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Axiom Controller

Axiom is a cloud-native observability platform providing APIs for ingesting, querying, and managing telemetry data including logs, traces, and metrics with support for datasets, monitors, and organization management.

Axiom Controller publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network: Datasets API, Edge API, and Ingest API. Tagged areas include Analytics, Cloud Native, Logging, Monitoring, and Observability.

Axiom Controller’s developer surface includes developer portal, authentication, engineering blog, pricing, documentation, getting-started guide, and 8 more developer resources.

49.1/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 46/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemium
4 APIs 1 MCP Servers 7 Agent Skills 7 Features 5 Use Cases
AnalyticsCloud NativeLoggingMonitoringObservabilityTelemetry

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 49.1/100 · developing
Contract Quality 10.6 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 10.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 14.2 / 20
Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 46/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 12 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 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 5 / 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 4

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

Axiom Query API

API for querying and analyzing data stored in Axiom datasets using APL (Axiom Processing Language).

Axiom Controller Datasets API

The Datasets API from Axiom Controller — 1 operation(s) for datasets.

Axiom Controller Edge API

The Edge API from Axiom Controller — 3 operation(s) for edge.

Axiom Controller Ingest API

The Ingest API from Axiom Controller — 1 operation(s) for ingest.

Open Collections 1

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

MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

MCP Server

MCP SERVER

Agent Skills 7

Packaged agent skills for driving this provider's APIs from an AI assistant.

axiom-alerting

AGENT SKILL

axiom-sre

AGENT SKILL

building-dashboards

AGENT SKILL

controlling-costs

AGENT SKILL

query-metrics

AGENT SKILL

spl-to-apl

AGENT SKILL

writing-evals

AGENT SKILL

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Axiom Controller Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Features 7

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Log Ingestion

Ingest logs from any source at massive scale with compression.

APL Query Language

Query telemetry data using Axiom Processing Language (APL), inspired by KQL.

Dataset Management

Organize telemetry data in datasets for granular access control and retention.

Monitors and Alerts

Set up threshold-based and anomaly-detection monitors with PagerDuty/Slack integrations.

OpenTelemetry Support

Native support for OpenTelemetry traces, metrics, and logs via OTLP.

Long-Term Retention

Store telemetry data for extended periods at low cost with queryable archives.

Dashboards

Build custom dashboards with rich visualization for monitoring application health.

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Security Posture 1

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

Axiom Controller Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Axiom Controller Agentic Access

5 operations · 5 acting

5 operations · 5 acting

AGENTIC

Use Cases 5

What developers build with this provider.

Application Logging

Centralize application logs for debugging and troubleshooting.

Infrastructure Monitoring

Monitor infrastructure metrics and detect anomalies.

Security Analytics

Analyze security logs and audit trails for threat detection.

Distributed Tracing

Trace requests across microservices with OpenTelemetry.

Business Analytics

Analyze user behavior and business events stored as structured logs.

Integrations 5

Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.

OpenTelemetry

Ingest OTLP data from any OpenTelemetry-compatible source.

Vercel

Built-in Vercel log drain integration for edge function and deployment logs.

AWS CloudWatch

Forward CloudWatch logs to Axiom via Lambda log forwarder.

Kubernetes

Deploy Axiom Helm charts to collect Kubernetes logs and metrics.

GitHub Actions

Send CI/CD pipeline logs to Axiom from GitHub Actions workflows.

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 3

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: axiom-controller
name: Axiom Controller
description: Axiom is a cloud-native observability platform providing APIs for ingesting, querying, and managing telemetry
  data including logs, traces, and metrics with support for datasets, monitors, and organization management.
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/axiom-controller.png
tags:
- Analytics
- Cloud Native
- Logging
- Monitoring
- Observability
- Telemetry
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/axiom-controller/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: axiom-controller:axiom-query-api
  name: Axiom Query API
  description: API for querying and analyzing data stored in Axiom datasets using APL (Axiom Processing Language).
  humanURL: https://axiom.co/docs/restapi/query
  baseURL: https://api.axiom.co/v1
  tags:
  - Analytics
  - APL
  - Query
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://axiom.co/docs/restapi/query
- aid: axiom-controller:axiom-controller-datasets-api
  name: Axiom Controller Datasets API
  description: The Datasets API from Axiom Controller — 1 operation(s) for datasets.
  humanURL: https://axiom.co/docs/restapi/ingest
  baseURL: https://api.axiom.co/v1
  tags:
  - Datasets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/axiom-controller-datasets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://axiom.co/docs/restapi/ingest
- aid: axiom-controller:axiom-controller-edge-api
  name: Axiom Controller Edge API
  description: The Edge API from Axiom Controller — 3 operation(s) for edge.
  humanURL: https://axiom.co/docs/restapi/ingest
  baseURL: https://api.axiom.co/v1
  tags:
  - Edge
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/axiom-controller-edge-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://axiom.co/docs/restapi/ingest
- aid: axiom-controller:axiom-controller-ingest-api
  name: Axiom Controller Ingest API
  description: The Ingest API from Axiom Controller — 1 operation(s) for ingest.
  humanURL: https://axiom.co/docs/restapi/ingest
  baseURL: https://api.axiom.co/v1
  tags:
  - Ingest
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/axiom-controller-ingest-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://axiom.co/docs/restapi/ingest
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/axiom-controller-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/axiom-controller-domain-security.yml
- name: Agent Skills
  url: https://github.com/axiomhq/skills
  type: AgentSkills
- type: Portal
  url: https://axiom.co/
- type: Authentication
  url: https://axiom.co/docs/restapi/token
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.axiom.co
- type: Blog
  url: https://axiom.co/blog
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://axiom.co/terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://axiom.co/privacy
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/axiomhq
- type: Pricing
  url: https://axiom.co/pricing
- type: Documentation
  url: https://axiom.co/docs
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://axiom.co/docs/get-started
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Log Ingestion
    description: Ingest logs from any source at massive scale with compression.
  - name: APL Query Language
    description: Query telemetry data using Axiom Processing Language (APL), inspired by KQL.
  - name: Dataset Management
    description: Organize telemetry data in datasets for granular access control and retention.
  - name: Monitors and Alerts
    description: Set up threshold-based and anomaly-detection monitors with PagerDuty/Slack integrations.
  - name: OpenTelemetry Support
    description: Native support for OpenTelemetry traces, metrics, and logs via OTLP.
  - name: Long-Term Retention
    description: Store telemetry data for extended periods at low cost with queryable archives.
  - name: Dashboards
    description: Build custom dashboards with rich visualization for monitoring application health.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Application Logging
    description: Centralize application logs for debugging and troubleshooting.
  - name: Infrastructure Monitoring
    description: Monitor infrastructure metrics and detect anomalies.
  - name: Security Analytics
    description: Analyze security logs and audit trails for threat detection.
  - name: Distributed Tracing
    description: Trace requests across microservices with OpenTelemetry.
  - name: Business Analytics
    description: Analyze user behavior and business events stored as structured logs.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: OpenTelemetry
    description: Ingest OTLP data from any OpenTelemetry-compatible source.
  - name: Vercel
    description: Built-in Vercel log drain integration for edge function and deployment logs.
  - name: AWS CloudWatch
    description: Forward CloudWatch logs to Axiom via Lambda log forwarder.
  - name: Kubernetes
    description: Deploy Axiom Helm charts to collect Kubernetes logs and metrics.
  - name: GitHub Actions
    description: Send CI/CD pipeline logs to Axiom from GitHub Actions workflows.
- name: MCP Server
  url: https://github.com/axiomhq/mcp-server-axiom
  type: MCPServer
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com