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Heroku

Heroku is a cloud platform as a service (PaaS) that enables developers to build, run, and operate applications entirely in the cloud. The Heroku Platform API enables programmatic access to Heroku's features for app deployment, scaling, and management.

Heroku publishes 14 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Account API, Add-ons API, Apps API, and 11 more. Tagged areas include Application Deployment, Cloud Platform, DevOps, and Platform-as-a-Service.

The Heroku catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Heroku’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, getting-started guide, documentation, signup flow, engineering blog, support, and 13 more developer resources.

45.6/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 22/100 agent aware saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
1 APIs 16 Features
Application DeploymentCloud PlatformDevOpsPlatform-as-a-Service

Kin Score

Kin Score Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
Create-or-Update Ergonomics applies to this provider. This API accepts writes, so it carries 10 points of the composite. It is scored from the published contracts themselves: whether a caller can create-or-update in one call, whether the write accepts a key the caller already holds, and whether the response says which branch ran. Without that, every write needs a search-and-branch in front of it, and the first time that check is skipped a duplicate record is created. Scored against the observed mean rather than raw — a provider at the catalog average is unchanged by this facet, not penalised by it.
Improve this rating by publishing the missing artifacts — every area above can be raised, and the full rubric is at apis.io/rating/. Every facet and dimension name above is a link: it opens that measurement's own page — what it means, the exact checks that feed it, how the whole catalog distributes on it, and the providers at the top of it. This rating is computed from github.com/api-evangelist/heroku: open an issue to ask a question, or submit a pull request to add artifacts. Submit an artifact on GitHub — free → Manage your own listing — the Influence plan, $499/mo →

APIs 14

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

Heroku Account API

Account management

Heroku Add-ons API

Add-on service management

Heroku Apps API

Application management

Heroku Builds API

Build management

Heroku Collaborators API

App collaborator management

Heroku Config Vars API

Environment configuration variables

Heroku Domains API

Custom domain management

Heroku Dynos API

Process (dyno) management

Heroku Formation API

Process type scaling

Heroku Log Sessions API

Application logging

Heroku Pipelines API

Deployment pipeline management

Heroku Regions API

Available regions

Heroku Releases API

Release management

Heroku Stacks API

Available stacks

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Postman Collections 14

Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.

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Open Collections 17

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Heroku App Webhooks

OPEN COLLECTION

Heroku Platform API

OPEN COLLECTION

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GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

Heroku GraphQL Schema

This document describes a conceptual GraphQL schema for the Heroku Platform API. Heroku exposes its platform capabilities through a REST API at `https://api.heroku.com`, documen...

GRAPHQL

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Heroku Plans Pricing

8 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Heroku Rate Limits

3 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Features 16

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Eco Dynos: $5/mo for 1,000 dyno-hours pool (sleeps when idle)
Basic Dyno: $7/mo, never sleeps, 512 MB RAM
Standard-1X: $25/mo, 512 MB RAM, horizontal scaling
Standard-2X: $50/mo, 1 GB RAM
Performance-M/L/XL/2XL: $250-$1,500/mo, dedicated infra
Heroku Postgres Essential: $5-$9/mo (hobby)
Heroku Postgres Standard: $50-$200/mo (production)
Heroku Postgres Premium: $200-$350/mo (HA)
Heroku Key-Value Store (Redis-compatible): $3-$120/mo
Platform API: 4,500 req/hr/token rate limit
Buildpacks for languages (Node, Ruby, Python, Java, Go, etc.)
Heroku Connect for Salesforce sync (separate)
Heroku Add-ons marketplace
Pipelines for staging→production promotion
Review apps for PR previews
Salesforce-owned with Salesforce integration

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Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Heroku API Rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 11

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

Account

16 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Addon

12 properties

JSON SCHEMA

App

20 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Build

11 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Collaborator

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Domain

11 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Dyno

11 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Formation

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Pipeline

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

PipelineCoupling

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Release

11 properties

JSON SCHEMA

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JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Heroku Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Security Posture 2

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

Heroku Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Heroku Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Heroku Agentic Access

44 operations · 23 acting · 1 human-in-the-loop

44 operations · 23 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: heroku
name: Heroku
description: Heroku is a cloud platform as a service (PaaS) that enables developers to build, run, and operate applications
  entirely in the cloud. The Heroku Platform API enables programmatic access to Heroku's features for app deployment, scaling,
  and management.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/heroku.png
tags:
- Application Deployment
- Cloud Platform
- DevOps
- Platform-as-a-Service
tags_raw:
- Application Deployment
- Cloud Platform
- DevOps
- PaaS
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/heroku/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-02-08'
modified: '2026-08-30'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: heroku:heroku-account-api
  name: Heroku Account API
  description: Account management
  humanURL: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.heroku.com
  tags:
  - Account
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/heroku-account-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/heroku/refs/heads/main/openapi/heroku-app-webhooks-asyncapi.yml
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-quickstart
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference#authentication
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/heroku-graphql.md
- aid: heroku:heroku-add-ons-api
  name: Heroku Add-ons API
  description: Add-on service management
  humanURL: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.heroku.com
  tags:
  - Addons
  tags_raw:
  - Add-ons
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/heroku-add-ons-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/heroku/refs/heads/main/openapi/heroku-app-webhooks-asyncapi.yml
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-quickstart
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference#authentication
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/heroku-graphql.md
- aid: heroku:heroku-apps-api
  name: Heroku Apps API
  description: Application management
  humanURL: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.heroku.com
  tags:
  - Application
  tags_raw:
  - Apps
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/heroku-apps-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/heroku/refs/heads/main/openapi/heroku-app-webhooks-asyncapi.yml
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-quickstart
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference#authentication
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/heroku-graphql.md
- aid: heroku:heroku-builds-api
  name: Heroku Builds API
  description: Build management
  humanURL: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.heroku.com
  tags:
  - Builds
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/heroku-builds-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/heroku/refs/heads/main/openapi/heroku-app-webhooks-asyncapi.yml
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-quickstart
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference#authentication
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/heroku-graphql.md
- aid: heroku:heroku-collaborators-api
  name: Heroku Collaborators API
  description: App collaborator management
  humanURL: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.heroku.com
  tags:
  - Collaborators
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/heroku-collaborators-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/heroku/refs/heads/main/openapi/heroku-app-webhooks-asyncapi.yml
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-quickstart
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference#authentication
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/heroku-graphql.md
- aid: heroku:heroku-config-vars-api
  name: Heroku Config Vars API
  description: Environment configuration variables
  humanURL: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.heroku.com
  tags:
  - Config Vars
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/heroku-config-vars-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/heroku/refs/heads/main/openapi/heroku-app-webhooks-asyncapi.yml
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-quickstart
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference#authentication
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/heroku-graphql.md
- aid: heroku:heroku-domains-api
  name: Heroku Domains API
  description: Custom domain management
  humanURL: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.heroku.com
  tags:
  - Domains
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/heroku-domains-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/heroku/refs/heads/main/openapi/heroku-app-webhooks-asyncapi.yml
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-quickstart
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference#authentication
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/heroku-graphql.md
- aid: heroku:heroku-dynos-api
  name: Heroku Dynos API
  description: Process (dyno) management
  humanURL: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.heroku.com
  tags:
  - Dynos
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/heroku-dynos-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/heroku/refs/heads/main/openapi/heroku-app-webhooks-asyncapi.yml
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-quickstart
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference#authentication
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/heroku-graphql.md
- aid: heroku:heroku-formation-api
  name: Heroku Formation API
  description: Process type scaling
  humanURL: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.heroku.com
  tags:
  - Formation
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/heroku-formation-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/heroku/refs/heads/main/openapi/heroku-app-webhooks-asyncapi.yml
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-quickstart
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference#authentication
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/heroku-graphql.md
- aid: heroku:heroku-log-sessions-api
  name: Heroku Log Sessions API
  description: Application logging
  humanURL: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.heroku.com
  tags:
  - Log Sessions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/heroku-log-sessions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/heroku/refs/heads/main/openapi/heroku-app-webhooks-asyncapi.yml
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-quickstart
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference#authentication
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/heroku-graphql.md
- aid: heroku:heroku-pipelines-api
  name: Heroku Pipelines API
  description: Deployment pipeline management
  humanURL: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.heroku.com
  tags:
  - Pipelines
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/heroku-pipelines-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/heroku/refs/heads/main/openapi/heroku-app-webhooks-asyncapi.yml
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-quickstart
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference#authentication
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/heroku-graphql.md
- aid: heroku:heroku-regions-api
  name: Heroku Regions API
  description: Available regions
  humanURL: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.heroku.com
  tags:
  - Regions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/heroku-regions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/heroku/refs/heads/main/openapi/heroku-app-webhooks-asyncapi.yml
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-quickstart
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference#authentication
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/heroku-graphql.md
- aid: heroku:heroku-releases-api
  name: Heroku Releases API
  description: Release management
  humanURL: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.heroku.com
  tags:
  - Releases
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/heroku-releases-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/heroku/refs/heads/main/openapi/heroku-app-webhooks-asyncapi.yml
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-quickstart
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference#authentication
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/heroku-graphql.md
- aid: heroku:heroku-stacks-api
  name: Heroku Stacks API
  description: Available stacks
  humanURL: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.heroku.com
  tags:
  - Stacks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/heroku-stacks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/heroku/refs/heads/main/openapi/heroku-app-webhooks-asyncapi.yml
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-quickstart
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/platform-api-reference#authentication
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/heroku-graphql.md
common:
- type: ParentCompany
  url: https://apis.io/providers/salesforce/
  name: Salesforce
  x-relationship: acquisition
  x-generated-by: salesforce-family:2026-08-30
  x-acquired: 2010
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/heroku/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/heroku-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/heroku-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/heroku-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/heroku
- type: Portal
  url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/
- type: Website
  url: https://www.heroku.com/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/start
- type: Documentation
  url: https://devcenter.heroku.com/
- type: Signup
  url: https://signup.heroku.com/
- type: Login
  url: https://id.heroku.com/login
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.heroku.com/
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.heroku.com/
- type: Support
  url: https://help.heroku.com/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.heroku.com/pricing
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/heroku
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.heroku.com/policy/tos
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.heroku.com/policy/privacy
- type: Features
  data:
  - 'Eco Dynos: $5/mo for 1,000 dyno-hours pool (sleeps when idle)'
  - 'Basic Dyno: $7/mo, never sleeps, 512 MB RAM'
  - 'Standard-1X: $25/mo, 512 MB RAM, horizontal scaling'
  - 'Standard-2X: $50/mo, 1 GB RAM'
  - 'Performance-M/L/XL/2XL: $250-$1,500/mo, dedicated infra'
  - 'Heroku Postgres Essential: $5-$9/mo (hobby)'
  - 'Heroku Postgres Standard: $50-$200/mo (production)'
  - 'Heroku Postgres Premium: $200-$350/mo (HA)'
  - 'Heroku Key-Value Store (Redis-compatible): $3-$120/mo'
  - 'Platform API: 4,500 req/hr/token rate limit'
  - Buildpacks for languages (Node, Ruby, Python, Java, Go, etc.)
  - Heroku Connect for Salesforce sync (separate)
  - Heroku Add-ons marketplace
  - Pipelines for staging→production promotion
  - Review apps for PR previews
  - Salesforce-owned with Salesforce integration
  sources:
  - https://www.heroku.com/pricing
  updated: '2026-05-04'
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://heroku.com/llms.txt
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
x-parent: salesforce
x-relationship: acquisition
x-acquired: 2010

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