APIs.io Search API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: APIs.io Search API
  description: "Operations tagged Search across 2 of this provider's published API definitions: apis-io-search-openapi.yaml, apis-io-v1-search-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in."
  version: "1.0"
  contact:
    name: API Evangelist
    url: https://apis.io
    email: info@apievangelist.com
  license:
    name: CC BY 4.0
    url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
servers:
  - url: https://apis.io/api/v1
    description: Production server.
tags:
  - name: Search
    description: Search using a cloud search engine.
paths:
  /search:
    get:
      operationId: search
      tags:
        - Search
      summary: Unified search across apis, providers, tags, and artifacts.
      description: |
        The power endpoint. Choose what kind of object to return with `return`
        (`apis` by default), then constrain with any combination of `q`, `tags`
        (`match=any|all`), `providers`, and `artifact_types`. Use `fields` for sparse
        responses and `include=content` to inline artifacts.

        Example — messaging APIs across providers that ship an OpenAPI, returning just the
        spec and pricing artifacts:

            /search?return=apis&tags=Messaging&artifact_types=OpenAPI,Pricing
                   &fields=aid,name,provider_slug,properties
      parameters:
        - name: return
          in: query
          description: The kind of object to return.
          schema:
            type: string
            enum:
              - apis
              - providers
              - tags
            default: apis
            maxLength: 1024
        - $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
              - composite
              - api_count
              - created
            default: relevance
            maxLength: 1024
          description: Sort order.
        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/Fields"
        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/Page"
        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/Limit"
      responses:
        "200":
          description: A page of search results of the requested kind.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: "#/components/schemas/SearchResults"
          headers:
            ratelimit-policy:
              $ref: "#/components/headers/RateLimitPolicy"
            x-ratelimit-tier:
              $ref: "#/components/headers/RateLimitTier"
            x-ratelimit-limit:
              $ref: "#/components/headers/RateLimitLimit"
            x-ratelimit-window:
              $ref: "#/components/headers/RateLimitWindow"
        "400":
          $ref: "#/components/responses/BadRequest"
      security: []
      x-tier: free
      x-mcp-tool: apis_io_search
components:
  parameters:
    Limit:
      name: limit
      in: query
      description: Items per page.
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 100
        default: 25
    Page:
      name: page
      in: query
      description: 1-based page number.
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        default: 1
        maximum: 1000000
    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
    Q:
      name: q
      in: query
      description: Free-text query over name and description (and tags where applicable).
      schema:
        type: string
        maxLength: 1024
    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
    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
    MinScore:
      name: min_score
      in: query
      description: Minimum composite score (0–100).
      schema:
        type: number
        minimum: 0
        maximum: 100
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
  schemas:
    Trend:
      type: string
      description: Week-over-week movement in composite score (±5 thresholds).
      enum:
        - rising
        - flat
        - falling
      maxLength: 1024
    Facets:
      type: object
      description: The six facet scores, each 0–100.
      properties:
        discoverability:
          type: number
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 100
          description: Discoverability facet score (weight 0.10).
          examples:
            - 59
        contract_quality:
          type: number
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 100
          description: Contract Quality facet score (weight 0.25).
          examples:
            - 82
        governance:
          type: number
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 100
          description: Governance facet score (weight 0.12).
          examples:
            - 48
        operational_transparency:
          type: number
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 100
          description: Operational Transparency facet score (weight 0.13).
          examples:
            - 66
        developer_ergonomics:
          type: number
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 100
          description: Developer Ergonomics facet score (weight 0.20).
          examples:
            - 64
        commercial_clarity:
          type: number
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 100
          description: Commercial Clarity facet score (weight 0.20).
          examples:
            - 71
    Band:
      type: string
      description: Rating band derived from the composite score.
      enum:
        - exemplar
        - strong
        - developing
        - thin
        - minimal
      maxLength: 1024
    Link:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          description: Link/relationship type (e.g. Documentation, Website, GitHub, Pricing).
          maxLength: 1024
          examples:
            - Documentation
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          maxLength: 2048
          description: Where the link points.
          examples:
            - https://www.twilio.com/docs/usage/api
        title:
          type: string
          maxLength: 1024
          description: Human-readable label for the link.
          examples:
            - API Reference
      required:
        - type
        - url
      description: A named link off a provider or API — its documentation
    Tag:
      type: object
      description: A tag in the taxonomy, with network-wide ranking metadata.
      properties:
        slug:
          type: string
          examples:
            - messaging
          maxLength: 1024
          description: Slug of the tag
        name:
          type: string
          examples:
            - Messaging
          maxLength: 1024
          description: Display name of the tag.
        composite:
          type: number
          description: Composite ranking score.
          maximum: 1000000000
          examples:
            - 62.4
        band:
          type: string
          enum:
            - strong
            - healthy
            - stale
            - weak
          maxLength: 1024
          description: How the tag is behaving across the network.
