# Apache Struts

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/apache-struts/  
**Website:** https://struts.apache.org/  
**APIs profiled:** 2

Apache Struts is a free, open-source, MVC framework for creating elegant, modern Java web applications. It provides a clean separation between the model, view, and controller layers with a powerful convention-over-configuration approach, interceptor-based AOP support, type-safe configuration, and built-in REST plugin. Apache Struts is maintained by the Apache Software Foundation and is widely used in enterprise Java web development.

## Kin Score — 36.8 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 36.8).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 59.3 |
| Contract Quality | 48.3 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 34.2 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 45.2 |
| Commercial Clarity | 26.3 |
| Access Clarity | 26.3 |

## Agent readiness — 29.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| 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 (2)

- **Apache Struts REST Plugin** — The Struts REST Plugin provides a convention-based REST API framework for building RESTful services. It maps HTTP methods to action methods (GET→index/show, POST→create, PUT→upd...
- **Apache Struts resource API** — Generic RESTful resource exposed by the Struts REST plugin

## Agentic access (1)

- **Apache Struts Agentic Access** — 7 operations · 3 acting

## Security (3)

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

## Plans (1)

- **Apache Struts Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (3)

- **Enterprise Java Web Applications** — Build large-scale Java web applications with clean MVC separation.
- **RESTful Web Services** — Create REST APIs using the Struts REST plugin with JSON/XML content negotiation.
- **Form-Based Applications** — Complex form processing with server-side validation and type conversion.

## Tags

Java, MVC, Web Applications, Web Framework, Open-Source

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