# braintree

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/braintree/  
**APIs profiled:** 14

Our mission is to empower developers with the tools, resources, and simple-to-use SDKs and APIs to build on one platform, so they can serve merchants from around the world.

## Kin Score — 36.5 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 36.5).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 50.0 |
| Contract Quality | 72.6 |
| Governance | 11.4 |
| Contract Governance | 11.4 |
| Operational Transparency | 26.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 19.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 23.7 |
| Access Clarity | 23.7 |

## Agent readiness — 38.8 (agent-ready)

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

## Access

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

## APIs (14)

- **Braintree GraphQL API** — The Braintree GraphQL API provides a modern, flexible interface for interacting with the Braintree payment gateway. It exposes a single HTTP endpoint that handles all queries an...
- **Braintree JavaScript Client SDK** — The Braintree JavaScript Client SDK enables secure collection of payment information directly in the browser without sensitive card data touching your servers. It is organized i...
- **Braintree iOS SDK** — The Braintree iOS SDK is a native library for accepting card and alternative payments within iOS applications. It supports Swift and Objective-C and provides modules for credit ...
- **Braintree Android SDK** — The Braintree Android SDK provides a native library for integrating payment acceptance into Android applications. It supports Java and Kotlin and includes modules for card payme...
- **Braintree Webhooks** — Braintree Webhooks deliver automated HTTP POST notifications to your server when specific events occur within the payment gateway. Supported event types include subscription sta...
- **braintree Add-Ons API** — Operations for retrieving add-on definitions that can be applied to subscriptions to increase their price.
- **braintree Client Tokens API** — Operations for generating client tokens used to initialize Braintree client SDKs on web and mobile.
- **braintree Customers API** — Operations for creating, retrieving, updating, and deleting customer records in the Braintree Vault.
- **braintree Discounts API** — Operations for retrieving discount definitions that can be applied to subscriptions to reduce their price.
- **braintree Disputes API** — Operations for retrieving and managing payment disputes and chargebacks.
- **braintree Payment Methods API** — Operations for creating, retrieving, updating, and deleting vaulted payment methods associated with customers.
- **braintree Plans API** — Operations for retrieving billing plan definitions configured in the Braintree Control Panel.
- **braintree Subscriptions API** — Operations for creating, retrieving, updating, canceling, and retrying customer subscriptions to recurring billing plans.
- **braintree Transactions API** — Operations for creating, capturing, voiding, refunding, and retrieving payment transactions.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Braintree Agentic Access** — 25 operations · 16 acting

## Security (4)

- **Braintree Authentication** — http · 1 scheme
- **Braintree Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC
- **Braintree Vulnerability Disclosure** — Hackerone · security.txt · contact published
- **Braintree Trust Center** — PCI DSS, Visa Global Registry of Service Providers, Mastercard SDP, SOC 2 Type 2

## Plans (1)

- **Braintree Plans Pricing**

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