Autonomys

Autonomys is a decentralized infrastructure network providing permanent, verifiable, content-addressed data storage and AI-ready blockchain services, secured by a Proof-of-Archival-Storage consensus. Its developer surface centers on Auto Drive — permanent storage exposed through a REST API where objects are addressed by IPFS-style CIDs — and the Auto SDK, a TypeScript toolkit (@autonomys/* npm packages) for consensus, storage, cross-domain messaging, and DAG data. The broader stack adds Auto EVM (an Ethereum- compatible execution domain), Auto Agents (a framework for autonomous on-chain AI agents), and Auto ID (self-sovereign identity). Storage is paid in native AI3 via an on-chain Intents flow. Autonomys was surfaced as a portfolio company of Pantera Capital and has now been enriched from its public developer surface.

Autonomys publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network: Auto Drive API. Tagged areas include Company, Crypto, Blockchain, Web3, and Decentralized Storage.

Autonomys’ developer surface includes authentication, documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, support, engineering blog, signup flow, and 18 more developer resources.

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41.3/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 39/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-21 · rubric v0.4
1 APIs 0 Features
CompanyCryptoBlockchainWeb3Decentralized StorageStorageAI AgentsIPFSTypeScript SDK

API Rating

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scored 2026-07-21 · rubric v0.4
Composite quality — 41.3/100 · thin
Contract Quality 9.4 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 13.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 6.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 2.7 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 9.3 / 10
Agent readiness — 39/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 5 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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APIs

Autonomys Auto Drive API

REST API for permanent, content-addressed (CID) storage on the Autonomys network — file and folder uploads (chunked and multipart), object listing, search, sharing, publish/unpu...

Resources

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal
DeveloperPortal
 GettingStarted
GettingStarted
 SignUp
SignUp

Documentation 3

Reference material describing how the API behaves

OpenAPI
OpenAPI
 Documentation
Documentation
 APIReference
APIReference

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgentSkill
AgentSkill
 LLMsTxt
LLMsTxt

Design & Contract 5

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conventions
Conventions
 ErrorCatalog
ErrorCatalog
 DataModel
DataModel
 Conformance
Conformance
 Lifecycle
Lifecycle

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Packages
Packages
 SDKs
SDKs
 GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Authentication
Authentication
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage
StatusPage
 Support
Support

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy
 TermsOfService
TermsOfService

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Blog
Blog
 Website
Website

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Overlay
Overlay

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: autonomys
name: Autonomys
description: Autonomys is a decentralized infrastructure network providing permanent, verifiable, content-addressed data storage
  and AI-ready blockchain services, secured by a Proof-of-Archival-Storage consensus. Its developer surface centers on Auto
  Drive — permanent storage exposed through a REST API where objects are addressed by IPFS-style CIDs — and the Auto SDK,
  a TypeScript toolkit (@autonomys/* npm packages) for consensus, storage, cross-domain messaging, and DAG data. The broader
  stack adds Auto EVM (an Ethereum- compatible execution domain), Auto Agents (a framework for autonomous on-chain AI agents),
  and Auto ID (self-sovereign identity). Storage is paid in native AI3 via an on-chain Intents flow. Autonomys was surfaced
  as a portfolio company of Pantera Capital and has now been enriched from its public developer surface.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/autonomys/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
image: https://www.autonomys.xyz/favicon.ico
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- pantera-capital
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
tags:
- Company
- Crypto
- Blockchain
- Web3
- Decentralized Storage
- Storage
- AI Agents
- IPFS
- TypeScript SDK
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
apis:
- name: Autonomys Auto Drive API
  description: REST API for permanent, content-addressed (CID) storage on the Autonomys network — file and folder uploads
    (chunked and multipart), object listing, search, sharing, publish/unpublish, sync/async downloads, subscription credits,
    and on-chain storage-credit purchase intents paid in AI3.
  humanURL: https://develop.autonomys.xyz/sdk/auto-drive/overview_setup
  baseURL: https://mainnet.auto-drive.autonomys.xyz
  tags:
  - Storage
  - Decentralized Storage
  - Blockchain
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/autonomys-auto-drive-openapi.json
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/autonomys-auto-drive-overlay.yaml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://develop.autonomys.xyz/sdk/auto-drive/api_reference
  - type: InteractiveDocs
    url: https://mainnet.auto-drive.autonomys.xyz/api/docs
common:
- type: OpenAPI
  url: openapi/autonomys-auto-drive-openapi.json
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/autonomys-auto-drive-overlay.yaml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/autonomys-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/autonomys-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/autonomys-problem-types.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/autonomys-data-model.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/autonomys-conformance.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/autonomys-lifecycle.yml
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://telemetry.subspace.foundation
- type: Packages
  url: packages/autonomys-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/autonomys-packages.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/autonomys-llms.txt
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/autonomys-domain-security.yml
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://develop.autonomys.xyz/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://develop.autonomys.xyz/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://develop.autonomys.xyz/sdk/auto-drive/api_reference
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://develop.autonomys.xyz/sdk/auto-drive/overview_setup
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/autonomys
- type: Support
  url: https://autonomys.xyz/discord
- type: Blog
  url: https://medium.com/@autonomysnetwork
- type: SignUp
  url: https://ai3.storage
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.autonomys.xyz/privacy-policy
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.autonomys.xyz/terms-of-use
- type: Website
  url: https://www.autonomys.xyz/
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence