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Apivault

Apivault is an open-source directory and gateway for discovering public APIs. The platform catalogs thousands of free and public APIs across 51 categories including animals, anime, blockchain, cryptocurrency, finance, health, music, news, and weather, enabling developers to find and explore APIs for application development.

Apivault publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network: Apivault. Tagged areas include API Catalog, API Directory, API Discovery, Open-Source, and Public APIs.

Apivault’s developer surface includes authentication, API reference, support, changelog, and 22 more developer resources.

31.9/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 24/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
AccessFreemium
1 APIs 6 Features 3 Use Cases
API CatalogAPI DirectoryAPI DiscoveryOpen-SourcePublic APIs

Kin Score

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
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.
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APIs 1

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

Apivault

Apivault is a free, open-source API directory that serves as a gateway to a world of public APIs. It catalogs APIs across 51 categories with details on authentication method, CO...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Apivault Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Features 6

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

API Directory

Comprehensive directory of free and public APIs across 51 categories.

API Search and Discovery

Search and discover APIs by category including finance, health, weather, blockchain, and more.

API Submission

Developers can submit their own APIs with authentication type, CORS, and HTTPS details.

Trending and Random APIs

Discover trending and randomly surfaced APIs across the catalog.

User Accounts

User account management via Google sign-in for tracking submitted and liked APIs.

Open Source

Fully open-source project available on GitHub under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.

Security Posture 2

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

Apivault Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Apivault Domain Security

TLSv1.3

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Apivault Agentic Access

18 operations · 7 acting

18 operations · 7 acting

AGENTIC

Use Cases 3

What developers build with this provider.

API Discovery

Find free and public APIs for application development across 51 categories.

API Promotion

Submit and promote your own API to a community of developers.

Rapid Prototyping

Quickly discover APIs to accelerate prototype and proof-of-concept development.

Resources

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 3

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Design & Contract 5

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 5

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 4

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: apivault
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/apivault/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Apivault
tags:
- API Catalog
- API Directory
- API Discovery
- Open-Source
- Public APIs
tags_raw:
- API Catalog
- API Directory
- API Discovery
- Open Source
- Public APIs
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: unknown
  open_source: unknown
  commercial: false
  callable_host: false
  label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
  confidence: low
  source:
  - repository-unlicensed
  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/apivault.png
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2025-03-01'
modified: '2026-09-04'
position: Consuming
description: Apivault is an open-source directory and gateway for discovering public APIs. The platform catalogs thousands
  of free and public APIs across 51 categories including animals, anime, blockchain, cryptocurrency, finance, health, music,
  news, and weather, enabling developers to find and explore APIs for application development.
apis:
- aid: apivault:apivault
  name: Apivault
  tags:
  - API Catalog
  - API Directory
  - API Discovery
  - Open-Source
  - Public APIs
  tags_raw:
  - API Catalog
  - API Directory
  - API Discovery
  - Open Source
  - Public APIs
  humanURL: https://apivault.dev/
  baseURL: https://api.apivault.dev
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/apivault.png
  properties:
  - url: https://apivault.dev/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/exa-studio/ApiVault
    type: GitHubRepository
  - url: openapi/apivault-api-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
    name: ApiVault OpenAPI 3.0.3 (working copy, servers[] added)
  - url: openapi/_original/apivault-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI Source
    name: ApiVault OpenAPI, verbatim harvest from api.apivault.dev/api/schema/
  - url: https://api.apivault.dev/api/schema/
    type: APIReference
    name: Live OpenAPI schema
  - url: https://api.apivault.dev/api/schema/swagger-ui/
    type: Documentation
    name: Swagger UI
  - url: overlays/apivault-openapi-overlay.yaml
    type: Overlay
  description: Apivault is a free, open-source API directory that serves as a gateway to a world of public APIs. It catalogs
    APIs across 51 categories with details on authentication method, CORS support, and HTTPS availability. Developers can
    search, discover, submit, and browse APIs across all major domains. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://apivault.dev/
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/apivault-agentic-access.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/apivault-authentication.yml
- type: IssueTracker
  url: https://github.com/exa-studio/ApiVault/issues
- type: Releases
  url: https://github.com/exa-studio/ApiVault/releases
- type: CodeOfConduct
  url: https://github.com/exa-studio/ApiVault/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
- type: ContributionGuide
  url: https://github.com/exa-studio/ApiVault/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/apivault-domain-security.yml
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/exa-studio/ApiVault
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: API Directory
    description: Comprehensive directory of free and public APIs across 51 categories.
  - name: API Search and Discovery
    description: Search and discover APIs by category including finance, health, weather, blockchain, and more.
  - name: API Submission
    description: Developers can submit their own APIs with authentication type, CORS, and HTTPS details.
  - name: Trending and Random APIs
    description: Discover trending and randomly surfaced APIs across the catalog.
  - name: User Accounts
    description: User account management via Google sign-in for tracking submitted and liked APIs.
  - name: Open Source
    description: Fully open-source project available on GitHub under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: API Discovery
    description: Find free and public APIs for application development across 51 categories.
  - name: API Promotion
    description: Submit and promote your own API to a community of developers.
  - name: Rapid Prototyping
    description: Quickly discover APIs to accelerate prototype and proof-of-concept development.
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/exa-studio
- type: APIReference
  url: https://api.apivault.dev/api/schema/swagger-ui/
- type: Support
  url: https://github.com/exa-studio/ApiVault/issues
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://apivault.dev/privacy-policy
- type: License
  url: https://github.com/exa-studio/ApiVault/blob/main/LICENSE
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/apivault-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/apivault-problem-types.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/apivault-data-model.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/apivault-lifecycle.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/apivault-changelog.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/apivault-conformance.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/apivault-packages.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/apivault-llms.txt
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: Plans
  url: plans/apivault-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/apivault-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/apivault-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: info@apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.23'
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-09-04'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 19
  pass: local-v3

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