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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. Tagged areas include API Catalog, API Directory, API Discovery, Open Source, and Public APIs.

17.9/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemium
1 APIs 6 Features 3 Use Cases
API CatalogAPI DirectoryAPI DiscoveryOpen SourcePublic APIs

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 17.9/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 0.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 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.

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

5 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 1

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

Apivault Domain Security

TLSv1.3

SECURITY

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

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

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
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/apivault.png
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2025-03-01'
modified: '2026-04-19'
position: Consumer
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
  humanURL: https://apivault.dev/
  properties:
  - url: https://apivault.dev/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/Exifly/ApiVault
    type: GitHubRepository
  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: DomainSecurity
  url: security/apivault-domain-security.yml
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/Exifly/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.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: info@apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.19'