Keygen

Keygen is a software licensing, entitlements, and distribution API for desktop, on-prem, IoT, and other installed applications. It issues license keys, activates and tracks machines, enforces policy-based entitlements, and distributes releases and artifacts for auto-updates. Keygen ships as the source-available, self-hostable Keygen CE / EE and as the managed Keygen Cloud, exposing a JSON:API interface under api.keygen.sh.

Keygen publishes 12 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Artifacts API, Components API, Entitlements API, and 9 more. Tagged areas include Software Licensing, Entitlements, License Keys, Machine Activation, and Distribution.

Keygen’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 10 more developer resources.

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40.0/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessPaidSelf serveFree trial⚡ Free to try
12 APIs
Software LicensingEntitlementsLicense KeysMachine ActivationDistributionAuto-Update

Kin Score

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 40.0/100 · thin
Contract Quality 14.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 9.5 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 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 12

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

Keygen Artifacts API

Binary artifacts attached to releases.

Keygen Components API

Hardware components of a machine fingerprint.

Keygen Entitlements API

Named feature flags attached to policies and licenses.

Keygen Licenses API

Issue, validate, and manage license keys.

Keygen Machines API

Activate and manage node-locked machines.

Keygen Policies API

Licensing rules that govern licenses.

Keygen Processes API

Concurrent processes running on a machine.

Keygen Products API

Applications being licensed and distributed.

Keygen Releases API

Distributable, semver-tagged releases.

Keygen Tokens API

Authenticate and manage bearer tokens.

Keygen Users API

End users and license owners.

Keygen Webhooks API

Webhook endpoints and events.

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Open Collections 1

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

Keygen API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Keygen Plans Pricing

5 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Keygen Rate Limits

4 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Keygen Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 4

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

Keygen Authentication

http · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Keygen Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Keygen Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Keygen Trust Center

SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Keygen Agentic Access

63 operations · 38 acting · 1 human-in-the-loop

63 operations · 38 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans
Plans
 FinOps
FinOps

