Apache Maven

aid: apache-maven
name: Apache Maven
description: Apache Maven is a software project management and comprehension tool based on the concept of a project object
  model (POM). It provides a uniform build system, dependency management, project lifecycle, and a comprehensive plugin ecosystem
  for Java projects. Maven 4 is the current major version with the Maven Daemon for faster builds.
type: Index
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Build Tool
- Dependency Management
- Java
- Project Management
- Maven
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-04-19'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/apache-maven/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: apache-maven:apache-maven-core
  name: Apache Maven Core
  description: Maven provides a Java API for programmatic build execution, a Plugin API (Mojo) for extending build capabilities,
    a Repository API for artifact management via Maven Artifact Resolver, and the Wagon transport API for repository access.
    Maven 4 introduces improved APIs and the Maven Upgrade Tool for migration.
  humanURL: https://maven.apache.org/guides/index.html
  tags:
  - Build
  - Java
  - Plugins
  - Project Object Model
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://maven.apache.org/guides/index.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://maven.apache.org/install.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://maven.apache.org/ref/current/
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/org.apache.maven/maven-core
    title: Maven Central (Java)
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/apache/maven
- aid: apache-maven:maven-central-repository
  name: Maven Central Repository API
  description: The Maven Central Repository (search.maven.org and central.sonatype.com) hosts millions of Java artifacts and
    provides a REST API and web interface for searching, browsing, and downloading dependencies. It is the default artifact
    repository for Maven builds.
  humanURL: https://central.sonatype.com/
  tags:
  - Artifact Repository
  - Dependency Management
  - Package Registry
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://central.sonatype.org/publish/
  - type: Portal
    url: https://central.sonatype.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://central.sonatype.com/api-doc
common:
- type: Portal
  url: https://maven.apache.org/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/apache
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/apache/maven
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/apache/maven-resolver
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/apache/maven-mvnd
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/apache/maven-surefire
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/apache/maven-enforcer
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/apache/maven-assembly-plugin
- type: Wiki
  url: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN
- type: IssueTracker
  url: https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/MNG/issues
- type: MailingList
  url: https://maven.apache.org/mailing-lists.html
- type: Blog
  url: https://maven.apache.org/news.html
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Project Object Model (POM)
    description: XML-based project descriptor that defines dependencies, build configuration, plugins, and project metadata
      in a declarative format.
  - name: Dependency Management
    description: Automatic resolution and downloading of project dependencies and transitive dependencies from Maven Central
      and other repositories.
  - name: Build Lifecycle
    description: Standardized build lifecycle with phases including validate, compile, test, package, verify, install, and
      deploy.
  - name: Plugin Architecture
    description: Extensible plugin system (Mojo API) with hundreds of official and third-party plugins for code generation,
      testing, packaging, and deployment.
  - name: Maven Daemon (mvnd)
    description: Persistent daemon process that dramatically reduces build startup time by keeping the JVM and Maven warm
      between builds.
  - name: Maven Wrapper
    description: Ensures consistent Maven version usage across a project team without requiring separate Maven installation.
  - name: Artifact Resolver
    description: Maven Artifact Resolver library provides programmatic API for artifact resolution, download, and local repository
      management.
  - name: Multi-Module Projects
    description: Support for building complex multi-module projects with inter-module dependency management and coordinated
      releases.
  - name: Maven 4
    description: Latest major version with improved APIs, better performance, consumer POM support, and the Maven Upgrade
      Tool for migration.
  - name: Central Repository Publishing
    description: Streamlined artifact publishing to Maven Central via Sonatype's publishing portal with automated checks.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Java Project Build Automation
    description: Automate compilation, testing, packaging, and deployment of Java projects with standardized build lifecycles.
  - name: Dependency Management
    description: Declare and automatically resolve project dependencies including transitive dependencies from Maven Central.
  - name: CI/CD Pipeline Integration
    description: Integrate Maven builds into CI/CD pipelines with reproducible builds via the Maven Wrapper and build cache
      extension.
  - name: Multi-Module Enterprise Builds
    description: Manage complex enterprise Java projects with dozens of interdependent modules and shared dependency management.
  - name: Artifact Publishing
    description: Publish Java libraries and applications to Maven Central or private artifact repositories for team and public
      consumption.
  - name: Plugin Development
    description: Develop custom Maven plugins using the Mojo API to extend build capabilities for specialized project needs.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: IntelliJ IDEA
    description: Native Maven project support with POM editing, dependency management, and Maven tool window.
  - name: Eclipse
    description: Maven integration via the m2e plugin for POM-based project management within Eclipse IDE.
  - name: Jenkins
    description: Jenkins Maven plugin for triggering and monitoring Maven builds in CI/CD pipelines.
  - name: GitHub Actions
    description: Official GitHub Actions for caching Maven dependencies and running Maven builds in workflows.
  - name: Sonatype Nexus
    description: Enterprise artifact repository manager fully compatible with Maven for hosting private artifact repositories.
  - name: JFrog Artifactory
    description: Enterprise artifact repository with full Maven repository protocol support and build integration.
  - name: Apache Tomcat
    description: Tomcat Maven Plugin enables deploying web applications to Apache Tomcat directly from Maven builds.
  - name: GraalVM
    description: Maven plugins for building native images from Java applications using GraalVM Native Image.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: info@apievangelist.com