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LDAP

LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is an industry-standard application protocol for accessing and maintaining distributed directory information services over an IP network, formally specified in RFC 4511. It plays a critical role in protecting organizational assets and maintaining a strong security posture through centralized authentication, authorization, and identity management. LDAP underlies directory services such as Microsoft Active Directory, OpenLDAP, and 389 Directory Server, and is widely used for single sign-on, enterprise address books, and application identity stores.

LDAP publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Authentication, Authorization, Directory Services, Identity Management, and LDAP.

LDAP’s developer surface includes documentation, engineering blog, and 4 more developer resources.

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20.1/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessFreemium
1 APIs
AuthenticationAuthorizationDirectory ServicesIdentity ManagementLDAPProtocolSingle Sign-OnStandard

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 20.1/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 2.2 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
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 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 1

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

LDAP

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol for accessing and maintaining distributed directory information services over an IP network. The protocol defines bind, search, compare, ad...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Ldap Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Ldap Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Ldap Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 1

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

Ldap Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 Specification
Specification

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Wikipedia
Wikipedia

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: ldap
name: LDAP
description: LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is an industry-standard application protocol for accessing and maintaining
  distributed directory information services over an IP network, formally specified in RFC 4511. It plays a critical role
  in protecting organizational assets and maintaining a strong security posture through centralized authentication, authorization,
  and identity management. LDAP underlies directory services such as Microsoft Active Directory, OpenLDAP, and 389 Directory
  Server, and is widely used for single sign-on, enterprise address books, and application identity stores.
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/ldap.png
tags:
- Authentication
- Authorization
- Directory Services
- Identity Management
- LDAP
- Protocol
- Single Sign-On
- Standard
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ldap/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: ldap:ldap
  name: LDAP
  description: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol for accessing and maintaining distributed directory information services
    over an IP network. The protocol defines bind, search, compare, add, delete, modify, and modifyDN operations carried over
    a connection-oriented transport.
  humanURL: https://ldap.com/
  tags:
  - Authentication
  - Directory Services
  - Identity Management
  - Protocol
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ldap.com/
  - type: Specification
    url: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4511
  - type: Wikipedia
    url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightweight_Directory_Access_Protocol
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/ldap-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://ldap.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://ldap.com/
- type: Specification
  url: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4511
- type: Wikipedia
  url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightweight_Directory_Access_Protocol
- url: https://ldap.com/feed/
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com