: List and filter APIs across the network.
      description: 'The core cross-provider discovery endpoint. Filter by free text, one or many tags

        (`match=any|all`), one or many providers, and/or the artifact types an API must

        publish. Use `artifact_types` together with `fields=...,properties` to return only

        the artifacts you want.

        '
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Q'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Tags'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Match'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Providers'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ArtifactTypes'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/IndustryFilter'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/RegionFilter'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Include'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/BandFilter'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/MinScore'
      - name: sort
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - relevance
          - name
          - provider
          - created
          - score
          default: relevance
          maxLength: 1024
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Fields'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Page_2'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Limit_2'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A page of APIs.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiList'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest_2'
      security: []
  /apis/{aid}:
    get:
      operationId: getApi
      tags:
      - APIs
      summary: Get one API by aid.
      description: Returns a single API. Pass `include=content` to inline artifact bodies, optionally narrowed by `artifact_types`.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Aid'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ArtifactTypes'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Include'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Fields'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The API.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Api'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound_2'
      security: []
  /apis/{aid}/artifacts:
    get:
      operationId: getApiArtifacts
      x-tier: free
      x-mcp-tool: get_api_artifacts
      x-agent-skill: find-api
      tags:
      - APIs
      summary: One API's artifacts, grouped by type.
      description: Returns a single API's registered artifacts grouped by type with per-type counts. Pass `include=content` to inline the bodies.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Aid'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Include'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The API's artifacts.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: true
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound_2'
      security: []
  /apis/{aid}/similar:
    get:
      operationId: findSimilarApis
      x-tier: free
      x-mcp-tool: find_similar_apis
      x-agent-skill: find-api
      tags:
      - APIs
      summary: APIs similar to a given one.
      description: Ranks catalog APIs by shared tags — "more like this API."
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Aid'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Limit_2'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A page of similar APIs, most similar first.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiList'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound_2'
      security: []
  /openapis/{aid}:
    get:
      operationId: getOpenapi
      x-tier: free
      x-mcp-tool: get_openapi
      x-agent-skill: integrate-provider
      tags:
      - APIs
      summary: An API's primary OpenAPI.
      description: Returns the primary OpenAPI reference (url) for one API — the top agent intent. Pass `include=content` to inline the spec body.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Aid'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Include'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The API's OpenAPI reference (and body when include=content).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: true
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound_2'
      security: []
components:
  responses:
    Forbidden:
      description: Forbidden
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
          example:
            type: https://example.com/errors/forbidden
            title: Forbidden
            status: 403
            detail: Access is forbidden with the provided credentials.
    BadRequest_2:
      description: Malformed request (bad parameter value).
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem_2'
          example:
            type: https://apis.io/problems/invalid-parameter
            title: Invalid parameter
            status: 400
            detail: '`match` must be one of: any, all.'
            instance: /v1/search
            parameter: match
    TooManyRequests:
      description: Too Many Requests
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
          example:
            type: https://example.com/errors/too-many-requests
            title: Too Many Requests
            status: 429
            detail: You have exceeded the rate limit.
    NotFound:
      description: Not Found
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
          example:
            type: https://example.com/errors/not-found
            title: Not Found
            status: 404
            detail: The requested resource was not found.
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
          example:
            type: https://example.com/errors/unauthorized
            title: Unauthorized
            status: 401
            detail: You do not have the necessary permissions.
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad Request
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
          example:
            type: https://example.com/errors/bad-request
            title: Bad Request
            status: 400
            detail: The request is invalid or missing required parameters.
    InternalServerError:
      description: Internal Server Error
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
          example:
            type: https://example.com/errors/internal-server-error
            title: Internal Server Error
            status: 500
            detail: An unexpected error occurred.
    NotFound_2:
      description: Resource not found.
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem_2'
          example:
            type: https://apis.io/problems/not-found
            title: Resource not found
            status: 404
            detail: No API found with aid `twilio:nope`.
            instance: /v1/apis/twilio:nope
  schemas:
    Artifact:
      type: object
      description: A machine- or human-readable artifact attached to an API.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Stable artifact id, `aid::type::n`.
          examples:
          - twilio:twilio-accounts-api::OpenAPI::0
          maxLength: 1024
        type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ArtifactType'
        name:
          type: string
          description: Optional human label for the artifact.
          maxLength: 1024
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Reference to the artifact.
          maxLength: 2048
        aid:
          type: string
          description: aid of the owning API.
          maxLength: 1024
        provider_slug:
          type: string
          maxLength: 1024
        provider_name:
          type: string
          maxLength: 1024
        content:
          type: string
          description: Inlined artifact body. Present only when include=content.
          maxLength: 20000
        content_type:
          type: string
          description: Media type of the inlined content (e.g. application/yaml).
          maxLength: 20000
      required:
      - type
      - url
    Band:
      type: string
      description: Rating band derived from the composite score.
      enum:
      - exemplar
      - strong
      - developing
      - thin
      - minimal
      maxLength: 1024
    Link:
      type: object
      properties:
        self:
          type: string
        first:
          type: string
        prev:
          type: string
        next:
          type: string
        last:
          type: string
      required:
      - self
    Meta:
      type: object
      properties:
        search:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
        limit:
          type: integer
        page:
          type: integer
        totalPages:
          type: integer
      required:
      - totalPages
      - page
      - limit
    Problem_2:
      type: object
      description: 'A Problem Details object per [RFC 9457](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9457).

        Served as `application/problem+json`. Extension members (e.g. `parameter`) may be

        added alongside the standard fields.

        '
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          format: uri
          default: about:blank
          description: A URI identifying the problem type; dereferences to human-readable docs.
          examples:
          - https://apis.io/problems/invalid-parameter
          maxLength: 2048
        title:
          type: string
          description: A short, human-readable summary of the problem type.
          examples:
          - Invalid parameter
          maxLength: 1024
        status:
          type: integer
          minimum: 100
          maximum: 599
          description: The HTTP status code, repeated for convenience.
          examples:
          - 400
        detail:
          type: string
          description: A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence.
          maxLength: 20000
        instance:
          type: string
          format: uri-reference
          description: A URI reference identifying the specific occurrence (typically the request path).
          maxLength: 2048
        parameter:
          type: string
          description: Extension member — the offending query/path parameter, when applicable.
          maxLength: 1024
      required:
      - type
      - title
      - status
      additionalProperties: true
    Property:
      description: A representation of a URL
      required:
      - type
      - url
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          pattern: ^(Swagger)$|^(RAML)$|^(Blueprint)$|^(WADL)$|^(WSDL)$|^(TermsOfService)$|^(InterfaceLicense)$|^(StatusPage)$|^(Pricing)$|^(Forums)$|^(AlertsTwitterHandle)$|^(X-[A-Za-z0-9\-]*)$
          enum:
          - Swagger
          - RAML
          - Blueprint
          - WADL
          - WSDL
          - TersmOfService
          - InterfaceLicense
          - StatusPage
          - Pricing
          - Forums
        url:
          type: string
          pattern: ^(http)|(https)://(.*)$
    APIs:
      type: array
      description: Listing of APIs in the APIs.json format.
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/API'
    API:
      description: The description of the API
      required:
      - name
      - description
      - image
      - baseURL
      - humanURL
      - properties
      - contact
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: name
          minLength: 5
        description:
          type: string
          description: description of the API
          minLength: 5
        image:
          type: string
          description: URL of an image representing the API
        baseURL:
          type: string
          pattern: ^(http)|(https)://(.*)$
          description: baseURL
        humanURL:
          type: string
          pattern: ^(http)|(https)://(.*)$
          description: humanURL
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            minLength: 1
          description: tags to describe the API
        properties:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Property'
          description: URLs
        contact:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Contact'
          description: Contact to reach if questions about API
        meta:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/metaInformation'
    Search:
      type: object
      description: An JSON API object with metadata, data, and links.
      properties:
        meta:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Meta'
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/APIs'
        links:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Link'
      required:
      - meta
      - data
      - links
    Problem:
      xml:
        name: problem
        namespace: urn:ietf:rfc:7807
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          description: A URI reference that identifies the problem type
          example: https://example.com/probs/out-of-credit
        title:
          type: string
          description: A short, human-readable summary of the problem type
          example: You do not have enough credit.
        detail:
          type: string
          description: A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem
          example: Your current balance is 30, but that costs 50.
        instance:
          type: string
          description: A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem
          example: /account/12345/msgs/abc
        status:
          type: integer
          description: The HTTP status code
          example: 400
    Meta_2:
      type: object
      description: Pagination and echoed-query metadata for collection responses.
      properties:
        total:
          type: integer
          description: Total matching items across all pages.
          maximum: 1000000
        page:
          type: integer
          maximum: 1000000
        limit:
          type: integer
          maximum: 1000
        pages:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of pages.
          maximum: 1000000
        query:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
          description: The effective query parameters, echoed back.
      required:
      - total
      - page
      - limit
      - pages
    Contact:
      description: Information on contacting the API support
      required:
      - FN
      properties:
        FN:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
        organizationName:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
        adr:
          type: string
        tel:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
        X-github:
          type: string
        photo:
          type: string
          pattern: ^(http)|(https)://(.*)$
        vCard:
          type: string
          pattern: ^(http)|(https)://(.*)$
        url:
          type: string
          pattern: ^(http)|(https)://(.*)$
    ApiList:
      type: object
      properties:
        meta:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Meta_2'
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Api'
          maxItems: 1000
      required:
      - meta
      - data
    ArtifactType:
      type: string
      description: 'The type of an artifact. Open enumeration — the catalog carries ~50 types; the most

        common are listed here. Unknown values are allowed.

        '
      examples:
      - OpenAPI
      - JSONSchema
      - Postman
      enum:
      - Documentation
      - OpenAPI
      - JSONSchema
      - JSONStructure
      - JSONLD
      - Example
      - GettingStarted
      - APIReference
      - Authentication
      - SDK
      - GitHubRepository
      - Reference
      - Pricing
      - CodeExamples
      - Website
      - RateLimits
      - Portal
      - AsyncAPI
      - Arazzo
      - GitHub
      - ChangeLog
      - SourceCode
      - Repository
      - FAQ
      - SignUp
      - GraphQL
      - Plans
      - Vocabulary
      - Specification
      - Tutorials
      - Sandbox
      - FinOps
      - SpectralRules
      - Console
      - GitHubOrganization
      - ReleaseNotes
      - Support
      - TermsOfService
      - Rules
      - Webhooks
      - Quickstart
      - ProductPage
      - Capabilities
      - PostmanCollection
      - Collection
      - KubernetesCRD
      - Hub
      - NaftikoCapability
      x-extensible-enum: true
      maxLength: 1024
    Api:
      type: object
      description: An individual API owned by a provider.
      properties:
        aid:
          type: string
          examples:
          - twilio:twilio-accounts-api
          maxLength: 1024
        name:
          type: string
          maxLength: 1024
        description:
          type: string
          maxLength: 20000
        provider_slug:
          type: string
          maxLength: 1024
        provider_name:
          type: string
          maxLength: 1024
        baseURL:
          type: string
          format: uri
          maxLength: 2048
        humanURL:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Human-facing documentation entry point.
          maxLength: 2048
        tags:
          type: array
          description: Tag names in Title Case (e.g. Messaging, Authentication).
          items:
            type: string
            maxLength: 1024
          examples:
          - - Messaging
            - Authentication
          maxItems: 1000
        properties:
          type: array
          description: The API's artifacts.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Artifact'
          maxItems: 1000
        sibling_apis:
          type: array
          description: Other APIs published by the same provider.
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              name:
                type: string
                maxLength: 1024
              slug:
                type: string
                maxLength: 1024
          maxItems: 1000
        overview:
          type: string
          description: Narrative overview (markdown).
          maxLength: 1024
      required:
      - aid
      - name
      - provider_slug
    metaInformation:
      description: Metadata about the API
      required:
      - key
      - value
      properties:
        key:
          type: string
        value:
          type: string
  parameters:
    Page_2:
      name: page
      in: query
      description: 1-based page number.
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        default: 1
        maximum: 1000000
    Limit_2:
      name: limit
      in: query
      description: Items per page.
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 100
        default: 25
    Search:
      name: search
      description: The keyword to search by.
      in: query
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
    ArtifactTypes:
      name: artifact_types
      in: query
      description: Comma-separated artifact types. Filters which artifacts are returned and (on list endpoints) which APIs qualify.
      style: form
      explode: false
      schema:
        type: array
        items:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ArtifactType'
        maxItems: 1000
    Include:
      name: include
      in: query
      description: Extra data to embed. `content` fetches and inlines artifact bodies.
      style: form
      explode: false
      schema:
        type: array
        items:
          type: string
          enum:
          - content
          maxLength: 1024
        maxItems: 1000
