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API Harmony

API Harmony was an API discovery and recommendation tool from IBM Research that used graph-based search, machine learning, and cognitive technologies to help developers find, compare, and select compatible APIs. It was offered as a cloud service on IBM Bluemix and has since been discontinued.

API Harmony publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include API Aggregation, API Discovery, API Recommendation, Graph Technology, and IBM.

API Harmony’s developer surface includes documentation and 5 more developer resources.

19.7/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemium
1 APIs 6 Features 4 Use Cases
API AggregationAPI DiscoveryAPI RecommendationGraph TechnologyIBMMachine Learning

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 19.7/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 1.7 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

API Harmony Service

API Harmony was an intelligent API matchmaking service that used graph technology and machine learning to search public APIs, reveal relationships between them, make recommendat...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Api Harmony Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Features 6

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

API Graph Search

Graph-based search across public APIs to reveal relationships and connections between services.

API Recommendation

Machine learning-powered recommendations for compatible APIs based on developer intent and context.

API Composition Support

Tooling to help developers compose multiple APIs into unified applications.

API Discovery

Unified catalog and discovery interface for cloud-hosted and public APIs.

API Publishing

Tools for API providers to publish and promote their APIs to the ecosystem.

Gap Identification

Identifies gaps in the API ecosystem where no existing API satisfies a developer need.

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Api Harmony Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Api Harmony Vulnerability Disclosure

Hackerone · security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Use Cases 4

What developers build with this provider.

Cloud API Discovery

Help developers find the right APIs for cloud-based application development on IBM Bluemix.

API Compatibility Analysis

Identify which APIs can be combined for a given use case without conflicts or duplication.

API Portfolio Management

API providers could publish and promote their services to the broader developer ecosystem.

Microservices Integration

Support microservices architectures by identifying optimal third-party API combinations.

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: api-harmony
name: API Harmony
description: API Harmony was an API discovery and recommendation tool from IBM Research that used graph-based search, machine
  learning, and cognitive technologies to help developers find, compare, and select compatible APIs. It was offered as a cloud
  service on IBM Bluemix and has since been discontinued.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/api-harmony.png
tags:
- API Aggregation
- API Discovery
- API Recommendation
- Graph Technology
- IBM
- Machine Learning
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/api-harmony/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-04-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: api-harmony:api-harmony-service
  name: API Harmony Service
  description: API Harmony was an intelligent API matchmaking service that used graph technology and machine learning to search
    public APIs, reveal relationships between them, make recommendations, and identify gaps. It anticipated what developers
    would need to build applications and suggested optimal API combinations. The service has been discontinued.
  humanURL: https://developer.ibm.com/api/view/apiharmony-prod:apih-product:title-API_Harmony
  tags:
  - API Discovery
  - API Recommendation
  - Discontinued
  - Graph Search
  - Machine Learning
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.ibm.com/api/view/apiharmony-prod:apih-product:title-API_Harmony
  - type: Website
    url: https://apiharmony-open.mybluemix.net/public
common:
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/api-harmony-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/api-harmony-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://developer.ibm.com/apiharmony/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.ibm.com/api/view/apiharmony-prod:apih-product:title-API_Harmony
- type: Research
  url: https://research.ibm.com/publications/api-harmony-graph-based-search-and-selection-of-apis-in-the-cloud
- type: Article
  url: https://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1338947
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: API Graph Search
    description: Graph-based search across public APIs to reveal relationships and connections between services.
  - name: API Recommendation
    description: Machine learning-powered recommendations for compatible APIs based on developer intent and context.
  - name: API Composition Support
    description: Tooling to help developers compose multiple APIs into unified applications.
  - name: API Discovery
    description: Unified catalog and discovery interface for cloud-hosted and public APIs.
  - name: API Publishing
    description: Tools for API providers to publish and promote their APIs to the ecosystem.
  - name: Gap Identification
    description: Identifies gaps in the API ecosystem where no existing API satisfies a developer need.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Cloud API Discovery
    description: Help developers find the right APIs for cloud-based application development on IBM Bluemix.
  - name: API Compatibility Analysis
    description: Identify which APIs can be combined for a given use case without conflicts or duplication.
  - name: API Portfolio Management
    description: API providers could publish and promote their services to the broader developer ecosystem.
  - name: Microservices Integration
    description: Support microservices architectures by identifying optimal third-party API combinations.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com