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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 PaaS.

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 12 more developer resources.

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62.2/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
14 APIs 16 Features
Application DeploymentCloud PlatformDevOpsPaaS

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Composite quality — 62.2/100 · strong
Contract Quality 15.1 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 10.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 16.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 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 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.

Heroku Platform Account API

POSTMAN

Heroku Platform Account Add-ons API

POSTMAN

Heroku Platform Account Apps API

POSTMAN

Heroku Platform Account Builds API

POSTMAN

Heroku Platform Account Collaborators API

POSTMAN

Heroku Platform Account Config Vars API

POSTMAN

Heroku Platform Account Domains API

POSTMAN

Heroku Platform Account Dynos API

POSTMAN

Heroku Platform Account Formation API

POSTMAN

Heroku Platform Account Log Sessions API

POSTMAN

Heroku Platform Account Pipelines API

POSTMAN

Heroku Platform Account Regions API

POSTMAN

Heroku Platform Account Releases API

POSTMAN

Heroku Platform Account Stacks API

POSTMAN

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Open Collections 2

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

Heroku App Webhooks

OPEN COLLECTION

Heroku Platform API

OPEN COLLECTION

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.

Heroku Finops

FINOPS

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

Portal
Portal
 GettingStarted
GettingStarted
 Signup
Signup
 Login
Login

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess
 LlmsText
LlmsText

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

PostmanWorkspace
PostmanWorkspace
 GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage
StatusPage
 Support
Support

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing
 TermsOfService
TermsOfService
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

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
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/heroku.png
tags:
- Application Deployment
- Cloud Platform
- DevOps
- PaaS
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/heroku/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-02-08'
modified: '2026-05-30'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
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:
  - 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:
  - 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: 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