Forward Networks

Forward Networks builds network digital-twin software (Forward Enterprise) that creates a mathematically accurate, vendor-agnostic model of large hybrid and multi-cloud networks. Networking, security, cloud, and compliance teams use it to verify network behavior before and after changes, trace packet paths, run automated policy checks, analyze CVE/vulnerability exposure, and query the network as structured data through the Network Query Engine (NQE). The Forward Enterprise Complete API is an OpenAPI 3.2.0 surface of 189 operations across 108 paths — covering Networks, Snapshots, Checks, Path Search, NQE, Vulnerability Analysis, and system administration — secured with HTTP Basic authentication and complemented by a Go client, a Terraform provider, and an open-source MCP server.

Forward Networks publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network: Forward Enterprise Complete API. Tagged areas include Company, Networks, Network Automation, Network Digital Twin, and Network Security.

Forward Networks’ developer surface includes documentation, authentication, engineering blog, pricing, signup flow, and 24 more developer resources.

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43.3/100 thin Agent 72/100 agent native Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-20 · rubric v0.4

1 APIs 1 MCP Servers 0 Features

CompanyNetworksNetwork AutomationNetwork Digital TwinNetwork SecurityNetwork VerificationPath AnalysisVulnerability ManagementNQECompliance

API Rating

API Evangelist Rating How this is scored →
scored 2026-07-20 · rubric v0.4

Composite quality — 43.3/100 · thin

Contract Quality 9.4 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 10.4 / 20

Commercial Clarity 12.1 / 20

Operational Transparency 2.1 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 9.3 / 10

Agent readiness — 72/100 · agent native

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 15 / 15

MCP Server 12 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 5 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 4 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 3 / 3

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Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal

DeveloperPortal

SignUp

SignUp

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 5

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

MCPServer

LLMsTxt

AgenticAccess

AgentSkill

WellKnown

Design & Contract 5

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conventions

ErrorCatalog

Lifecycle

DataModel

Conformance

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Packages

Packages

SDKs

SDKs

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 7

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Authentication

Compliance

SecurityTxt

TrustCenter

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

Security

Security

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

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Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Blog

Blog

Website

Website

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Overlay

Overlay

Source (apis.yml)

aid: forward-networks
name: Forward Networks
description: Forward Networks builds network digital-twin software (Forward Enterprise) that creates a mathematically accurate,
  vendor-agnostic model of large hybrid and multi-cloud networks. Networking, security, cloud, and compliance teams use it
  to verify network behavior before and after changes, trace packet paths, run automated policy checks, analyze CVE/vulnerability
  exposure, and query the network as structured data through the Network Query Engine (NQE). The Forward Enterprise Complete
  API is an OpenAPI 3.2.0 surface of 189 operations across 108 paths — covering Networks, Snapshots, Checks, Path Search,
  NQE, Vulnerability Analysis, and system administration — secured with HTTP Basic authentication and complemented by a Go
  client, a Terraform provider, and an open-source MCP server.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/forward-networks/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- a16z
- threshold-ventures
x-tier: profiled
x-tier-reason: enrichment-pipeline
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
image: https://www.forwardnetworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/header-logo.svg
tags:
- Company
- Networks
- Network Automation
- Network Digital Twin
- Network Security
- Network Verification
- Path Analysis
- Vulnerability Management
- NQE
- Compliance
apis:
- name: Forward Enterprise Complete API
  description: OpenAPI 3.2.0 REST API for Forward Enterprise — model and verify networks. Covers Networks, Snapshots, Checks,
    Path Search, the Network Query Engine (NQE), and Vulnerability Analysis. 189 operations; HTTP Basic authentication.
  humanURL: https://docs.fwd.app/
  baseURL: https://fwd.app/api
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/forward-networks-complete-openapi-original.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/latest/api/spec/complete.json
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.fwd.app/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.fwd.app/
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/forward-networks-mcp.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/forward-networks-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/forward-networks-packages.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/forward-networks-llms.txt
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/forward-networks-complete-overlay.yaml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/forward-networks-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/forward-networks-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/forward-networks-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/forward-networks-lifecycle.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/forward-networks-data-model.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/forward-networks-conformance.yml
- type: Compliance
  url: https://www.forwardnetworks.com/compliance/
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/forward-networks-agentic-access.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/forward-networks-well-known.yml
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/forward-networks-security.txt
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/forward-networks-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/forward-networks-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: Security
  url: https://www.forwardnetworks.com/.well-known/security.txt
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/forward-networks-domain-security.yml
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.forwardnetworks.com/blog/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/forwardnetworks
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.forwardnetworks.com/pricing/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://fwd.app/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.forwardnetworks.com/master-services-agreement/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.forwardnetworks.com/privacy-policy/
- type: Website
  url: https://www.forwardnetworks.com/
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence