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 5 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including API List API, Authentication API, Blueprint API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include API Blueprint, API Design, API Testing, Collaboration, and Design-First.
The Apiary catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.
Apiary’s developer surface includes authentication, CLI, changelog, sandbox, documentation, engineering blog, pricing, and 28 more developer resources.
Kin Score
Standards implemented 2
Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.
APIs 5
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
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...
Apiary API List API
Apiary API exposes lists of APIs. Your authorization token grants access to private and public, personal and team API Projects.
Apiary Authentication API
Apiary API uses Bearer Token Authorization (RFC 6750). Tokens are managed at https://login.apiary.io/tokens, or created, listed and deleted over this resource using Basic Authen...
Apiary Blueprint API
Legacy API Blueprint utilities. These operations take the legacy `Authentication: Token ` header rather than `Authorization: Bearer`.
Apiary User Information API
Apiary API exposes authorized user information. You may only get your own user information.
Agent Skills 3
Packaged agent skills for driving this provider's APIs from an AI assistant.
apiary-fetch-api-description
AGENT SKILLapiary-manage-authorization-tokens
AGENT SKILLapiary-publish-api-description
AGENT SKILLApiary API pricing
Prices published by Apiary, read 2026-10-28 from apiary.io/plans. A free plan or tier is listed.
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Free | Free Includes: 5 per API Project collaborators, Unlimited API Projects, Basic GitHub Sync |
| Standard | Standard Includes: 10 per API Project collaborators, team management, private API projects |
| Pro | Pro Includes: Unlimited team members, advanced GitHub integration, style guide rules, priority support |
Plan details, limits and sources →
Rate limits
- Mock Server — anonymous: 120 requests per minute
- Mock Server — authenticated: 5000 requests per minute
Pricing Plans 1
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Apiary Plans Pricing
PLANSRate Limits 1
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Apiary Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSService Levels 1
Uptime the provider promises or reports, as SLA4OAI. Read from its own pages; APIs.io runs no monitors.
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SLAFinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Apiary Finops
FINOPSFeatures 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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Spectral Rules 1
Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.
Apiary API Rules
SPECTRALOpenAPI Overlays 1
Overlays applied on top of this provider's contracts. Each card says who wrote it: a document the provider publishes, or one API Evangelist derived or generated.
Apiary Apiary Api Overlay
DERIVEDJSON Schema 6
Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.
Apiary Api List.Schema
JSON SCHEMAApiary Api Project Created.Schema
JSON SCHEMAApiary Error.Schema
JSON SCHEMAApiary Token List.Schema
JSON SCHEMAApiary Token.Schema
JSON SCHEMAApiary User.Schema
JSON SCHEMASecurity Posture 2
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
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
Documentation 1
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 2
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Design & Contract 6
Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events
Build 4
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
Access & Security 2
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Operate 6
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 6
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 4
The organization behind the API
Other 1
Properties that don't map to a standard resource type
Source (apis.yml)
Apiary — frequently asked questions
Does Apiary have an API?
Yes. APIs.io lists 5 APIs from Apiary, including API Blueprint, Apiary API List API and Apiary Authentication API, and 2 more.
Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Apiary?
Yes. APIs.io indexes 4 OpenAPI specifications for Apiary, each linked for download from this page.
How do I authenticate with the Apiary?
Apiary uses bearer-token authentication (apiKey/http · 3 schemes). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Apiary Authentication.
How much does the Apiary cost?
Apiary publishes its prices; its Standard plan is Standard as of 2026-10-28. APIs.io lists 3 pricing plans for Apiary, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.
Is the Apiary ready for AI agents?
Apiary has a Kin Score of 44.0 out of 100 (developing) and an Agent Readiness score of 28.7 (agent-ready), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.
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