# Artifact Hub

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/artifact-hub/  
**Website:** https://artifacthub.io/  
**APIs profiled:** 10

Artifact Hub is a CNCF incubating web-based application that enables finding, installing, and publishing cloud-native packages. Built primarily in TypeScript and Go, it addresses fragmentation in the cloud-native ecosystem by providing a single discovery experience for consumers. It supports 27+ artifact types including Helm charts, OPA policies, Falco rules, OLM operators, Tinkerbell actions, kubectl plugins, Tekton tasks, KEDA scalers, CoreDNS plugins, and more. Artifact Hub provides a searchable catalog with versioning, security reports via Trivy and Snyk, changelog tracking, and webhook notification support. Licensed under Apache 2.0 and governed by the CNCF.

## Kin Score — 37.5 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 37.5).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 57.4 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 36.8 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 31.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 23.7 |
| Access Clarity | 23.7 |

## Agent readiness — 32.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | partial |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (10)

- **Artifact Hub API** — The Artifact Hub REST API provides endpoints for searching and retrieving cloud-native packages across all supported artifact types, managing repositories, handling user authent...
- **Artifact Hub Organizations API** — Organizations and memberships
- **Artifact Hub Packages API** — Search and retrieve cloud-native packages
- **Artifact Hub Repositories API** — Repository management
- **Artifact Hub Stats API** — Site-wide statistics
- **Artifact Hub Subscriptions API** — Package event subscriptions
- **Artifact Hub Users API** — User accounts and sessions
- **Artifact Hub Webhooks API** — Webhook configuration and delivery
- **Artifact Hub Availability checks API** — The Availability checks API from Artifact Hub — 1 operation(s) for availability checks.
- **Artifact Hub Integrations API** — The Integrations API from Artifact Hub — 3 operation(s) for integrations.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Artifact Hub Agentic Access** — 58 operations · 30 acting · 2 human-in-the-loop

## Security (2)

- **Artifact Hub Authentication** — apiKey · 2 schemes
- **Artifact Hub Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Artifact Hub Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (4)

- **Helm Chart Discovery** — Platform engineers discover and evaluate Helm charts across multiple repositories from a single searchable interface with version history and security report data.
- **Package Publishing** — Open source maintainers publish their Helm charts, operators, and other cloud-native packages to Artifact Hub for discoverability.
- **Security Auditing** — Security teams review Artifact Hub security reports to identify vulnerable container images used in Helm charts before deployment.
- **Release Monitoring** — Development teams configure webhooks to receive notifications when new versions of dependencies like Helm charts are published.

## Tags

Cloud-Native, CNCF, Helm Charts, Package Registry, Discovery, Open-Source

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/artifact-hub/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.