    MinScore:
      name: min_score
      in: query
      description: Minimum composite score (0–100).
      schema:
        type: number
        minimum: 0
        maximum: 100
    Limit:
      name: limit
      description: The limit of the results.
      in: query
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
    Page:
      name: page
      description: The page of the results.
      in: query
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
    Fields:
      name: fields
      in: query
      description: Sparse fieldset — comma-separated property names to return.
      style: form
      explode: false
      schema:
        type: array
        items:
          type: string
          maxLength: 1024
        maxItems: 1000
    Match:
      name: match
      in: query
      description: Whether results must match `any` (default) or `all` of the supplied tags.
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - any
        - all
        default: any
        maxLength: 1024
    RegionFilter:
      name: region
      in: query
      description: Filter by one or more region slugs.
      style: form
      explode: false
      schema:
        type: array
        items:
          type: string
          maxLength: 1024
        maxItems: 1000
    Providers:
      name: providers
      in: query
      description: Comma-separated provider slugs to scope results to.
      style: form
      explode: false
      schema:
        type: array
        items:
          type: string
          maxLength: 1024
        maxItems: 1000
    BandFilter:
      name: band
      in: query
      description: Filter by one or more rating bands.
      style: form
      explode: false
      schema:
        type: array
        items:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Band'
        maxItems: 1000
    Q:
      name: q
      in: query
      description: Free-text query over name and description (and tags where applicable).
      schema:
        type: string
        maxLength: 1024
    Aid:
      name: aid
      in: path
      required: true
      description: API id in `provider:api-slug` form (e.g. `twilio:twilio-accounts-api`).
      schema:
        type: string
        pattern: ^[^:]+:[^:]+$
        maxLength: 1024
    ProviderSlug:
      name: slug
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Provider slug (e.g. `twilio`).
      schema:
        type: string
        maxLength: 1024
    Tags:
      name: tags
      in: query
      description: Comma-separated tags to filter by. Tag names are Title Case (e.g. Messaging); lowercase slugs (e.g. messaging) are also accepted.
      style: form
      explode: false
      example:
      - Messaging
      - Authentication
      schema:
        type: array
        items:
          type: string
          maxLength: 1024
        maxItems: 1000
    IndustryFilter:
      name: industry
      in: query
      description: Filter by one or more industry slugs.
      style: form
      explode: false
      schema:
        type: array
        items:
          type: string
          maxLength: 1024
        maxItems: 1000
  examples:
    SearchResponse:
      summary: A successful search response.
      value:
        meta:
          search: AI
          limit: 50
          page: 0
          totalPages: 20
        data:
        - name: AssemblyAI API
          description: Built by AI experts, AssemblyAI’s Speech AI models include accurate speech-to-text for voice data (such as calls, virtual meetings, and podcasts), speaker detection, sentiment analysis, chapter detection, PII redaction, and more.
          searchUrl: https://ai.apis.io/apis/assemblyai/apis/
          apiUrl: https://www.assemblyai.com/docs/
          indexUrl: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-search/artificial-intelligence/main/_apis_/assemblyai/apis.md
          score: 546
          tags:
          - Artificial Intelligence
          - AI
        links:
          self: /search/apis/?search=&page=0&limit=50
          next: /search/apis/?search=&page=01&limit=50
          last: /search/apis/?search=&page=20&limit=50
  securitySchemes:
    api_key:
      type: apiKey
      name: x-api-key
      in: header