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: keygen
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/keygen/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Keygen
kind: company
description: Keygen is a software licensing, entitlements, and distribution API for desktop, on-prem, IoT, and other installed
  applications. It issues license keys, activates and tracks machines, enforces policy-based entitlements, and distributes
  releases and artifacts for auto-updates. Keygen ships as the source-available, self-hostable Keygen CE / EE and as the managed
  Keygen Cloud, exposing a JSON:API interface under api.keygen.sh.
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: true
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Paid (free trial) · 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/keygen.png
tags:
- Software Licensing
- Entitlements
- License Keys
- Machine Activation
- Distribution
- Auto-Update
created: '2026-07-01'
modified: '2026-07-01'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: keygen:keygen-artifacts-api
  name: Keygen Artifacts API
  description: Binary artifacts attached to releases.
  humanURL: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  baseURL: https://api.keygen.sh/v1/accounts/{account}
  tags:
  - Artifacts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/keygen-artifacts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/machines/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/policies/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/products/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/users/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/entitlements/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/releases/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/artifacts/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/authentication/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/tokens/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/webhooks/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/components/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/processes/
- aid: keygen:keygen-components-api
  name: Keygen Components API
  description: Hardware components of a machine fingerprint.
  humanURL: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  baseURL: https://api.keygen.sh/v1/accounts/{account}
  tags:
  - Components
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/keygen-components-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/machines/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/policies/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/products/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/users/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/entitlements/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/releases/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/artifacts/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/authentication/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/tokens/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/webhooks/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/components/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/processes/
- aid: keygen:keygen-entitlements-api
  name: Keygen Entitlements API
  description: Named feature flags attached to policies and licenses.
  humanURL: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  baseURL: https://api.keygen.sh/v1/accounts/{account}
  tags:
  - Entitlements
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/keygen-entitlements-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/machines/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/policies/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/products/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/users/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/entitlements/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/releases/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/artifacts/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/authentication/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/tokens/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/webhooks/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/components/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/processes/
- aid: keygen:keygen-licenses-api
  name: Keygen Licenses API
  description: Issue, validate, and manage license keys.
  humanURL: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  baseURL: https://api.keygen.sh/v1/accounts/{account}
  tags:
  - Licenses
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/keygen-licenses-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/machines/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/policies/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/products/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/users/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/entitlements/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/releases/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/artifacts/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/authentication/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/tokens/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/webhooks/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/components/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/processes/
- aid: keygen:keygen-machines-api
  name: Keygen Machines API
  description: Activate and manage node-locked machines.
  humanURL: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  baseURL: https://api.keygen.sh/v1/accounts/{account}
  tags:
  - Machines
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/keygen-machines-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/machines/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/policies/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/products/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/users/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/entitlements/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/releases/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/artifacts/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/authentication/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/tokens/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/webhooks/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/components/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/processes/
- aid: keygen:keygen-policies-api
  name: Keygen Policies API
  description: Licensing rules that govern licenses.
  humanURL: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  baseURL: https://api.keygen.sh/v1/accounts/{account}
  tags:
  - Policies
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/keygen-policies-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/machines/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/policies/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/products/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/users/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/entitlements/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/releases/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/artifacts/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/authentication/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/tokens/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/webhooks/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/components/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/processes/
- aid: keygen:keygen-processes-api
  name: Keygen Processes API
  description: Concurrent processes running on a machine.
  humanURL: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  baseURL: https://api.keygen.sh/v1/accounts/{account}
  tags:
  - Processes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/keygen-processes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/machines/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/policies/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/products/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/users/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/entitlements/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/releases/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/artifacts/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/authentication/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/tokens/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/webhooks/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/components/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/processes/
- aid: keygen:keygen-products-api
  name: Keygen Products API
  description: Applications being licensed and distributed.
  humanURL: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  baseURL: https://api.keygen.sh/v1/accounts/{account}
  tags:
  - Products
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/keygen-products-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/machines/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/policies/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/products/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/users/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/entitlements/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/releases/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/artifacts/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/authentication/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/tokens/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/webhooks/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/components/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/processes/
- aid: keygen:keygen-releases-api
  name: Keygen Releases API
  description: Distributable, semver-tagged releases.
  humanURL: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  baseURL: https://api.keygen.sh/v1/accounts/{account}
  tags:
  - Releases
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/keygen-releases-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/machines/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/policies/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/products/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/users/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/entitlements/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/releases/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/artifacts/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/authentication/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/tokens/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/webhooks/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/components/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/processes/
- aid: keygen:keygen-tokens-api
  name: Keygen Tokens API
  description: Authenticate and manage bearer tokens.
  humanURL: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  baseURL: https://api.keygen.sh/v1/accounts/{account}
  tags:
  - Tokens
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/keygen-tokens-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/machines/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/policies/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/products/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/users/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/entitlements/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/releases/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/artifacts/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/authentication/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/tokens/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/webhooks/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/components/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/processes/
- aid: keygen:keygen-users-api
  name: Keygen Users API
  description: End users and license owners.
  humanURL: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  baseURL: https://api.keygen.sh/v1/accounts/{account}
  tags:
  - Users
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/keygen-users-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/machines/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/policies/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/products/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/users/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/entitlements/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/releases/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/artifacts/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/authentication/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/tokens/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/webhooks/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/components/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/processes/
- aid: keygen:keygen-webhooks-api
  name: Keygen Webhooks API
  description: Webhook endpoints and events.
  humanURL: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  baseURL: https://api.keygen.sh/v1/accounts/{account}
  tags:
  - Webhooks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/keygen-webhooks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/licenses/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/machines/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/policies/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/products/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/users/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/entitlements/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/releases/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/artifacts/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/authentication/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/tokens/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/webhooks/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/components/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/processes/
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/keygen-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/keygen-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/keygen-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/keygen-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/keygen-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/keygen-sh
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/keygen-sh
- type: Website
  url: https://keygen.sh/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://keygen.sh/docs/api/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/keygen-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/keygen-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/keygen-finops.yml
- type: Blog
  url: https://keygen.sh/blog/feed.xml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com