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Drone

Drone is a container-native open-source continuous delivery platform owned by Harness. Pipelines are defined in YAML and executed in Docker containers. The Drone server exposes a REST API used by the Drone CLI, dashboard and SDKs; Drone is now positioned as the open-source upstream of Harness Continuous Integration (Drone Enterprise / Harness CI).

Drone publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Builds API, Cron API, Secrets API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include DevOps, CI/CD, Container-Native, Open Source, and YAML.

Drone’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, GitHub presence, engineering blog, and 8 more developer resources.

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34.6/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
6 APIs
DevOpsCI/CDContainer-NativeOpen SourceYAMLHarness

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 34.6/100 · thin
Contract Quality 12.3 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 5.8 / 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 6

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

Drone Server REST API

Bearer-token authenticated REST API exposed by every Drone server. Endpoints under /api/ for repos, builds, cron, secrets, users, templates, logs and queue status. Default port ...

Drone Builds API

The Builds API from Drone — 9 operation(s) for builds.

Drone Cron API

The Cron API from Drone — 1 operation(s) for cron.

Drone Secrets API

The Secrets API from Drone — 1 operation(s) for secrets.

Drone Templates API

The Templates API from Drone — 1 operation(s) for templates.

Drone User API

The User API from Drone — 1 operation(s) for user.

Open Collections 1

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

Drone CI REST API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Drone Ci Plans Pricing

2 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Drone Ci Rate Limits

3 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Drone Ci Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

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

Drone Ci Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Drone Ci Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Drone Ci Agentic Access

17 operations · 9 acting · 1 human-in-the-loop

17 operations · 9 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

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

GitHub
GitHub

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

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 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Owner
Owner

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: drone-ci
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/drone-ci/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Drone
kind: company
description: Drone is a container-native open-source continuous delivery platform owned by Harness. Pipelines are defined
  in YAML and executed in Docker containers. The Drone server exposes a REST API used by the Drone CLI, dashboard and SDKs;
  Drone is now positioned as the open-source upstream of Harness Continuous Integration (Drone Enterprise / Harness CI).
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
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/drone-ci.png
tags:
- DevOps
- CI/CD
- Container-Native
- Open Source
- YAML
- Harness
created: '2026-05-08'
modified: '2026-05-08'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: drone-ci:rest
  name: Drone Server REST API
  description: Bearer-token authenticated REST API exposed by every Drone server. Endpoints under /api/ for repos, builds,
    cron, secrets, users, templates, logs and queue status. Default port 8080.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://docs.drone.io/api/
  baseURL: http://<drone-server>:8080/api
  tags:
  - REST
  - Builds
  - Repos
  - Secrets
  - Cron
  - Templates
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.drone.io/api/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.drone.io/api/overview
  - type: SDKGo
    url: https://github.com/drone/go-scm
  - type: SDKNode
    url: https://github.com/drone/drone-node
- aid: drone-ci:drone-ci-builds-api
  name: Drone Builds API
  description: The Builds API from Drone — 9 operation(s) for builds.
  humanURL: https://docs.drone.io/api/
  baseURL: http://<drone-server>:8080/api
  tags:
  - Builds
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/drone-ci-builds-api-openapi.yml
- aid: drone-ci:drone-ci-cron-api
  name: Drone Cron API
  description: The Cron API from Drone — 1 operation(s) for cron.
  humanURL: https://docs.drone.io/api/
  baseURL: http://<drone-server>:8080/api
  tags:
  - Cron
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/drone-ci-cron-api-openapi.yml
- aid: drone-ci:drone-ci-secrets-api
  name: Drone Secrets API
  description: The Secrets API from Drone — 1 operation(s) for secrets.
  humanURL: https://docs.drone.io/api/
  baseURL: http://<drone-server>:8080/api
  tags:
  - Secrets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/drone-ci-secrets-api-openapi.yml
- aid: drone-ci:drone-ci-templates-api
  name: Drone Templates API
  description: The Templates API from Drone — 1 operation(s) for templates.
  humanURL: https://docs.drone.io/api/
  baseURL: http://<drone-server>:8080/api
  tags:
  - Templates
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/drone-ci-templates-api-openapi.yml
- aid: drone-ci:drone-ci-user-api
  name: Drone User API
  description: The User API from Drone — 1 operation(s) for user.
  humanURL: https://docs.drone.io/api/
  baseURL: http://<drone-server>:8080/api
  tags:
  - User
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/drone-ci-user-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/drone-ci-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/drone-ci-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/drone-ci-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/drone-io
- type: Website
  url: https://www.drone.io/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.drone.io/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/harness/drone
- type: Owner
  url: https://www.harness.io/products/continuous-integration
- type: Plans
  url: plans/drone-ci-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/drone-ci-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/drone-ci-finops.yml
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.harness.io/blog/rss.xml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com