APIGovernance.Dev

APIGovernance.Dev is an AI-powered API governance platform that enforces API best practices through automated reviews trained on 10,000 public APIs. It provides the API Governance Top-10 list of best practices, automated CI/CD integration, and tools to help organizations deliver consistent, industry-standard APIs. Powered by PerfAI, Inc.

APIGovernance.Dev publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include API Design, API Governance, Best Practices, Compliance, and Guidelines.

The APIGovernance.Dev catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

APIGovernance.Dev’s developer surface includes pricing and 2 more developer resources.

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34.3/100 thin ▼ -5.2 Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessFreemium

1 APIs 5 Features 4 Use Cases

API DesignAPI GovernanceBest PracticesComplianceGuidelinesStandards

Kin Score

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

Composite quality — 34.3/100 · thin

Contract Quality 7.3 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 0.0 / 20

Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13

Governance 7.0 / 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.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Apigovernance Dev Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Apigovernance Dev Finops

FINOPS

Features 5

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

AI-Powered API Reviews

Automated API governance reviews trained on patterns from 10,000 public APIs.

API Governance Top-10

Curated list of the top 10 API governance best practices across security, design, and documentation.

CI/CD Integration

GitHub Actions and CI/CD pipeline integration for automated governance checks.

API Gateway Integration

Integration with popular API gateways for runtime governance enforcement.

Issue Tracking Integration

Jira and GitHub Issues integration for governance violation tracking.

JSON Schema 3

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

Examples 3

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Use Cases 4

What developers build with this provider.

Automated API Review

Automatically review API specifications against governance guidelines before release.

Team Standards Enforcement

Enforce consistent API standards across multiple development teams.

API Design Guidance

Provide developers with actionable best practice guidance during API design.

Compliance Auditing

Audit existing APIs for compliance with organizational governance policies.

Integrations 4

Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.

GitHub Actions

CI/CD integration for automated governance checks on API specification changes.

Jira

Create Jira issues for governance violations found during reviews.

GitHub Issues

Create GitHub issues for governance violations.

API Gateways

Integration with API gateway platforms for runtime policy enforcement.

Solutions 3

Packaged solutions this provider offers.

Free Plan

Basic API governance reviews with the API Governance Top-10 checks.

Growth Plan

$199/month with advanced governance automation and CI/CD integration.

Enterprise Plan

Custom pricing with full governance suite, SSO, and dedicated support.

Resources

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Source (apis.yml)

aid: apigovernance-dev
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/apigovernance-dev/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: APIGovernance.Dev
description: APIGovernance.Dev is an AI-powered API governance platform that enforces API best practices through automated
  reviews trained on 10,000 public APIs. It provides the API Governance Top-10 list of best practices, automated CI/CD integration,
  and tools to help organizations deliver consistent, industry-standard APIs. Powered by PerfAI, Inc.
tags:
- API Design
- API Governance
- Best Practices
- Compliance
- Guidelines
- Standards
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/apigovernance-dev.png
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2025-01-08'
modified: '2026-04-19'
position: Consumer
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: apigovernance-dev:apigovernance-dev
  name: APIGovernance.Dev
  tags:
  - API Governance
  - Best Practices
  - Compliance
  humanURL: https://apigovernance.dev/
  properties:
  - url: https://apigovernance.dev/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://apigovernance.dev/pricing
    type: Pricing
  - url: json-schema/apigovernance-guideline-schema.json
    type: JSONSchema
  - url: json-schema/apigovernance-policy-schema.json
    type: JSONSchema
  - url: json-schema/apigovernance-review-schema.json
    type: JSONSchema
  - url: json-ld/apigovernance-context.jsonld
    type: JSONLD
  description: APIGovernance.Dev provides automated API governance reviews using AI trained on 10,000 public APIs. It offers
    the API Governance Top-10 best practices list, CI/CD integration, and enterprise governance tools.
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/apigovernance-dev-domain-security.yml
- url: https://apigovernance.dev/
  type: Website
- url: https://apigovernance.dev/pricing
  type: Pricing
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: AI-Powered API Reviews
    description: Automated API governance reviews trained on patterns from 10,000 public APIs.
  - name: API Governance Top-10
    description: Curated list of the top 10 API governance best practices across security, design, and documentation.
  - name: CI/CD Integration
    description: GitHub Actions and CI/CD pipeline integration for automated governance checks.
  - name: API Gateway Integration
    description: Integration with popular API gateways for runtime governance enforcement.
  - name: Issue Tracking Integration
    description: Jira and GitHub Issues integration for governance violation tracking.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Automated API Review
    description: Automatically review API specifications against governance guidelines before release.
  - name: Team Standards Enforcement
    description: Enforce consistent API standards across multiple development teams.
  - name: API Design Guidance
    description: Provide developers with actionable best practice guidance during API design.
  - name: Compliance Auditing
    description: Audit existing APIs for compliance with organizational governance policies.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: GitHub Actions
    description: CI/CD integration for automated governance checks on API specification changes.
  - name: Jira
    description: Create Jira issues for governance violations found during reviews.
  - name: GitHub Issues
    description: Create GitHub issues for governance violations.
  - name: API Gateways
    description: Integration with API gateway platforms for runtime policy enforcement.
- type: Solutions
  data:
  - name: Free Plan
    description: Basic API governance reviews with the API Governance Top-10 checks.
  - name: Growth Plan
    description: $199/month with advanced governance automation and CI/CD integration.
  - name: Enterprise Plan
    description: Custom pricing with full governance suite, SSO, and dedicated support.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: info@apievangelist.com