Apiary

Apiary is an API design and documentation platform, now part of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. With 486,000+ users and 591,000+ APIs managed, it uses API Blueprint and Swagger/OpenAPI specifications to produce interactive API documentation, mock servers, automated testing, and collaborative API design workflows. Apiary enables teams to design APIs before writing code, generate documentation automatically, and validate implementations against specifications.

Apiary publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include API Blueprint, API Design, API Testing, Collaboration, and Design-First.

Apiary’s developer surface includes authentication, CLI, changelog, sandbox, documentation, engineering blog, pricing, and 26 more developer resources.

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43.2/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 27/100 agent aware open core · MIT Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

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2 APIs 8 Features 5 Use Cases

API Blueprint API Design API Testing Collaboration Design-First Documentation Mock Servers Oracle

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

Composite quality — 43.2/100 · developing

Contract Quality 4.4 / 20

Developer Ergonomics 10.8 / 16

Access Clarity 12.4 / 16

Operational Transparency 4.1 / 10

Contract Governance 0.4 / 10

Discoverability 4.7 / 8

Open Source Surface 2.5 / 10

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 27/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 5 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Open Source Surface applies to this provider. This product is open source and we read its repository directly, so Open Source Surface carries 10 points of the composite. It is scored from what the repository actually publishes — a security policy, a contribution guide, a release history, a code of conduct — read live from the provider rather than inferred from our own catalog pointers. This facet adds; nothing was taken away to make room for it. An open-source project is not excused from the commercial facets, because exemption would strip it of the points it does earn. If we have the wrong repository, or this product is not open source, say so on your provider repo and we will drop the facet rather than have you publish against it.

Create-or-Update Ergonomics applies to this provider. This API accepts writes, so it carries 10 points of the composite. It is scored from the published contracts themselves: whether a caller can create-or-update in one call, whether the write accepts a key the caller already holds, and whether the response says which branch ran. Without that, every write needs a search-and-branch in front of it, and the first time that check is skipped a duplicate record is created. Scored against the observed mean rather than raw — a provider at the catalog average is unchanged by this facet, not penalised by it.

The six quality facets above are damped to 80 points between them, because the conditional facet above carries the other 20. That is why each facet's contribution is shown against a damped maximum: raising a quality facet moves the composite by 80% of its nominal weight, not 100%. The full arithmetic is at apis.io/rating/.

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APIs 2

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

Apiary API

The Apiary API provides programmatic access to manage API projects, documentation, and team collaboration. It allows creating and updating API Blueprint and Swagger/OpenAPI docu...

API Blueprint

API Blueprint is a high-level API design language created by Apiary for designing and documenting web APIs. It uses a Markdown-based syntax that is human-readable and machine-pa...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Apiary Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Apiary Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Apiary Finops

FINOPS

Features 8

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

API Blueprint Support

Native support for API Blueprint, a high-level Markdown-based API description language for collaborative design.

OpenAPI/Swagger Support

Import and work with Swagger and OpenAPI specifications alongside API Blueprint documents.

Interactive API Documentation

Auto-generate interactive documentation from API specs with a built-in API console for live testing.

Mock Servers

Instant mock servers generated from API specs allowing frontend development before backend is ready.

Automated API Testing

Run automated tests against API implementations using Dredd, the open-source API testing framework.

Collaborative Workflows

Team-based API design with version history, commenting, and shared workspaces.

CLI Integration

Apiary CLI for integrating API design and testing workflows into CI/CD pipelines.

Open Source Tooling

Maintains Dredd (testing), Gavel (validation), and API Blueprint as open-source projects.

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JSON Schema 6

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Apiary Api List.Schema

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Apiary Api Project Created.Schema

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Apiary Error.Schema

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Apiary Token List.Schema

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Apiary Token.Schema

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Apiary User.Schema

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Security Posture 2

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

Apiary Authentication

apiKey/http · 3 schemes

SECURITY

Apiary Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Use Cases 5

What developers build with this provider.

Design-First API Development

Design APIs in API Blueprint or OpenAPI before writing code, enabling parallel frontend and backend development.

API Documentation Generation

Automatically generate interactive API documentation from API specifications for developer consumption.

Mock Server Prototyping

Generate instant mock servers from specs to enable frontend development without a live backend.

Contract Testing

Validate API implementations against their specifications using Dredd to catch regressions.

Team API Governance

Collaborate on API design standards and review API changes in a shared workspace.

