# Android

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/android/  
**Website:** https://developer.android.com  
**APIs profiled:** 24

Collection of APIs and services available in the Android ecosystem.

## Kin Score — 49.3 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 49.3).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 90.7 |
| Contract Quality | 72.5 |
| Governance | 26.5 |
| Contract Governance | 26.5 |
| Operational Transparency | 26.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 61.9 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

## Agent readiness — 47.4 (agent-ready)

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

## Access

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

## APIs (24)

- **Android Platform APIs** — Core Android framework APIs for building Android applications.
- **Google Play Services APIs** — APIs for integrating Google services into Android apps.
- **Firebase Android APIs** — Firebase SDKs and APIs for Android app development.
- **Google Maps Android API** — Add maps, location, and geospatial data to Android applications.
- **Android Jetpack APIs** — Suite of libraries to help developers follow best practices.
- **Google Play Console API** — Programmatically manage app releases and track analytics.
- **Google Play Billing API** — Implement in-app purchases and subscriptions.
- **Android NDK APIs** — Native Development Kit for implementing parts of Android apps in C and C++ for performance-critical code.
- **Google ML Kit Android APIs** — On-device machine learning APIs for text recognition, face detection, barcode scanning, image labeling, and more.
- **Android Health Connect API** — Health data platform providing a single consolidated interface for accessing user health and fitness data across apps.
- **Android CameraX API** — Jetpack library for camera app development with consistent behavior across Android devices.
- **Wear OS APIs** — APIs for building applications for Wear OS smartwatches and wearable devices.
- **Android for Cars APIs** — APIs for building apps for Android Auto and Android Automotive OS in-vehicle experiences.
- **Google AdMob Android API** — Monetize Android apps with in-app advertising including banner, interstitial, native, and rewarded ad formats.
- **Android Accessibility APIs** — Framework APIs for building accessible applications and custom accessibility services.
- **Android TV APIs** — APIs and tools for building apps optimized for the television experience using Compose for TV and Leanback.
- **Google Play Integrity API** — Verify that interactions and server requests come from genuine apps on genuine Android devices.
- **Android Credential Manager API** — Unified API for managing user credentials including passkeys, passwords, and federated sign-in.
- **Gemini Nano On-Device AI API** — On-device generative AI powered by Gemini Nano for summarization, proofreading, rewriting, and image description without network connectivity.
- **Gemini Developer API for Android** — Cloud-based Gemini API for integrating generative AI capabilities into Android applications.
- **Android Orders API** — Refund orders placed through Google Play for in-app products and subscriptions.
- **Android Purchases API** — Manage in-app product and subscription purchases, including verification, acknowledgment, and consumption of purchase tokens.
- **Android Reviews API** — Retrieve user reviews from the Google Play Store and post developer replies to those reviews.
- **Android Subscriptions API** — Create, manage, and query subscription products and their base plans, offers, and purchase entitlements.

## MCP servers (1)

- **Android MCP Server**

## Agentic access (1)

- **Android Agentic Access** — 21 operations · 12 acting · 1 human-in-the-loop

## Security (3)

- **Android Authentication** — oauth2 · 1 scheme
- **Android Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Android Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Android Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (5)

- **Mobile App Development** — Build native Android applications for phones and tablets using Kotlin, Jetpack, and Material Design.
- **Wearable Apps** — Create watch face designs and health-focused apps for Wear OS smartwatches and fitness devices.
- **In-Vehicle Experiences** — Build media, messaging, and navigation apps for Android Auto and Android Automotive OS.
- **TV Entertainment** — Develop media streaming and entertainment apps optimized for the large-screen TV experience.
- **In-App Monetization** — Implement subscriptions, in-app purchases, and advertising revenue using Google Play Billing and AdMob.

## Tags

Artificial Intelligence, Android, Automotive, Google, Machine-Learning, Mobile Development, SDK, TV, Wearables

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