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GraphQL Hive

GraphQL Hive is an open-source GraphQL schema registry and observability platform developed by The Guild. It provides a REST and GraphQL API for schema publishing, validation, usage tracking, breaking change detection, and analytics for GraphQL federation and other GraphQL APIs. Available as a managed cloud service or self-hosted deployment.

GraphQL Hive publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network: Console GraphQL API. Tagged areas include GraphQL, Schema Registry, API Observability, Breaking Change Detection, and Federation.

The GraphQL Hive catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

GraphQL Hive’s developer surface includes documentation, engineering blog, pricing, and 9 more developer resources.

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47.1/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 19/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
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1 APIs
GraphQLSchema RegistryAPI ObservabilityBreaking Change DetectionFederationOpen SourceDeveloper Tools

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 47.1/100 · developing
Contract Quality 14.2 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 2.2 / 20
Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 19/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 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.

GraphQL Hive Console GraphQL API

The public GraphQL API for Hive Console allows developers to build custom workflows, administer users and access tokens, retrieve usage metrics, manage schema registries, publis...

GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

GraphQL Hive GraphQL API

GraphQL Hive exposes a public GraphQL API for programmatic management of organizations, projects, targets, and schema registries. Developers use this API to automate schema publ...

GRAPHQL

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Graphql Hive Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Graphql Hive Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Graphql Hive Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Graphql Hive Context

40 classes · 11 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

GraphQL Hive API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

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

Report

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Security Posture 1

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

Graphql Hive Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrg
GitHubOrg

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage
StatusPage
 RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing
 Plans
Plans
 FinOps
FinOps

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Blog
Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

X
X

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: graphql-hive
name: GraphQL Hive
description: GraphQL Hive is an open-source GraphQL schema registry and observability platform developed by The Guild. It
  provides a REST and GraphQL API for schema publishing, validation, usage tracking, breaking change detection, and analytics
  for GraphQL federation and other GraphQL APIs. Available as a managed cloud service or self-hosted deployment.
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/graphql-hive.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/graphql-hive/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
tags:
- GraphQL
- Schema Registry
- API Observability
- Breaking Change Detection
- Federation
- Open Source
- Developer Tools
apis:
- aid: graphql-hive:graphql-hive-graphql-api
  name: GraphQL Hive Console GraphQL API
  description: The public GraphQL API for Hive Console allows developers to build custom workflows, administer users and access
    tokens, retrieve usage metrics, manage schema registries, publish schemas, validate compatibility, and track breaking
    changes programmatically without the CLI. Authentication uses Bearer tokens with the hvo1/ prefix format.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  baseURL: https://api.graphql-hive.com/graphql
  humanURL: https://the-guild.dev/graphql/hive/docs/graphql-api/access-token-management
  contact:
  - FN: GraphQL Hive Support
    url: https://github.com/graphql-hive/console/issues
  tags:
  - GraphQL
  - Schema Registry
  - Observability
  - Usage Tracking
  - Breaking Change Detection
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://the-guild.dev/graphql/hive/docs
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://the-guild.dev/graphql/hive/docs/api-reference/cli
  - type: GraphQLEndpoint
    url: https://api.graphql-hive.com/graphql
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://the-guild.dev/graphql/hive/docs/graphql-api/access-token-management
  - url: graphql/graphql-hive-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
  overlays: []
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/graphql-hive-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://the-guild.dev/graphql/hive
- type: Documentation
  url: https://the-guild.dev/graphql/hive/docs
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/graphql-hive
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://linkedin.com/company/the-guild-software
- type: Blog
  url: https://the-guild.dev/graphql/hive/blog
- type: Pricing
  url: https://the-guild.dev/graphql/hive/pricing
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.graphql-hive.com/
- type: X
  url: https://twitter.com/TheGuildDev
- type: Plans
  url: plans/graphql-hive-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/graphql-hive-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/graphql-hive-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com