dbt Cloud

dbt Cloud is the analytics-engineering platform from dbt Labs for transforming data in the warehouse. It exposes the Administrative API for managing accounts, projects, jobs, runs, and environments, the Discovery (Metadata) API for project metadata and lineage via GraphQL, and the Semantic Layer API for querying governed metrics over GraphQL and JDBC.

dbt Cloud publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Accounts API, Jobs API, Projects API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Data, Analytics Engineering, Data Transformation, ELT, and Semantic Layer.

dbt Cloud’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, and 9 more developer resources.

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38.5/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessFreemiumSelf serveFree trial⚡ Free to try

7 APIs

DataAnalytics EngineeringData TransformationELTSemantic Layer

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Composite quality — 38.5/100 · thin

Contract Quality 12.9 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 3.9 / 20

Commercial Clarity 9.5 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 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 0 / 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 7

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

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Dbt Cloud Rate Limits

6 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

TrustCenter

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Source (apis.yml)

aid: dbt-cloud
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dbt-cloud/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: dbt Cloud
kind: company
description: dbt Cloud is the analytics-engineering platform from dbt Labs for transforming data in the warehouse. It exposes
  the Administrative API for managing accounts, projects, jobs, runs, and environments, the Discovery (Metadata) API for project
  metadata and lineage via GraphQL, and the Semantic Layer API for querying governed metrics over GraphQL and JDBC.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: true
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium (free trial) · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/dbt-cloud.png
tags:
- Data
- Analytics Engineering
- Data Transformation
- ELT
- Semantic Layer
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: dbt-cloud:dbt-cloud-discovery-api
  name: dbt Cloud Discovery (Metadata) API
  tags:
  - Metadata
  - Lineage
  - GraphQL
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/discovery-api
  baseURL: https://metadata.cloud.getdbt.com/graphql
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/discovery-api
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-apis/discovery-querying
    type: APIReference
  description: GraphQL API for fetching metadata about the state and health of a dbt project - models, sources, tests, exposures,
    lineage/DAG, and execution results - queried with a Metadata Only service token against metadata.cloud.getdbt.com/graphql.
- aid: dbt-cloud:dbt-cloud-semantic-layer-api
  name: dbt Cloud Semantic Layer API
  tags:
  - Semantic Layer
  - Metrics
  - GraphQL
  - JDBC
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/sl-api-overview
  baseURL: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/sl-graphql
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/sl-api-overview
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/sl-graphql
    type: GraphQL
  - url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-apis/sl-jdbc
    type: APIReference
  description: APIs for querying governed metrics and dimensions defined in the dbt Semantic Layer - a GraphQL API and a JDBC
    driver (ArrowFlight SQL) - with standard metadata functionality, authorized via service token.
- aid: dbt-cloud:dbt-cloud-accounts-api
  name: dbt Cloud Accounts API
  description: Account configuration and details.
  humanURL: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/admin-cloud-api
  baseURL: https://cloud.getdbt.com/api/v2
  tags:
  - Accounts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dbt-cloud-accounts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/admin-cloud-api
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.getdbt.com/dbt-cloud/api-v2
- aid: dbt-cloud:dbt-cloud-jobs-api
  name: dbt Cloud Jobs API
  description: Job definitions and triggering of job runs.
  humanURL: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/admin-cloud-api
  baseURL: https://cloud.getdbt.com/api/v2
  tags:
  - Jobs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dbt-cloud-jobs-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/admin-cloud-api
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.getdbt.com/dbt-cloud/api-v2
- aid: dbt-cloud:dbt-cloud-projects-api
  name: dbt Cloud Projects API
  description: dbt projects within an account.
  humanURL: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/admin-cloud-api
  baseURL: https://cloud.getdbt.com/api/v2
  tags:
  - Projects
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dbt-cloud-projects-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/admin-cloud-api
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.getdbt.com/dbt-cloud/api-v2
- aid: dbt-cloud:dbt-cloud-run-artifacts-api
  name: dbt Cloud Run Artifacts API
  description: Artifacts (manifest, catalog, run results) produced by runs.
  humanURL: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/admin-cloud-api
  baseURL: https://cloud.getdbt.com/api/v2
  tags:
  - Run Artifacts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dbt-cloud-run-artifacts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/admin-cloud-api
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.getdbt.com/dbt-cloud/api-v2
- aid: dbt-cloud:dbt-cloud-runs-api
  name: dbt Cloud Runs API
  description: Job run history, status, and lifecycle.
  humanURL: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/admin-cloud-api
  baseURL: https://cloud.getdbt.com/api/v2
  tags:
  - Runs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dbt-cloud-runs-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/admin-cloud-api
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.getdbt.com/dbt-cloud/api-v2
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/dbt-cloud-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/dbt-cloud-trust-center.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/dbt-cloud-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/dbt-cloud-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/dbt-labs
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dbtlabsinc
- type: Website
  url: https://www.getdbt.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/overview
- type: Plans
  url: plans/dbt-cloud-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/dbt-cloud-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/dbt-cloud-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

dbt Cloud

Kin Score

APIs 7

dbt Cloud Discovery (Metadata) API

dbt Cloud Semantic Layer API

dbt Cloud Accounts API

dbt Cloud Jobs API

dbt Cloud Projects API

dbt Cloud Run Artifacts API

dbt Cloud Runs API

Open Collections 1

dbt Cloud Administrative API

Pricing Plans 1

Dbt Cloud Plans Pricing

Rate Limits 1

Dbt Cloud Rate Limits

FinOps 1

Dbt Cloud Finops

Security Posture 3

Dbt Cloud Authentication

Dbt Cloud Domain Security

Dbt Cloud Trust Center

Agentic Access 1

Dbt Cloud Agentic Access

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