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dbt Labs operates dbt Cloud, the managed platform for the open-source dbt (data build tool) used to transform data inside cloud warehouses. dbt Cloud exposes a set of APIs for managing accounts, projects, jobs, and runs programmatically (Administrative API), inspecting project metadata (Discovery API), and querying governed metrics (Semantic Layer API).

dbt publishes 7 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Accounts API, Environments API, Jobs API, and 4 more. Tagged areas include Analytics Engineering, Data, ELT, Metrics, and Projects.

The dbt catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

dbt’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, developer portal, pricing, GitHub presence, and 25 more developer resources.

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59.8/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
7 APIs
Analytics EngineeringDataELTMetricsProjectsSQLTransformation

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 59.8/100 · strong
Contract Quality 17.8 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 7.8 / 20
Commercial Clarity 15.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 6.3 / 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.

dbt Accounts API

The Accounts API from dbt — 1 operation(s) for accounts.

dbt Environments API

The Environments API from dbt — 1 operation(s) for environments.

dbt Jobs API

The Jobs API from dbt — 1 operation(s) for jobs.

dbt Metadata API

The Metadata API from dbt — 1 operation(s) for metadata.

dbt Metrics API

The Metrics API from dbt — 1 operation(s) for metrics.

dbt Projects API

The Projects API from dbt — 2 operation(s) for projects.

dbt Runs API

The Runs API from dbt — 4 operation(s) for runs.

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Postman Collections 3

Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.

dbt Cloud Administrative API

POSTMAN

dbt Cloud Discovery API

POSTMAN

dbt Cloud Semantic Layer API

POSTMAN

Open Collections 3

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

dbt Cloud Administrative API

OPEN COLLECTION

dbt Cloud Discovery API

OPEN COLLECTION

dbt Cloud Semantic Layer API

OPEN COLLECTION

Arazzo Workflows 13

Multi-step API workflows described with the Arazzo specification.

dbt Cloud Account, Project and Job Inventory

Walk from the first account to its projects to its jobs to build a hierarchy snapshot.

ARAZZO

dbt Cloud Bootstrap From Account to First Run

Resolve account, project and environment, create a job, and trigger its first run.

ARAZZO

dbt Cloud Create Job and Run It

Create a new job in a project environment, then immediately trigger a run of it.

ARAZZO

dbt Cloud Create, Run, Poll and Collect Artifacts

Create a job, trigger it, poll the run to success (status 10), and list artifacts.

ARAZZO

dbt Cloud Environment-Scoped Job Run

Pick an environment, create a job in it, and trigger the job's first run.

ARAZZO

dbt Cloud Find Job and Trigger Run

List jobs in an account, fetch the job's configuration, then trigger a run of it.

ARAZZO

dbt Cloud Job Run History and Latest Artifacts

List runs, read the most recent run, and fetch its artifacts when it succeeded.

ARAZZO

dbt Cloud Provision a Job in a Project Environment

Resolve a project and one of its environments, then create a job bound to both.

ARAZZO

dbt Cloud Re-run the Latest Failed Run

Inspect the most recent run, and if it failed, re-trigger its job.

ARAZZO

dbt Cloud Get Run and Fetch Its Artifacts

Read a run, branch on whether it succeeded, and list its artifacts only on success.

ARAZZO

dbt Cloud Run Completion to Metadata Discovery

Confirm a run succeeded, then query the Discovery API for the models it produced.

ARAZZO

dbt Cloud Run Completion to Semantic Layer Metrics

Confirm a run succeeded, then query the Semantic Layer API for available metrics.

ARAZZO

dbt Cloud Trigger Run and Poll to Completion

Trigger a dbt Cloud job run, poll the run until it succeeds, then list its artifacts.

ARAZZO

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GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

dbt GraphQL API

Every time dbt Cloud runs a project, it generates and stores information about the project. The Discovery API exposes that metadata including details about models, sources, expo...

