# DZone

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/dzone/  
**Website:** https://dzone.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 0

DZone is one of the world's largest online communities and a leading publisher of knowledge resources for software engineering professionals. Founded in 1997 with roots in Javalobby, DZone reaches millions of developers each month with articles, tutorials, research guides, and Refcards covering topics including cloud architecture, Java, JavaScript, microservices, containers, data, DevOps, AI, and more.

## Kin Score — 12.1 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 12.1).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 50.0 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 0.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 14.3 |
| Commercial Clarity | 21.1 |
| Access Clarity | 21.1 |

## Agent readiness — 0.0 (human-only)

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

## Access

Unknown — onboarding: unknown, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: low).

## Security (2)

- **Dzone Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC
- **Dzone Vulnerability Disclosure** — disclosure policy published

## Tags

Developer Community, Media, Software Development, RSS, Publishing

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