Resources

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Sandbox

Sandbox

Login

Signup

Signup

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgentSkill

AgentSkill

LLMsTxt

LLMsTxt

Design & Contract 6

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Components

Conventions

ErrorCatalog

DataModel

Lifecycle

Conformance

Build 4

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Packages

Packages

SDKs

SDKs

CLI

CLI

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Authentication

Authentication

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 6

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

ChangeLog

RateLimits

IssueTracker

Releases

Support

ChangeLogRSS

Commercial 5

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

License

Pricing

PrivacyPolicy

TermsOfService

Company 4

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

BlogRSS

BlogRSS

Source (apis.yml)

aid: apiary
name: Apiary
description: Apiary is an API design and documentation platform, now part of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. With 486,000+ users
  and 591,000+ APIs managed, it uses API Blueprint and Swagger/OpenAPI specifications to produce interactive API documentation,
  mock servers, automated testing, and collaborative API design workflows. Apiary enables teams to design APIs before writing
  code, generate documentation automatically, and validate implementations against specifications.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: open-core
  license: MIT
  open_source: true
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Open core · an OSS project plus a commercial hosted product
  confidence: high
  source:
  - license
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
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/apiary.png
tags:
- API Blueprint
- API Design
- API Testing
- Collaboration
- Design-First
- Documentation
- Mock Servers
- Oracle
tags_raw:
- API Blueprint
- API Design
- API Testing
- Collaboration
- Design First
- Documentation
- Mock Servers
- Oracle
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/apiary/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-25'
modified: '2026-09-02'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: apiary:apiary-api
  name: Apiary API
  description: The Apiary API provides programmatic access to manage API projects, documentation, and team collaboration.
    It allows creating and updating API Blueprint and Swagger/OpenAPI documents, managing team members, and integrating Apiary
    workflows into CI/CD pipelines.
  humanURL: https://apiary.io
  baseURL: https://api.apiary.io
  tags:
  - API Blueprint
  - API Design
  - Collaboration
  - Documentation
  - Mock Servers
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://help.apiary.io
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://help.apiary.io/tools/apiary-cli/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://apiary.docs.apiary.io
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apiary-apiary-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/apiary-apiary-api-overlay.yaml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/apiary-user.schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/apiary-api-list.schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/apiary-token.schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/apiary-token-list.schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/apiary-error.schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/apiary-api-project-created.schema.json
- aid: apiary:api-blueprint
  name: API Blueprint
  description: API Blueprint is a high-level API design language created by Apiary for designing and documenting web APIs.
    It uses a Markdown-based syntax that is human-readable and machine-parseable, enabling teams to design APIs collaboratively
    and generate documentation, mock servers, and tests from a single source of truth.
  humanURL: https://apiblueprint.org
  tags:
  - API Blueprint
  - API Design
  - Documentation
  - Open-Source
  - Specification
  tags_raw:
  - API Blueprint
  - API Design
  - Documentation
  - Open Source
  - Specification
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://apiblueprint.org/documentation/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/apiaryio/api-blueprint
  - type: Specification
    url: https://apiblueprint.org/documentation/specification.html
common:
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/apiary-authentication.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/apiary-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/apiary-packages.yml
- type: CLI
  url: cli/apiary-cli.yml
- type: Components
  url: components/apiary-components.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/apiary-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/apiary-problem-types.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/apiary-data-model.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/apiary-lifecycle.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/apiary-changelog.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/apiary-conformance.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/apiary-sandbox.yml
- type: Plans
  url: plans/apiary-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/apiary-rate-limits.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/apiary-llms.txt
- type: IssueTracker
  url: https://github.com/apiaryio/api-blueprint/issues
- type: Releases
  url: https://github.com/apiaryio/api-blueprint/releases
- type: License
  name: MIT
  url: https://github.com/apiaryio/api-blueprint/blob/master/LICENSE
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/apiary-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/apiary-io
- type: Website
  url: https://apiary.io
- type: Documentation
  url: https://help.apiary.io
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/apiaryio
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.apiary.io
- type: Pricing
  url: https://apiary.io/plans
- type: Login
  url: https://login.apiary.io
- type: Signup
  url: https://login.apiary.io/register
- type: Support
  url: https://help.apiary.io
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://apiary.io/privacy
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://apiary.io/tos
- type: ChangeLogRSS
  url: https://apiary.docs.apiary.io/feed
- type: BlogRSS
  url: https://blog.apiary.io/feed.xml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: API Blueprint Support
    description: Native support for API Blueprint, a high-level Markdown-based API description language for collaborative
      design.
  - name: OpenAPI/Swagger Support
    description: Import and work with Swagger and OpenAPI specifications alongside API Blueprint documents.
  - name: Interactive API Documentation
    description: Auto-generate interactive documentation from API specs with a built-in API console for live testing.
  - name: Mock Servers
    description: Instant mock servers generated from API specs allowing frontend development before backend is ready.
  - name: Automated API Testing
    description: Run automated tests against API implementations using Dredd, the open-source API testing framework.
  - name: Collaborative Workflows
    description: Team-based API design with version history, commenting, and shared workspaces.
  - name: CLI Integration
    description: Apiary CLI for integrating API design and testing workflows into CI/CD pipelines.
  - name: Open Source Tooling
    description: Maintains Dredd (testing), Gavel (validation), and API Blueprint as open-source projects.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Design-First API Development
    description: Design APIs in API Blueprint or OpenAPI before writing code, enabling parallel frontend and backend development.
  - name: API Documentation Generation
    description: Automatically generate interactive API documentation from API specifications for developer consumption.
  - name: Mock Server Prototyping
    description: Generate instant mock servers from specs to enable frontend development without a live backend.
  - name: Contract Testing
    description: Validate API implementations against their specifications using Dredd to catch regressions.
  - name: Team API Governance
    description: Collaborate on API design standards and review API changes in a shared workspace.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-09-02'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 27
  pass: local-v1

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