Drone

Drone is an open-source, container-native continuous integration and continuous delivery platform that automates software build, testing, and deployment pipelines entirely through Docker containers. Acquired by Harness in 2021, Drone enables development teams to define pipelines as code using simple YAML configuration files committed alongside their source code. The platform provides a comprehensive REST API for managing builds, repositories, secrets, cron jobs, templates, and user accounts in both self-hosted and cloud deployments. Drone supports multiple source control providers including GitHub, GitHub Enterprise, Bitbucket, and GitLab, and is available as a free open-source edition (Apache 2 license) or a paid enterprise edition for larger organizations.

Drone publishes 15 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Builds API, Cron API, Nodes API, and 12 more. Tagged areas include CI/CD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, DevOps, and Containers.

The Drone catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Drone’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, pricing, and 13 more developer resources.

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Composite quality — 41.3/100 · developing

Contract Quality 13.8 / 23

Developer Ergonomics 5.6 / 18

Access Clarity 9.0 / 18

Operational Transparency 0.6 / 12

Contract Governance 2.7 / 11

Discoverability 6.2 / 9

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 22/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

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

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Create-or-Update Ergonomics applies to this provider. This API accepts writes, so it carries 10 points of the composite. It is scored from the published contracts themselves: whether a caller can create-or-update in one call, whether the write accepts a key the caller already holds, and whether the response says which branch ran. Without that, every write needs a search-and-branch in front of it, and the first time that check is skipped a duplicate record is created. Scored against the observed mean rather than raw — a provider at the catalog average is unchanged by this facet, not penalised by it.

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APIs 16

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

Drone Builds API

Build creation, management, and log access.

Drone Cron API

Cron job scheduling for automated builds.

Drone Nodes API

Runner node management.

Drone Queue API

Build queue management.

Drone Repos API

Repository activation and management.

Drone Secrets API

Secret variable management for repos and organizations.

Drone System API

System information.

Drone Templates API

Reusable pipeline template management.

Drone User API

Current authenticated user operations.

Drone Users API

User account management (admin).

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.

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Open Collections 11

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

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Drone REST Builds API

OPEN COLLECTION

Drone REST Builds Cron API

OPEN COLLECTION

Drone REST Builds Nodes API

OPEN COLLECTION

Drone REST Builds Queue API

OPEN COLLECTION

Drone REST Builds Repos API

OPEN COLLECTION

Drone REST Builds Secrets API

OPEN COLLECTION

Drone REST Builds System API

OPEN COLLECTION

Drone REST Builds Templates API

OPEN COLLECTION

Drone REST Builds User API

OPEN COLLECTION

Drone REST Builds Users API

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Drone Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Drone Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Drone Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

Drone Context

62 classes · 0 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Drone API Rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 3

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

Build

35 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Repository

29 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Secret

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Examples 3

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Drone Build Example

28 fields

EXAMPLE

Drone Repo Example

29 fields

EXAMPLE

Drone Secret Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 2

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

Drone Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Drone Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Drone Agentic Access

61 operations · 36 acting · 1 human-in-the-loop

61 operations · 36 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

Design & Contract 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Vocabulary

Vocabulary

JSONLDContext

JSONLDContext

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrg

GitHubOrg

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 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Company 5

