RapidAPI Search API

Endpoints for searching and discovering APIs by keyword, category, collection, or advanced filters across the RapidAPI marketplace.

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OpenAPI Specification

rapidapi-search-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: RapidAPI Hub Search API
  description: The RapidAPI Hub API enables developers to discover, search, test, and connect to thousands of APIs through the world's largest API marketplace. Using a single API key, developers can browse APIs across categories such as weather, social media, e-commerce, and finance, test endpoints directly, view auto-generated code snippets in multiple programming languages, and manage subscriptions and usage analytics from a single dashboard.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: RapidAPI Support
    url: https://docs.rapidapi.com
  termsOfService: https://rapidapi.com/terms
servers:
- url: https://rapidapi.com
  description: Production Server
security:
- rapidApiKey: []
tags:
- name: Search
  description: Endpoints for searching and discovering APIs by keyword, category, collection, or advanced filters across the RapidAPI marketplace.
paths:
  /search/apis:
    get:
      operationId: searchApis
      summary: Search APIs
      description: Searches the RapidAPI marketplace for APIs matching the provided query string. Supports filtering by category, collection, API type, and verification status. Returns paginated results with API summaries.
      tags:
      - Search
      parameters:
      - name: query
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Search query string to match against API names and descriptions
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
      - name: category
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter results by category slug
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: collection
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter results by collection identifier
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: type
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter by API type
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - rest
          - graphql
          - kafka
      - name: verified
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter to only show verified APIs
        schema:
          type: boolean
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/offset'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Search results with matching APIs
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  results:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiSummary'
                  totalCount:
                    type: integer
                    description: Total number of matching APIs
        '400':
          description: Bad request - invalid search parameters
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing API key
components:
  parameters:
    limit:
      name: limit
      in: query
      required: false
      description: The maximum number of items to return
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 100
        default: 25
    offset:
      name: offset
      in: query
      required: false
      description: The number of items to skip for pagination
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 0
        default: 0
  schemas:
    ApiSummary:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the API
        name:
          type: string
          description: Display name of the API
        slug:
          type: string
          description: URL-friendly slug for the API
        description:
          type: string
          description: Short description of the API
        category:
          type: string
          description: Category the API belongs to
        imageUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: URL to the API icon or logo
        averageRating:
          type: number
          format: float
          description: Average user rating for the API
        popularity:
          type: number
          format: float
          description: Popularity score based on usage and subscriptions
        isVerified:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the API provider is verified
        provider:
          type: string
          description: Name of the API provider
  securitySchemes:
    rapidApiKey:
      type: apiKey
      name: X-RapidAPI-Key
      in: header
      description: RapidAPI key used for authenticating all requests to the Hub API. Available from the developer dashboard after registration.
externalDocs:
  description: RapidAPI Hub Consumer Quick Start Guide
  url: https://docs.rapidapi.com/docs/consumer-quick-start-guide