Apiary

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
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
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/apiary/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-25'
modified: '2026-04-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
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
  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/
- 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
  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: 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://www.oracle.com/legal/privacy/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.oracle.com/legal/terms.html
- 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