Grype

aid: grype
name: Grype
description: Grype is an open source vulnerability scanner for container images and filesystems developed by Anchore. It works
  with Syft-generated SBOMs and supports major OS package ecosystems and language-specific packages including Go, Java, JavaScript,
  Python, Ruby, Rust, and .NET.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Container Images
- Containers
- Open Source
- SBOM
- Security
- Vulnerability Scanning
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/grype/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: grype:grype
  name: Grype
  description: Grype is an open source vulnerability scanner for container images and filesystems developed by Anchore. It
    scans container images, filesystems, and SBOMs for known vulnerabilities, supporting Docker, OCI, and Singularity image
    formats.
  humanURL: https://github.com/anchore/grype
  tags:
  - Container Images
  - Containers
  - SBOM
  - Security
  - Vulnerability Scanning
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/anchore/grype/blob/main/README.md
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://oss.anchore.com/docs/guides/vulnerability/getting-started/
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://anchore.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://github.com/anchore/grype/blob/main/README.md
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://oss.anchore.com/docs/guides/vulnerability/getting-started/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/anchore
- type: Open Source
  url: https://anchore.com/opensource/
- type: Blog
  url: https://anchore.com/blog/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://anchore.com/pricing/
- type: Integrations
  url: https://anchore.com/integrations/
- name: MCP Server
  url: https://github.com/anchore/grype-mcp
  type: MCPServer
integrations:
- name: Anchore
- name: Icon
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com