        frequency:
          type: number
          maximum: 1000000000
          description: How often the tag appears across the network
          examples:
            - 94
        breadth:
          type: number
          maximum: 1000000000
          description: How widely the tag spreads across providers
          examples:
            - 40.8
        quality_lift:
          type: number
          maximum: 1000000000
          description: How much better than average the providers carrying this tag score.
          examples:
            - 34.8
        provider_count:
          type: integer
          maximum: 1000
          description: Providers carrying this tag.
          examples:
            - 1473
        api_count:
          type: integer
          maximum: 1000
          description: APIs carrying this tag.
          examples:
            - 896
        variants:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            maxLength: 1024
          maxItems: 1000
          description: Spellings of this tag seen in the wild
        neighbors:
          type: array
          description: Related tags.
          items:
            $ref: "#/components/schemas/TagRef"
          maxItems: 1000
        providers:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: "#/components/schemas/Provider"
          maxItems: 1000
          description: Providers carrying this tag.
        apis:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              provider:
                type: string
                maxLength: 1024
                description: Slug of the company that publishes the API.
                examples:
                  - twilio
              slug:
                type: string
                maxLength: 1024
                description: Slug of the API within its provider.
                examples:
                  - twilio-messaging-api
              name:
                type: string
                maxLength: 1024
                description: Display name of the API.
                examples:
                  - Twilio Messaging API
          maxItems: 1000
          description: APIs carrying this tag.
      required:
        - slug
        - name
    Problem:
      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
          examples:
            - "`match` must be one of: any, all."
        instance:
          type: string
          format: uri-reference
          description: A URI reference identifying the specific occurrence (typically the request path).
          maxLength: 2048
          examples:
            - /v1/search
        parameter:
          type: string
          description: Extension member — the offending query/path parameter, when applicable.
          maxLength: 1024
          examples:
            - match
      required:
        - type
        - title
        - status
      additionalProperties: true
    Provider:
      type: object
      description: An organization publishing one or more APIs.
      properties:
        slug:
          type: string
          examples:
            - twilio
          maxLength: 1024
          description: Slug of the company
        name:
          type: string
          maxLength: 1024
          description: Display name of the company.
          examples:
            - Twilio
        description:
          type: string
          maxLength: 20000
          description: What the company does
          examples:
            - Twilio is a customer engagement platform exposing programmable messaging
        api_count:
          type: integer
          maximum: 1000
          description: APIs this company publishes on the network.
          examples:
            - 3
        image:
          type: string
          format: uri
          maxLength: 2048
          description: The company's logo.
          examples:
            - https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/twilio.png
        created:
          type: string
          format: date
          maxLength: 10
          description: When the company was first profiled on the network.
          examples:
            - 2024-04-14
        common:
          type: array
          description: Provider-wide links (Website, Docs, Pricing, GitHub, social, …).
          items:
            $ref: "#/components/schemas/Link"
          maxItems: 1000
        apis:
          type: array
          description: Summary list of the provider's APIs.
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              name:
                type: string
                maxLength: 1024
                description: Display name of the API.
                examples:
                  - Twilio Messaging API
              slug:
                type: string
                maxLength: 1024
                description: Slug of the API within this provider.
                examples:
                  - twilio-messaging-api
              description:
                type: string
                maxLength: 20000
                description: What the API does.
                examples:
                  - Programmable messaging across SMS
          maxItems: 1000
        tags:
          type: array
          description: Tag names in Title Case (e.g. Messaging, Authentication).
          items:
            type: string
            maxLength: 1024
          examples:
            - - Messaging
              - Authentication
          maxItems: 1000
        score:
          $ref: "#/components/schemas/ProviderScore"
          description: The company's Kin Score.
      required:
        - slug
        - name
    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
        - PostmanCollection
      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
    SearchResults:
      type: object
      description: |
        Unified search envelope. `data` holds objects of the kind named by `meta.return`
        (apis | providers | tags | artifacts).
      properties:
        meta:
          allOf:
            - $ref: "#/components/schemas/Meta"
            - type: object
              properties:
                return:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                    - apis
                    - providers
                    - tags
                    - artifacts
                  maxLength: 1024
                  description: The kind of record `data` holds — echoed from the `return` parameter.
          description: Pagination and echoed-query metadata for this page.
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            oneOf:
              - $ref: "#/components/schemas/Api"
              - $ref: "#/components/schemas/Provider"
              - $ref: "#/components/schemas/Tag"
              - $ref: "#/components/schemas/Artifact"
          maxItems: 1000
          description: The matching records
      required:
        - meta
        - data
    Meta:
      type: object
      description: Pagination and echoed-query metadata for collection responses.
      properties:
        total:
          type: integer
          description: Total matching items across all pages.
          maximum: 1000000
          examples:
            - 1039
        page:
          type: integer
          maximum: 1000000
          description: The 1-based page this response represents.
          examples:
            - 1
        limit:
          type: integer
          maximum: 1000
          description: Items requested per page.
          examples:
            - 25
        pages:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of pages.
          maximum: 1000000
          examples:
            - 42
        query:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
          description: The effective query parameters, echoed back.
      required:
        - total
        - page
        - limit
        - pages
    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"
          description: The kind of artifact this is.
