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DroneDeploy

DroneDeploy is the unified reality-capture platform for construction, agriculture, mining, energy, oil & gas, and inspection workflows. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, DroneDeploy combines aerial drone mapping, ground 360 capture, robotics (DJI Dock, Boston Dynamics Spot), and vision-language AI (Progress AI, Safety AI, Earthworks AI) into a single platform that operates across 3M+ sites in 180 countries and has processed 2.8B+ images. Developers integrate via a GraphQL API at https://www.dronedeploy.com/graphql, an Apps Platform with OAuth2 templates that embed third-party apps into the DroneDeploy web application, and a 40+ partner App Market spanning construction (Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, PlanGrid), GIS (ArcGIS, Mapbox), cloud storage (S3, Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, Azure), and agriculture (Climate FieldView).

DroneDeploy publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network: GraphQL API. Tagged areas include Drones, Reality Capture, Mapping, Photogrammetry, and 3D Models.

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

DroneDeploy’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, sandbox, signup flow, support, engineering blog, and 21 more developer resources.

62.3/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 37/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessPaidSelf serve
3 APIs 12 Features
DronesReality CaptureMappingPhotogrammetry3D ModelsOrthomosaicLiDARConstructionAgricultureAIAerialRobotics

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 62.3/100 · strong
Contract Quality 19.5 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 9.1 / 20
Commercial Clarity 14.7 / 20
Operational Transparency 5.5 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 37/100 · agent ready
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 7 / 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 3

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

DroneDeploy GraphQL API

DroneDeploy's GraphQL API is the primary programmatic interface for the DroneDeploy reality-capture platform. A single POST endpoint at https://www.dronedeploy.com/graphql expos...

DroneDeploy Apps Platform

The DroneDeploy Apps Platform lets third parties build embedded apps and serverless "functions" that run inside the DroneDeploy web application and the DroneDeploy App Market. A...

DroneDeploy Flight Log Parser

Open-source JavaScript/TypeScript library for parsing DroneDeploy flight log files (the .csv/.json telemetry files emitted by the DroneDeploy Flight App). MIT-licensed, maintain...

Postman Collections 1

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

Open Collections 1

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

DroneDeploy GraphQL API

OPEN COLLECTION

GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

DroneDeploy GraphQL API

DroneDeploy's GraphQL API is the primary programmatic interface for the DroneDeploy reality-capture platform. A single POST endpoint at https://www.dronedeploy.com/graphql expos...

GRAPHQL

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Drone Deploy Rate Limits

1 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Features 12

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

DroneDeploy Aerial — automated drone flight, photogrammetry, orthomosaic, 3D models, design overlays
DroneDeploy Ground — 360 walks, mobile 3D scanning, LiDAR, 8K imagery, BIM overlays
DroneDeploy Robotics — dock automation and industrial inspection with Boston Dynamics and DJI Dock
Progress AI — automated schedule and progress tracking from reality capture
Safety AI — visual hazard detection ranked by severity
Earthworks AI — cut/fill volumetrics and earthworks progress
GraphQL API at https://www.dronedeploy.com/graphql with strongly-typed schema and Relay-style cursor pagination
GraphiQL interactive explorer at https://www.dronedeploy.com/graphiql/
Apps Platform with OAuth2 templates and serverless function model
DroneDeploy App Market with 40+ integration partners (Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, ArcGIS, S3, Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, Azure, Climate FieldView)
14-day free trial, no credit card required
Operates across 3M+ sites in 180 countries; 2.8B+ images processed

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Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

Drone Deploy Context

0 classes · 7 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

DroneDeploy API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

DroneDeploy API Rules

5 rules · 3 errors 2 warnings

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 2

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

DroneDeploy Export

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

DroneDeploy Plan

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Examples 2

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Security Posture 2

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

Drone Deploy Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Drone Deploy Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Drone Deploy Agentic Access

