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IBM Db2

IBM Db2 is a family of data management products from IBM that includes relational and hybrid database servers running on cloud, distributed, and z/OS platforms, supporting transactional, analytical, and AI workloads. Db2 exposes RESTful services that let applications create, discover, execute, and manage user-defined services natively against the database, and IBM Db2 as a Service on IBM Cloud provides a managed REST API for administering and querying cloud-hosted Db2 databases. Authentication is performed via HTTP basic auth, client certificates, or IBM Cloud IAM Bearer tokens depending on the deployment.

IBM Db2 publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Database, Relational Database, Cloud Database, SQL, and Data Management.

IBM Db2’s developer surface includes documentation, pricing, signup flow, support, and 7 more developer resources.

14.5/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0
2 APIs
DatabaseRelational DatabaseCloud DatabaseSQLData ManagementIBM Cloud

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scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0
Composite quality — 14.5/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 2.9 / 20
Access Clarity 4.7 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13
Contract Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
Documented Reversibility 0 / 6
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 0 / 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
Delegated User Identity 0 / 6
Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5
Registration Without a Human 0 / 6
Agentic Commerce Surface 0 / 5
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APIs 2

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

IBM Db2 as a Service REST API

REST API for IBM Db2 SaaS on IBM Cloud used to access data, view and create database objects, administer users and roles, and monitor cloud-hosted Db2 service instances. Authent...

IBM Db2 REST Services

Native Db2 REST services that allow applications to create, discover, execute, and manage user-defined services directly against a Db2 database via HTTPS, integrated with the Db...

Security Posture 2

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

Ibm Db2 Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Ibm Db2 Vulnerability Disclosure

Hackerone · security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: ibm-db2
name: IBM Db2
description: IBM Db2 is a family of data management products from IBM that includes relational and hybrid database servers
  running on cloud, distributed, and z/OS platforms, supporting transactional, analytical, and AI workloads. Db2 exposes RESTful
  services that let applications create, discover, execute, and manage user-defined services natively against the database,
  and IBM Db2 as a Service on IBM Cloud provides a managed REST API for administering and querying cloud-hosted Db2 databases.
  Authentication is performed via HTTP basic auth, client certificates, or IBM Cloud IAM Bearer tokens depending on the deployment.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/ibm-db2.png
tags:
- Database
- Relational Database
- Cloud Database
- SQL
- Data Management
- IBM Cloud
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ibm-db2/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-11'
modified: '2026-08-21'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: ibm-db2:saas-api
  name: IBM Db2 as a Service REST API
  description: REST API for IBM Db2 SaaS on IBM Cloud used to access data, view and create database objects, administer users
    and roles, and monitor cloud-hosted Db2 service instances. Authenticated via IBM Cloud IAM Bearer tokens.
  humanURL: https://cloud.ibm.com/apidocs/db2-on-cloud/db2-on-cloud-v4
  baseURL: https://api.dashdb.com/v4
  tags:
  - Cloud Database
  - IBM Cloud
  - Software-as-a-Service
  - IAM Bearer Token
  tags_raw:
  - Cloud Database
  - IBM Cloud
  - SaaS
  - IAM Bearer Token
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.ibm.com/apidocs/db2-on-cloud/db2-on-cloud-v4
- aid: ibm-db2:rest-services
  name: IBM Db2 REST Services
  description: Native Db2 REST services that allow applications to create, discover, execute, and manage user-defined services
    directly against a Db2 database via HTTPS, integrated with the Db2 distributed data facility. Authenticated with HTTP
    basic auth or client certificate authentication.
  humanURL: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/db2-for-zos/12.0.0?topic=db2-rest-services
  baseURL: https://{db2-rest-host}
  tags:
  - REST Services
  - Database
  - Db2 for z/OS
  - HTTP Basic Auth
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/db2-for-zos/12.0.0?topic=db2-rest-services
  - type: Sample OpenAPI Project
    url: https://github.com/zosconnect/sample-db2-api
common:
- type: ParentCompany
  url: https://apis.io/providers/ibm/
  name: Ibm
  x-relationship: product
  x-generated-by: ibm-family:2026-08-21
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/ibm-db2-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/ibm-db2-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.ibm.com/products/db2
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/db2
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.ibm.com/products/db2/pricing
- type: Signup
  url: https://cloud.ibm.com/registration
- type: Developer Center
  url: https://www.ibm.com/products/db2/developers
- type: Community
  url: https://community.ibm.com/community/user/datamanagement/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=db8b3b69-c8a7-44f4-b29f-1fa1bba6e3e5
- type: Support
  url: https://www.ibm.com/mysupport
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/ibm-analytics
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
x-parent: ibm
x-relationship: product

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