# IBM MQ

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/ibm-mq/  
**Website:** https://www.ibm.com/products/mq  
**APIs profiled:** 11

APIs for IBM MQ messaging middleware for enterprise integration.

## Kin Score — 37.6 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 37.6).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 63.0 |
| Contract Quality | 68.5 |
| Governance | 11.4 |
| Contract Governance | 11.4 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 31.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 26.3 |
| Access Clarity | 26.3 |

## Agent readiness — 30.3 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | derived |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Paid · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: paid, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (11)

- **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

## Agentic access (1)

- **Ibm Mq Agentic Access** — 28 operations · 16 acting

## Security (3)

- **Ibm Mq Authentication** — apiKey/http · 2 schemes
- **Ibm Mq Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Ibm Mq Vulnerability Disclosure** — Hackerone · security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Ibm Mq Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Async, Enterprise, Integration, Messaging, Middleware, Queue

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/ibm-mq/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.