        name:
          type: string
          description: Optional human label for the artifact.
          maxLength: 1024
          examples:
            - Twilio Accounts API OpenAPI
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Reference to the artifact.
          maxLength: 2048
        aid:
          type: string
          description: aid of the owning API.
          maxLength: 1024
          examples:
            - twilio:twilio-accounts-api
        provider_slug:
          type: string
          maxLength: 1024
          description: Slug of the company that published the artifact.
          examples:
            - twilio
        provider_name:
          type: string
          maxLength: 1024
          description: Display name of the company that published the artifact.
          examples:
            - Twilio
        content:
          type: string
          description: Inlined artifact body. Present only when include=content.
          maxLength: 20000
          examples:
            - "openapi: 3.1.0"
        content_type:
          type: string
          description: Media type of the inlined content (e.g. application/yaml).
          maxLength: 20000
          examples:
            - application/yaml
      required:
        - type
        - url
    Api:
      type: object
      description: An individual API owned by a provider.
      properties:
        aid:
          type: string
          examples:
            - twilio:twilio-accounts-api
          maxLength: 1024
          description: Stable identifier for the API — `<provider-slug>:<api-slug>`.
        name:
          type: string
          maxLength: 1024
          description: Display name of the API.
          examples:
            - Twilio Accounts API
        description:
          type: string
          maxLength: 20000
          description: What the API does
          examples:
            - Programmable messaging across SMS
        provider_slug:
          type: string
          maxLength: 1024
          description: Slug of the company that publishes the API.
          examples:
            - twilio
        provider_name:
          type: string
          maxLength: 1024
          description: Display name of the company that publishes the API.
          examples:
            - Twilio
        baseURL:
          type: string
          format: uri
          maxLength: 2048
          description: The API's base URL
          examples:
            - https://api.twilio.com
        humanURL:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Human-facing documentation entry point.
          maxLength: 2048
          examples:
            - https://www.twilio.com/docs/messaging
        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
                description: Display name of the sibling API.
                examples:
                  - Twilio Messaging API
              slug:
                type: string
                maxLength: 1024
                description: Slug of the sibling API within the same provider.
                examples:
                  - twilio-messaging-api
          maxItems: 1000
        overview:
          type: string
          description: Narrative overview (markdown).
          maxLength: 1024
          examples:
            - The account-management surface of the Twilio platform — subaccounts
      required:
        - aid
        - name
        - provider_slug
    ProviderScore:
      type: object
      description: A provider's rating, rubric v0.3.
      properties:
        composite:
          type: number
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 100
          description: Weighted composite of the six facets.
          examples:
            - 66.3
        band:
          $ref: "#/components/schemas/Band"
          description: The band the composite score falls into.
        trend:
          $ref: "#/components/schemas/Trend"
          description: Which way the score has moved since the previous run.
        delta:
          type: number
          description: Composite change since the previous snapshot.
          examples:
            - 0
          maximum: 1000000000
        previous_composite:
          type: number
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 100
          description: The composite from the previous scoring run
          examples:
            - 66.3
        scored_at:
          type: string
          format: date
          maxLength: 10
          description: When this score was computed.
          examples:
            - 2026-08-27
        schema_version:
          type: string
          examples:
            - "0.3"
          maxLength: 1024
          description: Version of the scoring rubric this score was computed under.
        facets:
          $ref: "#/components/schemas/Facets"
          description: The facet scores that compose the composite.
      required:
        - composite
        - band
    TagRef:
      type: object
      properties:
        slug:
          type: string
          maxLength: 1024
          description: Slug of the tag.
          examples:
            - messaging
        name:
          type: string
          maxLength: 1024
          description: Display name of the tag.
          examples:
            - Messaging
      description: A pointer to another tag in the taxonomy
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Malformed request (bad parameter value).
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: "#/components/schemas/Problem"
          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
      headers:
        ratelimit-policy:
          $ref: "#/components/headers/RateLimitPolicy"
        x-ratelimit-tier:
          $ref: "#/components/headers/RateLimitTier"
        x-ratelimit-limit:
          $ref: "#/components/headers/RateLimitLimit"
        x-ratelimit-window:
          $ref: "#/components/headers/RateLimitWindow"
  headers:
    RateLimitPolicy:
      description: The quota and burst policy applied to this key, in the RFC 9745 RateLimit-Policy form.
      schema:
        type: string
        maxLength: 1024
      example: "\"quota\";q=500;w=86400, \"burst\";q=5;w=1"
    RateLimitTier:
      description: The tier the call was served at. Keyless callers are served `free`.
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
          - free
          - pro
          - business
      example: free
    RateLimitLimit:
      description: Requests allowed in the current quota window.
      schema:
        type: integer
        maximum: 1000000
      example: 500
    RateLimitWindow:
      description: Length of the quota window, in seconds.
      schema:
        type: integer
        maximum: 1000000
      example: 86400
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
      description: Send a plan key to be served above the free tier. Keyless callers get the free tier; a call that needs a paid tier answers 402 rather than refusing the connection.