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Dropwizard

Dropwizard is a Java framework for developing ops-friendly, high-performance RESTful web services, pulling together stable, mature libraries from the Java ecosystem into a simple, lightweight package.

Dropwizard publishes 4 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Diagnostics API, Health API, Metrics API, and 1 more. Tagged areas include API Development, Frameworks, Java, Microservices, and REST.

The Dropwizard catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Dropwizard’s developer surface includes documentation, getting-started guide, and 4 more developer resources.

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42.5/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 25/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemium
4 APIs
API DevelopmentFrameworksJavaMicroservicesRESTWeb Services

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 42.5/100 · developing
Contract Quality 12.4 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 3.9 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 25/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 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 4

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

Dropwizard Diagnostics API

JVM diagnostic endpoints.

Dropwizard Health API

Health check and liveness endpoints.

Dropwizard Metrics API

Application metrics endpoints.

Dropwizard Tasks API

Administrative task execution endpoints.

Open Collections 1

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

Dropwizard Admin API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Dropwizard Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Dropwizard Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Dropwizard Finops

FINOPS

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Dropwizard API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

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

Dropwizard Configuration

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Security Posture 1

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

Dropwizard Domain Security

TLSv1.3

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Dropwizard Agentic Access

7 operations · 3 acting

7 operations · 3 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted
GettingStarted

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

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website
Website

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: dropwizard
name: Dropwizard
description: Dropwizard is a Java framework for developing ops-friendly, high-performance RESTful web services, pulling together
  stable, mature libraries from the Java ecosystem into a simple, lightweight package.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/dropwizard.png
tags:
- API Development
- Frameworks
- Java
- Microservices
- REST
- Web Services
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dropwizard/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: dropwizard:dropwizard-diagnostics-api
  name: Dropwizard Diagnostics API
  description: JVM diagnostic endpoints.
  humanURL: https://www.dropwizard.io/
  tags:
  - Diagnostics
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dropwizard-diagnostics-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.dropwizard.io/en/stable/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.dropwizard.io/en/stable/getting-started.html
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dropwizard/refs/heads/main/json-schema/dropwizard-config.json
- aid: dropwizard:dropwizard-health-api
  name: Dropwizard Health API
  description: Health check and liveness endpoints.
  humanURL: https://www.dropwizard.io/
  tags:
  - Health
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dropwizard-health-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.dropwizard.io/en/stable/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.dropwizard.io/en/stable/getting-started.html
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dropwizard/refs/heads/main/json-schema/dropwizard-config.json
- aid: dropwizard:dropwizard-metrics-api
  name: Dropwizard Metrics API
  description: Application metrics endpoints.
  humanURL: https://www.dropwizard.io/
  tags:
  - Metrics
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dropwizard-metrics-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.dropwizard.io/en/stable/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.dropwizard.io/en/stable/getting-started.html
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dropwizard/refs/heads/main/json-schema/dropwizard-config.json
- aid: dropwizard:dropwizard-tasks-api
  name: Dropwizard Tasks API
  description: Administrative task execution endpoints.
  humanURL: https://www.dropwizard.io/
  tags:
  - Tasks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dropwizard-tasks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.dropwizard.io/en/stable/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.dropwizard.io/en/stable/getting-started.html
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dropwizard/refs/heads/main/json-schema/dropwizard-config.json
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/dropwizard-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/dropwizard-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.dropwizard.io/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.dropwizard.io/en/stable/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://www.dropwizard.io/en/stable/getting-started.html
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/dropwizard
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com