# FOSSology

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/fossology/  
**APIs profiled:** 15

FOSSology is a Linux Foundation project providing open source license compliance software that scans source code for licenses, copyrights, and export control information. It helps organizations manage their open source license obligations through automated scanning, human clearing workflows, and SPDX/compliance reporting via a self-hosted REST API.

## Kin Score — 34.8 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 34.8).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 61.8 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 28.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 23.8 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

## Agent readiness — 41.9 (agent-ready)

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

## Access

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

## APIs (15)

- **FOSSology Admin API** — Administrator tasks
- **FOSSology auth API** — Authentication endpoints
- **FOSSology Copyrights API** — Copyright information
- **FOSSology Folders API** — Folder management
- **FOSSology Groups API** — User group management
- **FOSSology info API** — Basic info about API
- **FOSSology Job API** — FOSSology jobs
- **FOSSology License API** — License and obligation management
- **FOSSology Maintenance API** — Maintenance operations
- **FOSSology Organize API** — Endpoints for organization of data
- **FOSSology Overview API** — Overview of FOSSology operations
- **FOSSology Report API** — Upload's report
- **FOSSology Search API** — Searching data on FOSSology
- **FOSSology Upload API** — Endpoints related to uploads
- **FOSSology User API** — User management

## Agentic access (1)

- **Fossology Agentic Access** — 167 operations · 85 acting · 2 human-in-the-loop

## Security (2)

- **Fossology Authentication** — http/oauth2 · 2 schemes
- **Fossology Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC

## Plans (1)

- **Fossology Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Compliance, Licensing, Linux Foundation, Scanning, SPDX, Open-Source

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