1 operation · 1 acting

1 operations · 1 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 5

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 3

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Learn 1

Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 5

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 4

The organization behind the API

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: drone-deploy
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/drone-deploy/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: DroneDeploy
apis:
- aid: drone-deploy:drone-deploy-graphql-api
  name: DroneDeploy GraphQL API
  tags:
  - Drones
  - Reality Capture
  - Mapping
  - GraphQL
  - Plans
  - Exports
  humanURL: https://developer-docs.dronedeploy.com/api/introduction
  baseURL: https://www.dronedeploy.com/graphql
  properties:
  - url: https://developer-docs.dronedeploy.com/api/introduction
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://developer-docs.dronedeploy.com/api/authentication
    type: Authentication
  - url: https://developer-docs.dronedeploy.com/api/pagination
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://www.dronedeploy.com/graphiql/
    type: Sandbox
  - url: openapi/drone-deploy-graphql-api-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  - url: json-schema/drone-deploy-plan-schema.json
    type: JSONSchema
  - url: json-schema/drone-deploy-export-schema.json
    type: JSONSchema
  - url: json-ld/drone-deploy-context.jsonld
    type: JSONLD
  - url: graphql/drone-deploy-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
  description: DroneDeploy's GraphQL API is the primary programmatic interface for the DroneDeploy reality-capture platform.
    A single POST endpoint at https://www.dronedeploy.com/graphql exposes a strongly-typed schema rooted at the `viewer` object
    that gives the authenticated user access to organizations, plans (MapPlan and other Plan variants), exports, layers, geometry,
    and processing status. Forward, cursor-based pagination via Relay-style edges/nodes/pageInfo. Authenticated with `Authorization
    Bearer` API keys obtained from DroneDeploy Support or via a Developer Partner / Enterprise account.
- aid: drone-deploy:drone-deploy-apps-platform
  name: DroneDeploy Apps Platform
  tags:
  - Apps
  - Marketplace
  - OAuth
  - Extensions
  humanURL: https://developer-docs.dronedeploy.com/introduction/overview
  properties:
  - url: https://developer-docs.dronedeploy.com/introduction/overview
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://www.dronedeploy.com/product/market
    type: AppMarket
  - url: https://github.com/dronedeploy/app-examples
    type: CodeRepository
  - url: https://github.com/dronedeploy/oauth-function-template
    type: CodeRepository
  - url: https://github.com/dronedeploy/function-wrapper
    type: SDKs
  description: The DroneDeploy Apps Platform lets third parties build embedded apps and serverless "functions" that run inside
    the DroneDeploy web application and the DroneDeploy App Market. Apps consume the GraphQL API on behalf of the signed-in
    user, can register OAuth2 flows via the oauth-function-template, and are surfaced in the App Market across construction,
    agriculture, mining, utilities, and renewable energy verticals.
- aid: drone-deploy:drone-deploy-flight-log-parser
  name: DroneDeploy Flight Log Parser
  tags:
  - SDK
  - Flight Logs
  - Telemetry
  humanURL: https://github.com/dronedeploy/flight-log-parser
  properties:
  - url: https://github.com/dronedeploy/flight-log-parser
    type: CodeRepository
  - url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/flight-log-parser
    type: SDKs
  description: Open-source JavaScript/TypeScript library for parsing DroneDeploy flight log files (the .csv/.json telemetry
    files emitted by the DroneDeploy Flight App). MIT-licensed, maintained on GitHub.
tags:
- Drones
- Reality Capture
- Mapping
- Photogrammetry
- 3D Models
- Orthomosaic
- LiDAR
- Construction
- Agriculture
- AI
- Aerial
- Robotics
kind: contract
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid · 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-deploy.png
access: 3rd-Party
common:
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/dronedeploy/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/drone-deploy-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/drone-deploy-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/drone-deploy-authentication.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://www.dronedeploy.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer-docs.dronedeploy.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer-docs.dronedeploy.com/dronedeploy-apps
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer-docs.dronedeploy.com/api/introduction
- type: Sandbox
  url: https://www.dronedeploy.com/graphiql/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.dronedeploy.com
- type: Signup
  url: https://www.dronedeploy.com/get-started
- type: Login
  url: https://www.dronedeploy.com/app2/auth/signin
- type: Support
  url: https://help.dronedeploy.com/hc/en-us
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.dronedeploy.com/legal/master-services-agreement
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.dronedeploy.com/legal/privacy
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.dronedeploy.com/blog
- type: Careers
  url: https://www.dronedeploy.com/about/careers
