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 10 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Builds API, Cron API, Nodes API, and 7 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 12 more developer resources.

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46.3/100 developing ▼ -5.4 Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessFreemiumSelf serveFree trial⚡ Free to try

10 APIs

CI/CDContinuous IntegrationContinuous DeliveryDevOpsContainersDockerBuild AutomationOpen SourceSelf-Hosted

Kin Score

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

Composite quality — 46.3/100 · developing

Contract Quality 15.6 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20

Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13

Governance 8.3 / 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 10

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

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.

JSON Schema 3

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

Examples 3

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

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 4

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

LinkedIn

Blog

Blog

BlogRSS

BlogRSS

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
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/drone.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/drone/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-12'
modified: '2026-06-12'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- 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:
  - 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/
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
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com