# Apache Airflow

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/airflow/  
**Website:** https://airflow.apache.org  
**APIs profiled:** 26

Apache Airflow is an open-source platform to programmatically author, schedule, and monitor workflows. Airflow uses directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) to manage workflow orchestration. The Airflow REST API provides programmatic access to DAGs, DAG runs, tasks, connections, variables, pools, and monitoring for both Airflow OSS and cloud-managed deployments.

## Kin Score — 39.1 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 39.1).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 56.5 |
| Governance | 25.0 |
| Contract Governance | 25.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 28.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 42.9 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

## Agent readiness — 40.9 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | documented |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | verified |
| OpenAPI Examples | partial |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (26)

- **Apache Airflow Asset API** — The Asset API from Apache Airflow — 9 operation(s) for asset.
- **Apache Airflow Backfill API** — The Backfill API from Apache Airflow — 6 operation(s) for backfill.
- **Apache Airflow Config API** — The Config API from Apache Airflow — 2 operation(s) for config.
- **Apache Airflow Connection API** — The Connection API from Apache Airflow — 4 operation(s) for connection.
- **Apache Airflow DAG API** — The DAG API from Apache Airflow — 6 operation(s) for dag.
- **Apache Airflow DAG Parsing API** — The DAG Parsing API from Apache Airflow — 1 operation(s) for dag parsing.
- **Apache Airflow DagRun API** — The DagRun API from Apache Airflow — 6 operation(s) for dagrun.
- **Apache Airflow DagSource API** — The DagSource API from Apache Airflow — 1 operation(s) for dagsource.
- **Apache Airflow DagStats API** — The DagStats API from Apache Airflow — 1 operation(s) for dagstats.
- **Apache Airflow DagVersion API** — The DagVersion API from Apache Airflow — 2 operation(s) for dagversion.
- **Apache Airflow DagWarning API** — The DagWarning API from Apache Airflow — 1 operation(s) for dagwarning.
- **Apache Airflow Event Log API** — The Event Log API from Apache Airflow — 2 operation(s) for event log.
- **Apache Airflow experimental API** — The experimental API from Apache Airflow — 1 operation(s) for experimental.
- **Apache Airflow Extra Links API** — The Extra Links API from Apache Airflow — 1 operation(s) for extra links.
- **Apache Airflow Import Error API** — The Import Error API from Apache Airflow — 2 operation(s) for import error.
- **Apache Airflow Job API** — The Job API from Apache Airflow — 1 operation(s) for job.
- **Apache Airflow Login API** — The Login API from Apache Airflow — 2 operation(s) for login.
- **Apache Airflow Monitor API** — The Monitor API from Apache Airflow — 1 operation(s) for monitor.
- **Apache Airflow Plugin API** — The Plugin API from Apache Airflow — 2 operation(s) for plugin.
- **Apache Airflow Pool API** — The Pool API from Apache Airflow — 2 operation(s) for pool.
- **Apache Airflow Provider API** — The Provider API from Apache Airflow — 1 operation(s) for provider.
- **Apache Airflow Task API** — The Task API from Apache Airflow — 2 operation(s) for task.
- **Apache Airflow Task Instance API** — The Task Instance API from Apache Airflow — 20 operation(s) for task instance.
- **Apache Airflow Variable API** — The Variable API from Apache Airflow — 2 operation(s) for variable.
- **Apache Airflow Version API** — The Version API from Apache Airflow — 1 operation(s) for version.
- **Apache Airflow XCom API** — The XCom API from Apache Airflow — 2 operation(s) for xcom.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Airflow Agentic Access** — 110 operations · 47 acting

## Security (3)

- **Airflow Authentication** — http/oauth2 · 2 schemes
- **Airflow Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Airflow Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Airflow Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (6)

- **ETL Pipeline Orchestration** — Schedule and monitor extract, transform, load data pipelines.
- **ML Pipeline Management** — Orchestrate machine learning training, evaluation, and deployment workflows.
- **Data Quality Checks** — Schedule data validation and quality check jobs.
- **Report Generation** — Automate periodic report generation and distribution.
- **API Orchestration** — Coordinate calls to multiple APIs in complex workflows.
- **Database Operations** — Schedule database maintenance, migrations, and backup jobs.

## Tags

Workflow Orchestration, Data Pipeline, Open-Source, Apache, DAG, Scheduling, ETL, Data Engineering

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/airflow/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.