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Go Kit

Go Kit is a programming toolkit for building microservices in Go, emphasizing domain-driven design, transport-agnostic service definitions, and best practices for distributed systems.

Go Kit publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Distributed Systems, Domain-Driven Design, Frameworks, Go, and Golang.

The Go Kit catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Go Kit’s developer surface includes documentation, getting-started guide, and 3 more developer resources.

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31.0/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemium
1 APIs
Distributed SystemsDomain-Driven DesignFrameworksGoGolangMicroservices

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 31.0/100 · thin
Contract Quality 2.4 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 3.9 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.0 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Go Kit

Go Kit is a programming toolkit for building microservices in Go, emphasizing domain-driven design, transport-agnostic service definitions, and best practices for distributed sy...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Go Kit Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Go Kit Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Go Kit Finops

FINOPS

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Go Kit API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Go Kit Service Transport Configuration

10 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Go Kit Domain Security

TLSv1.3

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted
GettingStarted

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website
Website

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: go-kit
name: Go Kit
description: Go Kit is a programming toolkit for building microservices in Go, emphasizing domain-driven design, transport-agnostic
  service definitions, and best practices for distributed systems.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/go-kit.png
tags:
- Distributed Systems
- Domain-Driven Design
- Frameworks
- Go
- Golang
- Microservices
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/go-kit/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: go-kit:go-kit
  name: Go Kit
  description: Go Kit is a programming toolkit for building microservices in Go, emphasizing domain-driven design, transport-agnostic
    service definitions, and best practices for distributed systems.
  humanURL: https://gokit.io/
  tags:
  - Distributed Systems
  - Domain-Driven Design
  - Frameworks
  - Go
  - Golang
  - Microservices
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://gokit.io/faq
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://gokit.io/examples/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/go-kit/refs/heads/main/json-schema/go-kit-transport-config.json
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/go-kit-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://gokit.io/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://gokit.io/faq
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://gokit.io/examples/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/go-kit
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com