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IBM MQ

APIs for IBM MQ messaging middleware for enterprise integration.

IBM MQ publishes 10 APIs on the APIs.io network, including JMS API, Channels API, Installations API, and 7 more. Tagged areas include Async, Enterprise, Integration, Messaging, and Middleware.

The IBM MQ catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification, 1 JSON-LD context, and 3 Spectral governance rulesets.

IBM MQ’s developer surface includes authentication, getting-started guide, pricing, support, engineering blog, and 10 more developer resources.

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48.3/100 developing ▼ -6.5 Agent 36/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessPaidSelf serve
11 APIs
AsyncEnterpriseIntegrationMessagingMiddlewareQueue

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 48.3/100 · developing
Contract Quality 18.3 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 5.7 / 20
Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 6.3 / 12
Discoverability 6.3 / 10
Agent readiness — 36/100 · agent ready
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 6 / 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 11

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

IBM MQ JMS API

Java Message Service API for IBM MQ.

IBM MQ Native API

Native procedural API for IBM MQ (MQI).

IBM MQ Channels API

Manage and query channel objects and status

IBM MQ Installations API

Query MQ installation information

IBM MQ Login API

Authentication token management

IBM MQ Queue Managers API

Manage and query queue manager objects and status

IBM MQ Queue Messaging API

Send and receive messages on queues

IBM MQ Queues API

Manage and query queue objects and status

IBM MQ Subscriptions API

Manage and query subscription objects

IBM MQ Topic Messaging API

Publish messages to topics

IBM MQ Topics API

Manage and query topic objects

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Open Collections 2

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

IBM MQ Administration REST API

OPEN COLLECTION

IBM MQ Messaging REST API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Ibm Mq Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Ibm Mq Rate Limits

3 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Ibm Mq Finops

FINOPS

Event Specifications 1

AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.

IBM MQ Messaging

Asynchronous messaging interface for IBM MQ, supporting point-to-point queue-based messaging and publish/subscribe topic-based messaging. Defines the channels, operations, and m...

ASYNCAPI

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Ibm Mq Context

0 classes · 7 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 3

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

IBM MQ API Rules

6 rules · 6 warnings

SPECTRAL

IBM MQ API Rules

6 rules · 4 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

IBM MQ API Rules

0 rules ·

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 2

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

IBM MQ Queue Manager

14 properties

JSON SCHEMA

IBM MQ Queue

23 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Security Posture 3

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

Ibm Mq Authentication

apiKey/http · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Ibm Mq Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Ibm Mq Vulnerability Disclosure

Hackerone · security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Ibm Mq Agentic Access

28 operations · 16 acting

28 operations · 16 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted
GettingStarted

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

JSONSchema
JSONSchema
 JSONSchema
JSONSchema

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

JSONLD
JSONLD
 Rules
Rules

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Learn 1

Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance

tutorials
tutorials

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support
Support

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Blog
Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

downloads
downloads

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: IBM MQ
description: APIs for IBM MQ messaging middleware for enterprise integration.
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://www.ibm.com/brand/experience-guides/developer/8f4e3cc842d31b9a55e57cb2b0e49605/02_8-bar-positive.svg
tags:
- Async
- Enterprise
- Integration
- Messaging
- Middleware
- Queue
created: '2024-01-20'
modified: '2026-05-19'
url: https://www.ibm.com/products/mq
specificationVersion: '0.18'
apis:
- name: IBM MQ JMS API
  description: Java Message Service API for IBM MQ.
  image: https://www.ibm.com/brand/experience-guides/developer/8f4e3cc842d31b9a55e57cb2b0e49605/02_8-bar-positive.svg
  humanURL: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=api-jms
  tags:
  - Java
  - Jms
  - Messaging
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=mq-developing-jms-applications
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.ibm.mq/com.ibm.mq.allclient
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/ibm-mq-messaging-asyncapi.yml
  contact:
  - FN: IBM Support
    email: support@ibm.com
    url: https://www.ibm.com/mysupport
- name: IBM MQ Native API
  description: Native procedural API for IBM MQ (MQI).
  image: https://www.ibm.com/brand/experience-guides/developer/8f4e3cc842d31b9a55e57cb2b0e49605/02_8-bar-positive.svg
  humanURL: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=reference-mqi
  tags:
  - Mqi
  - Native
  - Procedural
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=programming-mqi
  contact:
  - FN: IBM Support
    email: support@ibm.com
    url: https://www.ibm.com/mysupport
- aid: ibm-mq:ibm-mq-channels-api
  name: IBM MQ Channels API
  description: Manage and query channel objects and status
  humanURL: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=api-rest-overview
  baseURL: https://{host}:{port}/ibmmq/rest/v2
  tags:
  - Channels
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ibm-mq-channels-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=api-rest
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=api-messaging-rest
- aid: ibm-mq:ibm-mq-installations-api
  name: IBM MQ Installations API
  description: Query MQ installation information
  humanURL: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=api-rest-overview
  baseURL: https://{host}:{port}/ibmmq/rest/v2
  tags:
  - Installations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ibm-mq-installations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=api-rest
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=api-messaging-rest
- aid: ibm-mq:ibm-mq-login-api
  name: IBM MQ Login API
  description: Authentication token management
  humanURL: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=api-rest-overview
  baseURL: https://{host}:{port}/ibmmq/rest/v2
  tags:
  - Login
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ibm-mq-login-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=api-rest
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=api-messaging-rest
- aid: ibm-mq:ibm-mq-queue-managers-api
  name: IBM MQ Queue Managers API
  description: Manage and query queue manager objects and status
  humanURL: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=api-rest-overview
  baseURL: https://{host}:{port}/ibmmq/rest/v2
  tags:
  - Queue Managers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ibm-mq-queue-managers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=api-rest
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=api-messaging-rest
- aid: ibm-mq:ibm-mq-queue-messaging-api
  name: IBM MQ Queue Messaging API
  description: Send and receive messages on queues
  humanURL: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=api-rest-overview
  baseURL: https://{host}:{port}/ibmmq/rest/v2
  tags:
  - Queue Messaging
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ibm-mq-queue-messaging-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=api-rest
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=api-messaging-rest
- aid: ibm-mq:ibm-mq-queues-api
  name: IBM MQ Queues API
  description: Manage and query queue objects and status
  humanURL: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=api-rest-overview
  baseURL: https://{host}:{port}/ibmmq/rest/v2
  tags:
  - Queues
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ibm-mq-queues-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=api-rest
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=api-messaging-rest
- aid: ibm-mq:ibm-mq-subscriptions-api
  name: IBM MQ Subscriptions API
  description: Manage and query subscription objects
  humanURL: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=api-rest-overview
  baseURL: https://{host}:{port}/ibmmq/rest/v2
  tags:
  - Subscriptions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ibm-mq-subscriptions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=api-rest
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=api-messaging-rest
- aid: ibm-mq:ibm-mq-topic-messaging-api
  name: IBM MQ Topic Messaging API
  description: Publish messages to topics
  humanURL: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=api-rest-overview
  baseURL: https://{host}:{port}/ibmmq/rest/v2
  tags:
  - Topic Messaging
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ibm-mq-topic-messaging-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=api-rest
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=api-messaging-rest
- aid: ibm-mq:ibm-mq-topics-api
  name: IBM MQ Topics API
  description: Manage and query topic objects
  humanURL: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=api-rest-overview
  baseURL: https://{host}:{port}/ibmmq/rest/v2
  tags:
  - Topics
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ibm-mq-topics-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=api-rest
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=api-messaging-rest
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/ibm-mq-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/ibm-mq-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/ibm-mq-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/ibm-mq-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/ibm-messaging
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=mq-getting-started
- type: tutorials
  url: https://developer.ibm.com/tutorials/?s=mq
- type: downloads
  url: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.ibm.com/products/mq/pricing
- type: Support
  url: https://www.ibm.com/mysupport
- type: Blog
  url: https://community.ibm.com/community/user/integration/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=183ec850-4947-49c8-9a2e-8e7c7fc46c64
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/ibm-mq-context.jsonld
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/ibm-mq-queue-manager-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/ibm-mq-queue-schema.json
- type: Rules
  url: rules/ibm-mq-rules.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com