GRAPHQL

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Dbt Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Dbt Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Dbt Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Dbt Context

6 classes · 10 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

dbt API Rules

5 rules · 1 errors 4 warnings

SPECTRAL

dbt API Rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 2

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

dbt Cloud Job

12 properties

JSON SCHEMA

dbt Cloud Run

13 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Security Posture 3

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

Dbt Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Dbt Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Dbt Trust Center

SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, HIPAA, FedRAMP, GDPR

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Dbt Agentic Access

12 operations · 4 acting

12 operations · 4 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal
Portal

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 15

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

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JSONLD
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Vocabulary

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Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

PostmanWorkspace
PostmanWorkspace
 GitHub
GitHub
 SDKs
SDKs

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication
 Authentication
Authentication

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing
 TermsOfService
TermsOfService
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: dbt
name: dbt
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dbt/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
kind: company
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consuming
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/dbt.png
tags:
- Analytics Engineering
- Data
- ELT
- Metrics
- Projects
- SQL
- Transformation
created: '2025-01-08'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
description: dbt Labs operates dbt Cloud, the managed platform for the open-source dbt (data build tool) used to transform
  data inside cloud warehouses. dbt Cloud exposes a set of APIs for managing accounts, projects, jobs, and runs programmatically
  (Administrative API), inspecting project metadata (Discovery API), and querying governed metrics (Semantic Layer API).
apis:
- aid: dbt:dbt-accounts-api
  name: dbt Accounts API
  description: The Accounts API from dbt — 1 operation(s) for accounts.
  humanURL: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/admin-cloud-api
  baseURL: https://cloud.getdbt.com/api/v3
  tags:
  - Accounts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dbt-accounts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/admin-cloud-api
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/dbt-job.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/dbt-run.json
  - type: Rules
    url: rules/dbt-cloud-administrative-api-rules.yml
  - type: Capabilities
    url: capabilities/dbt-cloud-administrative-api-capabilities.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/discovery-api
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/dbt-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/sl-api-overview
- aid: dbt:dbt-environments-api
  name: dbt Environments API
  description: The Environments API from dbt — 1 operation(s) for environments.
  humanURL: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/admin-cloud-api
  baseURL: https://cloud.getdbt.com/api/v3
  tags:
  - Environments
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dbt-environments-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/admin-cloud-api
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/dbt-job.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/dbt-run.json
  - type: Rules
    url: rules/dbt-cloud-administrative-api-rules.yml
  - type: Capabilities
    url: capabilities/dbt-cloud-administrative-api-capabilities.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/discovery-api
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/dbt-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/sl-api-overview
- aid: dbt:dbt-jobs-api
  name: dbt Jobs API
  description: The Jobs API from dbt — 1 operation(s) for jobs.
  humanURL: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/admin-cloud-api
  baseURL: https://cloud.getdbt.com/api/v3
  tags:
  - Jobs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dbt-jobs-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/admin-cloud-api
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/dbt-job.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/dbt-run.json
  - type: Rules
    url: rules/dbt-cloud-administrative-api-rules.yml
  - type: Capabilities
    url: capabilities/dbt-cloud-administrative-api-capabilities.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/discovery-api
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/dbt-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/sl-api-overview
- aid: dbt:dbt-metadata-api
  name: dbt Metadata API
  description: The Metadata API from dbt — 1 operation(s) for metadata.
  humanURL: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/admin-cloud-api
  baseURL: https://cloud.getdbt.com/api/v3
  tags:
  - Metadata
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dbt-metadata-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/admin-cloud-api
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/dbt-job.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/dbt-run.json
  - type: Rules
    url: rules/dbt-cloud-administrative-api-rules.yml
  - type: Capabilities
    url: capabilities/dbt-cloud-administrative-api-capabilities.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/discovery-api