- type: AboutUs
  url: https://www.dronedeploy.com/about
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/dronedeploy
- type: AppMarket
  url: https://www.dronedeploy.com/product/market
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dronedeploy
- type: X
  url: https://twitter.com/dronedeploy
- type: YouTube
  url: https://www.youtube.com/c/DroneDeploy
- url: https://www.dronedeploy.com/pricing
  data:
  - id: flight-and-analysis
    name: Flight & Analysis
    entries:
    - geo: US
      unit: 1
      label: Pilot
      limit: 1
      price: 4188
      metric: user
      timeFrame: year
      description: Single admin user license; upload up to 3,000 images per map; email and live chat support.
    elements:
    - name: Single admin user license
    - name: Upload up to 3,000 images per map
    - name: Email and live chat support
    - name: Ground capture processing not included
    description: For individual drone pilots running aerial flights and surveys.
  - id: ag-lite
    name: Ag Lite
    entries:
    - geo: US
      unit: 1
      label: Pilot
      limit: 1
      price: 1908
      metric: user
      timeFrame: year
      description: Single pilot license; upload up to 1,000 images per map; Stand Count and Live Map; email support.
    elements:
    - name: Single pilot license
    - name: Upload up to 1,000 images per map
    - name: Stand Count analysis
    - name: Live Map
    - name: Email-based support
    description: Entry plan for agriculture pilots.
  - id: advanced-flight-and-analysis
    name: Advanced Flight & Analysis
    entries:
    - geo: US
      unit: 1
      label: Organization
      limit: 1
      price: Call
      metric: organization
      timeFrame: year
      description: Custom pricing. 10,000 image upload per map; cut/fill, thermal, vertical inspections.
    elements:
    - name: 10,000 image upload per map
    - name: Cut/fill analysis
    - name: Thermal imaging
    - name: Vertical inspections
    description: For larger commercial flight operations needing advanced analytics.
  - id: unified
    name: DroneDeploy Unified
    entries:
    - geo: US
      unit: 1
      label: Organization
      limit: 1
      price: Call
      metric: organization
      timeFrame: year
      description: Enterprise plan unifying aerial, ground, robotics, fixed cameras, and AI add-ons.
    elements:
    - name: Aerial + Ground + Robotics
    - name: 360 cameras, fixed cameras, smartphones
    - name: Progress AI, Safety AI, Earthworks AI add-ons
    - name: Dock Automation and Robotic Automation add-ons
    - name: DroneDeploy Firewall data security add-on
    description: Enterprise unified reality-capture platform; pricing on request.
  name: Plans
  type: Plans
- type: Trial
  url: https://www.dronedeploy.com/get-started
- url: plans/drone-deploy-plans-pricing.yml
  type: Plans
- url: rate-limits/drone-deploy-rate-limits.yml
  type: RateLimits
- url: finops/drone-deploy-finops.yml
  type: FinOps
- type: Features
  data:
  - DroneDeploy Aerial — automated drone flight, photogrammetry, orthomosaic, 3D models, design overlays
  - DroneDeploy Ground — 360 walks, mobile 3D scanning, LiDAR, 8K imagery, BIM overlays
  - DroneDeploy Robotics — dock automation and industrial inspection with Boston Dynamics and DJI Dock
  - Progress AI — automated schedule and progress tracking from reality capture
  - Safety AI — visual hazard detection ranked by severity
  - Earthworks AI — cut/fill volumetrics and earthworks progress
  - GraphQL API at https://www.dronedeploy.com/graphql with strongly-typed schema and Relay-style cursor pagination
  - GraphiQL interactive explorer at https://www.dronedeploy.com/graphiql/
  - Apps Platform with OAuth2 templates and serverless function model
  - DroneDeploy App Market with 40+ integration partners (Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, ArcGIS, S3, Google Drive,
    OneDrive, Box, Azure, Climate FieldView)
  - 14-day free trial, no credit card required
  - Operates across 3M+ sites in 180 countries; 2.8B+ images processed
  sources:
  - https://developer-docs.dronedeploy.com/api/introduction
  - https://developer-docs.dronedeploy.com/api/authentication
  - https://www.dronedeploy.com/pricing
  - https://www.dronedeploy.com/product/market
  - https://status.dronedeploy.com
  updated: '2026-05-25'
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
position: Consuming
description: DroneDeploy is the unified reality-capture platform for construction, agriculture, mining, energy, oil & gas,
  and inspection workflows. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, DroneDeploy combines aerial drone mapping,
  ground 360 capture, robotics (DJI Dock, Boston Dynamics Spot), and vision-language AI (Progress AI, Safety AI, Earthworks
  AI) into a single platform that operates across 3M+ sites in 180 countries and has processed 2.8B+ images. Developers integrate
  via a GraphQL API at https://www.dronedeploy.com/graphql, an Apps Platform with OAuth2 templates that embed third-party
  apps into the DroneDeploy web application, and a 40+ partner App Market spanning construction (Procore, Autodesk Construction
  Cloud, PlanGrid), GIS (ArcGIS, Mapbox), cloud storage (S3, Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, Azure), and agriculture (Climate
  FieldView).
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: info@apievangelist.com
  X: apievangelist
  url: https://apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.16'