Architecture Pattern

Architecture Patterns provide reusable solutions to commonly occurring software and system design problems. They offer proven templates for organizing code, components, and interactions across distributed systems, microservices, cloud-native applications, and enterprise software.

Architecture Pattern publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network: Domains API, Patterns API, and Trade-offs API. Tagged areas include Architecture Patterns, Software Architecture, Design Patterns, System Design, and Microservices.

The Architecture Pattern catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Architecture Pattern’s developer surface includes developer portal, documentation, engineering blog, and 6 more developer resources.

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28.5/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 20/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

AccessFreemium

1 APIs 5 Features 4 Use Cases

Architecture PatternsSoftware Architecture Design PatternsSystem DesignMicroservices Cloud-Native

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

Composite quality — 28.5/100 · thin

Contract Quality 13.4 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20

Access Clarity 0.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 1.4 / 13

Contract Governance 3.5 / 12

Discoverability 5.9 / 10

Agent readiness — 20/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 9 / 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 4 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

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APIs 3

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

Architecture Pattern Domains API

The Domains API from Architecture Pattern — 1 operation(s) for domains.

Architecture Pattern Patterns API

The Patterns API from Architecture Pattern — 3 operation(s) for patterns.

Architecture Pattern Trade-offs API

The Trade-offs API from Architecture Pattern — 1 operation(s) for trade-offs.

Open Collections 4

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Architecture Pattern Domains API

OPEN COLLECTION

Architecture Pattern Domains Patterns API

OPEN COLLECTION

Architecture Pattern Domains Trade-offs API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Architecture Pattern Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Architecture Pattern Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Architecture Pattern Finops

FINOPS

Features 5

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Pattern Catalog

Comprehensive catalog of architecture patterns for microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-native applications.

Problem-Solution Framework

Each pattern includes problem statement, solution approach, and known trade-offs.

Pattern Language

Related patterns organized into a coherent pattern language for navigating complex architecture decisions.

Real-World Examples

Patterns illustrated with real-world implementations from production systems.

Decision Support

Guidance for selecting appropriate patterns based on context and constraints.

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Architecture Pattern Api Context

6 classes · 0 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Architecture Pattern API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

Architecture Pattern API Rules

19 rules · 8 errors 10 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 6

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

DomainList

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Domain

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

PatternList

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Pattern

12 properties

JSON SCHEMA

TradeoffList

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Tradeoff

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 6

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Architecture Pattern Api Domain List Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Architecture Pattern Api Domain Structure

5 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Architecture Pattern Api Pattern List Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Architecture Pattern Api Pattern Structure

12 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Architecture Pattern Api Tradeoff List Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Architecture Pattern Api Tradeoff Structure

7 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 6

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Architecture Pattern Api Domain Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Architecture Pattern Api Domain List Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Architecture Pattern Api Pattern Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Architecture Pattern Api Pattern List Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Architecture Pattern Api Tradeoff Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Architecture Pattern Api Tradeoff List Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 1

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

Architecture Pattern Domain Security

TLSv1.3

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Architecture Pattern Agentic Access

5 operations

5 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Use Cases 4

What developers build with this provider.

Microservices Design

Apply patterns for decomposing monolithic applications into microservices.

Distributed Systems

Reference patterns for handling distributed computing challenges like consistency and availability.

Cloud Migration

Select cloud-native patterns when migrating on-premises applications to cloud platforms.

Architecture Review

Evaluate architecture decisions against proven patterns and identify improvement areas.

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 3

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

SpectralRules

SpectralRules

Vocabulary

Vocabulary

JSONLD

JSONLD

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: architecture-pattern
name: Architecture Pattern
description: Architecture Patterns provide reusable solutions to commonly occurring software and system design problems. They
  offer proven templates for organizing code, components, and interactions across distributed systems, microservices, cloud-native
  applications, and enterprise software.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: unknown
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  label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
  confidence: low
  source:
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  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/architecture-pattern.png
tags:
- Architecture Patterns
- Software Architecture
- Design Patterns
- System Design
- Microservices
- Cloud-Native
tags_raw:
- Architecture Patterns
- Software Architecture
- Design Patterns
- System Design
- Microservices
- Cloud Native
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/architecture-pattern/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: architecture-pattern:architecture-pattern-domains-api
  name: Architecture Pattern Domains API
  description: The Domains API from Architecture Pattern — 1 operation(s) for domains.
  humanURL: https://microservices.io/patterns/
  tags:
  - Domains
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/architecture-pattern-domains-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://microservices.io/patterns/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/architecture-pattern/refs/heads/main/json-schema/architecture-pattern-api-pattern-schema.json
- aid: architecture-pattern:architecture-pattern-patterns-api
  name: Architecture Pattern Patterns API
  description: The Patterns API from Architecture Pattern — 3 operation(s) for patterns.
  humanURL: https://microservices.io/patterns/
  tags:
  - Patterns
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/architecture-pattern-patterns-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://microservices.io/patterns/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/architecture-pattern/refs/heads/main/json-schema/architecture-pattern-api-pattern-schema.json
- aid: architecture-pattern:architecture-pattern-trade-offs-api
  name: Architecture Pattern Trade-offs API
  description: The Trade-offs API from Architecture Pattern — 1 operation(s) for trade-offs.
  humanURL: https://microservices.io/patterns/
  tags:
  - Trade-offs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/architecture-pattern-trade-offs-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://microservices.io/patterns/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/architecture-pattern/refs/heads/main/json-schema/architecture-pattern-api-pattern-schema.json
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/architecture-pattern-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/architecture-pattern-domain-security.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://microservices.io/patterns/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://microservices.io/patterns/
- type: Blog
  url: https://microservices.io/feed.xml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/api-evangelist
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Pattern Catalog
    description: Comprehensive catalog of architecture patterns for microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-native applications.
  - name: Problem-Solution Framework
    description: Each pattern includes problem statement, solution approach, and known trade-offs.
  - name: Pattern Language
    description: Related patterns organized into a coherent pattern language for navigating complex architecture decisions.
  - name: Real-World Examples
    description: Patterns illustrated with real-world implementations from production systems.
  - name: Decision Support
    description: Guidance for selecting appropriate patterns based on context and constraints.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Microservices Design
    description: Apply patterns for decomposing monolithic applications into microservices.
  - name: Distributed Systems
    description: Reference patterns for handling distributed computing challenges like consistency and availability.
  - name: Cloud Migration
    description: Select cloud-native patterns when migrating on-premises applications to cloud platforms.
  - name: Architecture Review
    description: Evaluate architecture decisions against proven patterns and identify improvement areas.
- type: SpectralRules
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/architecture-pattern/refs/heads/main/rules/architecture-pattern-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/architecture-pattern/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/architecture-pattern-vocabulary.yaml
- type: JSONLD
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/architecture-pattern/refs/heads/main/json-ld/architecture-pattern-api-context.jsonld
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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