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

LinkedIn

Blog

Blog

BlogRSS

BlogRSS

Blog

Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

aid: drone
name: Drone
description: Drone is an open-source, container-native continuous integration and continuous delivery platform that automates
  software build, testing, and deployment pipelines entirely through Docker containers. Acquired by Harness in 2021, Drone
  enables development teams to define pipelines as code using simple YAML configuration files committed alongside their source
  code. The platform provides a comprehensive REST API for managing builds, repositories, secrets, cron jobs, templates, and
  user accounts in both self-hosted and cloud deployments. Drone supports multiple source control providers including GitHub,
  GitHub Enterprise, Bitbucket, and GitLab, and is available as a free open-source edition (Apache 2 license) or a paid enterprise
  edition for larger organizations.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: true
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium (free trial) · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/drone.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/drone/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-12'
modified: '2026-06-12'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
tags:
- CI/CD
- Continuous Integration
- Continuous Delivery
- DevOps
- Containers
- Docker
- Build Automation
- Open-Source
- Self-Hosted
tags_raw:
- CI/CD
- Continuous Integration
- Continuous Delivery
- DevOps
- Containers
- Docker
- Build Automation
- Open Source
- Self-Hosted
apis:
- aid: drone:drone-builds-api
  name: Drone Builds API
  description: Build creation, management, and log access.
  humanURL: https://docs.drone.io/api/overview/
  baseURL: https://your-drone-server/api
  tags:
  - Builds
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/drone-builds-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.drone.io/api/overview/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.drone.io/api/overview/
- aid: drone:drone-cron-api
  name: Drone Cron API
  description: Cron job scheduling for automated builds.
  humanURL: https://docs.drone.io/api/overview/
  baseURL: https://your-drone-server/api
  tags:
  - Cron
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/drone-cron-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.drone.io/api/overview/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.drone.io/api/overview/
- aid: drone:drone-nodes-api
  name: Drone Nodes API
  description: Runner node management.
  humanURL: https://docs.drone.io/api/overview/
  baseURL: https://your-drone-server/api
  tags:
  - Nodes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/drone-nodes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.drone.io/api/overview/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.drone.io/api/overview/
- aid: drone:drone-queue-api
  name: Drone Queue API
  description: Build queue management.
  humanURL: https://docs.drone.io/api/overview/
  baseURL: https://your-drone-server/api
  tags:
  - Queue
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/drone-queue-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.drone.io/api/overview/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.drone.io/api/overview/
- aid: drone:drone-repos-api
  name: Drone Repos API
  description: Repository activation and management.
  humanURL: https://docs.drone.io/api/overview/
  baseURL: https://your-drone-server/api
  tags:
  - Repos
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/drone-repos-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.drone.io/api/overview/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.drone.io/api/overview/
- aid: drone:drone-secrets-api
  name: Drone Secrets API
  description: Secret variable management for repos and organizations.
  humanURL: https://docs.drone.io/api/overview/
  baseURL: https://your-drone-server/api
  tags:
  - Secrets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/drone-secrets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.drone.io/api/overview/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.drone.io/api/overview/
- aid: drone:drone-system-api
  name: Drone System API
  description: System information.
  humanURL: https://docs.drone.io/api/overview/
  baseURL: https://your-drone-server/api
  tags:
  - System
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/drone-system-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.drone.io/api/overview/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.drone.io/api/overview/
- aid: drone:drone-templates-api
  name: Drone Templates API
  description: Reusable pipeline template management.
  humanURL: https://docs.drone.io/api/overview/
  baseURL: https://your-drone-server/api
  tags:
  - Templates
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/drone-templates-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.drone.io/api/overview/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.drone.io/api/overview/
- aid: drone:drone-user-api
  name: Drone User API
  description: Current authenticated user operations.
  humanURL: https://docs.drone.io/api/overview/
  baseURL: https://your-drone-server/api
  tags:
  - User
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/drone-user-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.drone.io/api/overview/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.drone.io/api/overview/
- aid: drone:drone-users-api
  name: Drone Users API
  description: User account management (admin).
  humanURL: https://docs.drone.io/api/overview/
  baseURL: https://your-drone-server/api
  tags:
  - User
  tags_raw:
  - Users
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/drone-users-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.drone.io/api/overview/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.drone.io/api/overview/
- aid: drone: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: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: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: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: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: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-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/drone-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/drone-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.drone.io/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.drone.io/
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/drone
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/drone-io
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.drone.io
- type: Pricing
  url: https://docs.drone.io/enterprise/
- type: X
  url: https://twitter.com/droneio
- type: Plans
  url: plans/drone-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/drone-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/drone-finops.yml
- type: BlogRSS
  url: https://blog.drone.io/index.xml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/drone-vocabulary.yml
- type: JSONLDContext
  url: json-ld/drone-context.jsonld
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.harness.io/blog/rss.xml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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