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/dbt-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/sl-api-overview
- aid: dbt:dbt-metrics-api
  name: dbt Metrics API
  description: The Metrics API from dbt — 1 operation(s) for metrics.
  humanURL: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/admin-cloud-api
  baseURL: https://cloud.getdbt.com/api/v3
  tags:
  - Metrics
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dbt-metrics-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/admin-cloud-api
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/dbt-job.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/dbt-run.json
  - type: Rules
    url: rules/dbt-cloud-administrative-api-rules.yml
  - type: Capabilities
    url: capabilities/dbt-cloud-administrative-api-capabilities.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/discovery-api
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/dbt-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/sl-api-overview
- aid: dbt:dbt-projects-api
  name: dbt Projects API
  description: The Projects API from dbt — 2 operation(s) for projects.
  humanURL: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/admin-cloud-api
  baseURL: https://cloud.getdbt.com/api/v3
  tags:
  - Projects
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dbt-projects-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/admin-cloud-api
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/dbt-job.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/dbt-run.json
  - type: Rules
    url: rules/dbt-cloud-administrative-api-rules.yml
  - type: Capabilities
    url: capabilities/dbt-cloud-administrative-api-capabilities.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/discovery-api
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/dbt-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/sl-api-overview
- aid: dbt:dbt-runs-api
  name: dbt Runs API
  description: The Runs API from dbt — 4 operation(s) for runs.
  humanURL: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/admin-cloud-api
  baseURL: https://cloud.getdbt.com/api/v3
  tags:
  - Runs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dbt-runs-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/admin-cloud-api
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/dbt-job.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/dbt-run.json
  - type: Rules
    url: rules/dbt-cloud-administrative-api-rules.yml
  - type: Capabilities
    url: capabilities/dbt-cloud-administrative-api-capabilities.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/discovery-api
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/dbt-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/sl-api-overview
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/dbt-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/dbt-trust-center.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/dbt-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/dbt-authentication.yml
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/dbt/overview
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/dbt-account-project-job-inventory-workflow.yml
  name: dbt Cloud Account, Project and Job Inventory
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/dbt-bootstrap-account-and-run-workflow.yml
  name: dbt Cloud Bootstrap From Account to First Run
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/dbt-create-job-and-run-workflow.yml
  name: dbt Cloud Create Job and Run It
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/dbt-create-run-poll-artifacts-workflow.yml
  name: dbt Cloud Create, Run, Poll and Collect Artifacts
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/dbt-environment-job-run-workflow.yml
  name: dbt Cloud Environment-Scoped Job Run
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/dbt-find-job-and-run-workflow.yml
  name: dbt Cloud Find Job and Trigger Run
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/dbt-job-run-history-workflow.yml
  name: dbt Cloud Job Run History and Latest Artifacts
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/dbt-provision-job-in-environment-workflow.yml
  name: dbt Cloud Provision a Job in a Project Environment
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/dbt-rerun-latest-failed-run-workflow.yml
  name: dbt Cloud Re-run the Latest Failed Run
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/dbt-run-and-fetch-artifacts-workflow.yml
  name: dbt Cloud Get Run and Fetch Its Artifacts
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/dbt-run-metadata-discovery-workflow.yml
  name: dbt Cloud Run Completion to Metadata Discovery
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/dbt-run-to-semantic-metrics-workflow.yml
  name: dbt Cloud Run Completion to Semantic Layer Metrics
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/dbt-trigger-run-and-poll-workflow.yml
  name: dbt Cloud Trigger Run and Poll to Completion
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dbtlabs
- type: Website
  url: https://www.getdbt.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.getdbt.com/
- type: Portal
  url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/overview
- type: Authentication
  url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/authentication
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.getdbt.com/pricing
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core
- type: SDKs
  url: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/sl-python
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.getdbt.com/cloud/terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.getdbt.com/cloud/privacy-policy
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/dbt-context.jsonld
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/dbt-vocabulary.yml
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.getdbt.com/partners
integrations:
- name: dbt
- name: dbt Labs
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com