# DVIDS API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/dvids-api/  
**Website:** https://www.dvidshub.net  
**APIs profiled:** 3

The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS) API provides programmatic access to over 1.8 million U.S. military news, photos, video, audio, publications, and unit assets. The API is implemented as JSON over HTTP and integration is possible from any language that can make an HTTP request and parse JSON responses.

## Kin Score — 31.3 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 31.3).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 56.6 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 23.8 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 33.3 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 34.7 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | na |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | na |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | na |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (3)

- **DVIDS API Asset API** — Retrieve and relate individual assets
- **DVIDS API Search API** — Full-text search across DVIDS assets
- **DVIDS API Unit API** — Search and retrieve military units

## Agentic access (1)

- **Dvids Api Agentic Access** — 4 operations

## Security (3)

- **Dvids Api Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme
- **Dvids Api Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC
- **Dvids Api Vulnerability Disclosure** — Hackerone · security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Dvids Api Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Media, Defense, Government, Search

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/dvids-api/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.