# Apache Software Foundation

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/apache-software-foundation/  
**Website:** https://www.apache.org/  
**APIs profiled:** 9

APIs for the Apache Software Foundation (ASF), a nonprofit organization that supports the development of open-source software projects under the Apache License, providing governance, legal protection, and infrastructure for over 350 projects. The ASF exposes public APIs for project discovery, committee governance data, member information, and organizational structure through its Projects API and Whimsy Public Data API.

## Kin Score — 38.0 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 38.0).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 68.5 |
| Governance | 25.0 |
| Contract Governance | 25.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 21.4 |
| Commercial Clarity | 28.6 |
| Access Clarity | 28.6 |

## Agent readiness — 31.6 (agent-aware)

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

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (9)

- **Apache Software Foundation Projects API** — The Apache Software Foundation Projects API provides read-only access to JSON data about ASF projects, committees, releases, and podlings. The data is served as static JSON file...
- **Apache Software Foundation Committees API** — The Committees API from Apache Software Foundation — 3 operation(s) for committees.
- **Apache Software Foundation Foundation API** — The Foundation API from Apache Software Foundation — 1 operation(s) for foundation.
- **Apache Software Foundation Groups API** — The Groups API from Apache Software Foundation — 1 operation(s) for groups.
- **Apache Software Foundation ICLA API** — The ICLA API from Apache Software Foundation — 1 operation(s) for icla.
- **Apache Software Foundation Members API** — The Members API from Apache Software Foundation — 1 operation(s) for members.
- **Apache Software Foundation People API** — The People API from Apache Software Foundation — 3 operation(s) for people.
- **Apache Software Foundation Podlings API** — The Podlings API from Apache Software Foundation — 2 operation(s) for podlings.
- **Apache Software Foundation Releases API** — The Releases API from Apache Software Foundation — 1 operation(s) for releases.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Apache Software Foundation Agentic Access** — 14 operations

## Security (2)

- **Apache Software Foundation Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Apache Software Foundation Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Apache Software Foundation Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (4)

- **Apache Project Discovery** — Discover and explore all Apache Software Foundation projects programmatically.
- **Governance Transparency** — Access committee membership and governance data for ASF organizational research.
- **Release Monitoring** — Track release histories and versions across all ASF projects.
- **Incubator Tracking** — Monitor Apache Incubator podlings and their progression to top-level projects.

## Tags

ASF, Open-Source, Governance, Project, Apache

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