Fossa

aid: fossa
name: Fossa
description: FOSSA is a software supply chain security and open source management platform that scans codebases, containers,
  and binaries to detect open source dependencies, then enforces open source license compliance, vulnerability management,
  and SBOM (CycloneDX/SPDX) obligations across the software development lifecycle. FOSSA exposes a REST API at app.fossa.com/api
  plus the language-agnostic FOSSA CLI, integrating with 20+ build systems and CI/CD to surface licensing, security, and quality
  issues, generate attribution and audit reports, and gate pull requests on policy violations. Backed by Bain Capital Ventures
  and Norwest Venture Partners.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/fossa/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- bain-capital-ventures
- norwest-venture-partners
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
image: https://fossa.com/favicon.png
tags:
- Company
- Security
- Software Supply Chain
- Open Source
- License Compliance
- Vulnerability Management
- SBOM
- Software Composition Analysis
- DevSecOps
apis:
- name: FOSSA REST API
  description: The FOSSA REST API lets you build integrations and automate open source management workflows — manage projects,
    revisions, issues, users and teams, release groups, and reports; initiate binary scans; download attribution reports;
    and query the vulnerability database by CPE. Authenticates with an API token in the Authorization Bearer header over HTTPS.
  humanURL: https://docs.fossa.com/docs/api
  baseURL: https://app.fossa.com/api
  properties:
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.fossa.com/docs/api/reference
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/fossa-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/fossa-problem-types.yml
  - type: Webhooks
    url: asyncapi/fossa-webhooks.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/fossa-data-model.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/fossa-conventions.yml
  - type: MCPServer
    url: mcp/fossa-mcp.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/fossa-trust-center.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://fossa.com/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.fossa.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.fossa.com/docs/get-started
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.fossa.com/docs/api/reference
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.fossa.com/docs/get-started/your-first-scan
- type: Support
  url: https://support.fossa.com/
- type: Blog
  url: https://fossa.com/blog
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/fossas
- type: Pricing
  url: https://fossa.com/pricing
- type: SignUp
  url: https://app.fossa.com/account/register
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://fossa.com/terms-of-service
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://fossa.com/privacy-policy
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.fossa.com
- type: Compliance
  url: https://fossa.com/trust
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/fossa-authentication.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/fossa-llms.txt
- type: Packages
  url: packages/fossa-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/fossa-packages.yml
- type: CLI
  url: cli/fossa-cli.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/fossa-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/fossa-lifecycle.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/fossa-changelog.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/fossa-conventions.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/fossa-conformance.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/fossa-data-model.yml
- type: Webhooks
  url: asyncapi/fossa-webhooks.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/fossa-mcp.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/fossa-domain-security.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence