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IBM API Connect

IBM API Connect is a comprehensive end-to-end API management solution that enables organizations to create, secure, manage, share, monetize, and analyze APIs across clouds. It provides an API gateway, developer portal, and lifecycle management capabilities.

IBM API Connect publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include API Gateway, API Management, Developer Portal, and IBM.

The IBM API Connect catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

IBM API Connect’s developer surface includes documentation, getting-started guide, support, pricing, engineering blog, changelog, Stack Overflow tag, and 12 more developer resources.

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49.8/100 developing ▲ 9.4 Agent 30/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemium
3 APIs 1 MCP Servers
API GatewayAPI ManagementDeveloper PortalIBM

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 49.8/100 · developing
Contract Quality 12.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 7.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 14.2 / 20
Operational Transparency 8.9 / 13
Governance 1.2 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 30/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 12 / 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 3

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

IBM API Connect Management API

The IBM API Connect Management API provides programmatic access to manage APIs, products, catalogs, organizations, and other platform resources in the API Connect platform. It i...

IBM API Connect Consumer API

The IBM API Connect Consumer API provides programmatic access to the developer portal capabilities, allowing consumer organizations and applications to discover APIs, manage sub...

IBM API Connect V1 API

The IBM API Connect V1 API is the earlier generation management REST API for the API Connect platform, providing access to organizations, catalogs, APIs, and products. It is ret...

MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

MCP Server

MCP SERVER

GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

IBM API Connect GraphQL API

IBM API Connect is a comprehensive API management platform. The API covers API design, lifecycle management, developer portal, security enforcement, analytics, application regis...

GRAPHQL

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Ibm Api Connect Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Ibm Api Connect Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Ibm Api Connect Finops

FINOPS

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

IBM API Connect API Rules

0 rules ·

SPECTRAL

Security Posture 2

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

Ibm Api Connect Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Ibm Api Connect Vulnerability Disclosure

Hackerone · security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted
GettingStarted

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 GraphQL
GraphQL

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

MCPServer
MCPServer

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Rules
Rules

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Learn 1

Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance

YouTube
YouTube

Operate 5

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support
Support
 ChangeLog
ChangeLog
 Community
Community
 StackOverflow
StackOverflow
 StatusPage
StatusPage

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing
 TermsOfService
TermsOfService
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: ibm-api-connect
name: IBM API Connect
description: IBM API Connect is a comprehensive end-to-end API management solution that enables organizations to create, secure,
  manage, share, monetize, and analyze APIs across clouds. It provides an API gateway, developer portal, and lifecycle management
  capabilities.
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/ibm-api-connect.png
tags:
- API Gateway
- API Management
- Developer Portal
- IBM
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ibm-api-connect/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: ibm-api-connect:ibm-api-connect-management-api
  name: IBM API Connect Management API
  description: The IBM API Connect Management API provides programmatic access to manage APIs, products, catalogs, organizations,
    and other platform resources in the API Connect platform. It is used to automate API lifecycle management tasks including
    publishing, versioning, and subscription management.
  humanURL: https://cloud.ibm.com/apidocs/apiconnect/apic-management-api
  baseURL: https://api.us-south.apiconnect.cloud.ibm.com
  tags:
  - Administration
  - API Management
  - Lifecycle
  - REST API
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.ibm.com/apidocs/apiconnect/apic-management-api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/apiconnect?topic=apiconnect-getting-started
  - type: Reference
    url: https://cloud.ibm.com/apidocs/apiconnect/apic-management-api
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/apiconnect?topic=apiconnect-getting-started#getting-started-prereqs
- aid: ibm-api-connect:ibm-api-connect-consumer-api
  name: IBM API Connect Consumer API
  description: The IBM API Connect Consumer API provides programmatic access to the developer portal capabilities, allowing
    consumer organizations and applications to discover APIs, manage subscriptions, and retrieve credentials. It is used by
    application developers who consume APIs published through the API Connect platform.
  humanURL: https://cloud.ibm.com/apidocs/apiconnect/apic-consumer-api
  baseURL: https://api.us-south.apiconnect.cloud.ibm.com
  tags:
  - Consumer
  - Developer Portal
  - REST API
  - Subscriptions
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.ibm.com/apidocs/apiconnect/apic-consumer-api
  - type: Reference
    url: https://cloud.ibm.com/apidocs/apiconnect/apic-consumer-api
- aid: ibm-api-connect:ibm-api-connect-v1-api
  name: IBM API Connect V1 API
  description: The IBM API Connect V1 API is the earlier generation management REST API for the API Connect platform, providing
    access to organizations, catalogs, APIs, and products. It is retained for backward compatibility with integrations built
    against the v1 interface.
  humanURL: https://cloud.ibm.com/apidocs/apiconnect/apiconnect-v1
  baseURL: https://api.us-south.apiconnect.cloud.ibm.com
  tags:
  - API Management
  - Legacy
  - REST API
  - V1
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.ibm.com/apidocs/apiconnect/apiconnect-v1
  - type: Reference
    url: https://cloud.ibm.com/apidocs/apiconnect/apiconnect-v1
common:
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/ibm-api-connect-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/ibm-api-connect-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.ibm.com/products/api-connect
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/api-connect/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/apiconnect?topic=apiconnect-getting-started
- type: Support
  url: https://www.ibm.com/mysupport
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.ibm.com/products/api-connect/pricing
- type: Blog
  url: https://developer.ibm.com/blogs/
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/api-connect/saas?topic=overview-whats-new
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/ibm-apiconnect
- type: Community
  url: https://community.ibm.com/community/user/integration/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=2106cca0-a9f9-45c6-9b28-01a28f39ce47
- type: StackOverflow
  url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/ibm-api-connect
- type: YouTube
  url: https://www.youtube.com/@IBMTechnology
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.ibm.com/support/customer/csol/terms/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.ibm.com/privacy
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://cloud.ibm.com/status
- type: Rules
  url: rules/ibm-api-connect-rules.yml
- name: MCP Server
  url: https://github.com/ibm-apiconnect/apic-mcp-server
  type: MCPServer
- url: graphql/ibm-api-connect-graphql.md
  type: GraphQL
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com