# Lightdash

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/lightdash/  
**Website:** https://www.lightdash.com  
**APIs profiled:** 50

Lightdash is an open-source business intelligence platform built on top of dbt that connects directly to the semantic layer defined in dbt projects. It provides a REST API covering core data operations including catalog management, chart and dashboard CRUD, SQL runner queries, scheduling and automated deliveries, user and access control, AI agent threads, and integrations with GitHub, GitLab, Slack, and Google Sheets. Authentication uses Personal Access Tokens passed via the Authorization header. Lightdash is available as a managed cloud service or self-hosted, with pricing based on cloud-hosted plans or free open-source self-hosting.

## Kin Score — 42.9 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (-3.6 from 46.5).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 50.0 |
| Contract Quality | 61.8 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 50.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 23.8 |
| Commercial Clarity | 50.0 |
| Access Clarity | 50.0 |

## Agent readiness — 40.9 (agent-ready)

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

## Access

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

## APIs (50)

- **Lightdash AiAgents API** — The AiAgents API from Lightdash — 13 operation(s) for aiagents.
- **Lightdash Bulk action API** — The Bulk action API from Lightdash — 1 operation(s) for bulk action.
- **Lightdash Catalog API** — The Catalog API from Lightdash — 23 operation(s) for catalog.
- **Lightdash Changesets API** — The Changesets API from Lightdash — 4 operation(s) for changesets.
- **Lightdash Charts API** — The Charts API from Lightdash — 15 operation(s) for charts.
- **Lightdash Comments API** — The Comments API from Lightdash — 3 operation(s) for comments.
- **Lightdash Content API** — The Content API from Lightdash — 9 operation(s) for content.
- **Lightdash Custom Roles API** — The Custom Roles API from Lightdash — 5 operation(s) for custom roles.
- **Lightdash Dashboards API** — The Dashboards API from Lightdash — 11 operation(s) for dashboards.
- **Lightdash Explorer API** — The Explorer API from Lightdash — 2 operation(s) for explorer.
- **Lightdash Exploring API** — The Exploring API from Lightdash — 3 operation(s) for exploring.
- **Lightdash Exports API** — The Exports API from Lightdash — 1 operation(s) for exports.
- **Lightdash Feature Flag API** — The Feature Flag API from Lightdash — 1 operation(s) for feature flag.
- **Lightdash Files API** — The Files API from Lightdash — 1 operation(s) for files.
- **Lightdash Funnel API** — The Funnel API from Lightdash — 2 operation(s) for funnel.
- **Lightdash Git Files API** — The Git Files API from Lightdash — 3 operation(s) for git files.
- **Lightdash Git Integration API** — The Git Integration API from Lightdash — 5 operation(s) for git integration.
- **Lightdash Github API** — The Github API from Lightdash — 8 operation(s) for github.
- **Lightdash Gitlab API** — The Gitlab API from Lightdash — 4 operation(s) for gitlab.
- **Lightdash Impersonation API** — The Impersonation API from Lightdash — 2 operation(s) for impersonation.
- **Lightdash Integrations API** — The Integrations API from Lightdash — 10 operation(s) for integrations.
- **Lightdash Map API** — The Map API from Lightdash — 1 operation(s) for map.
- **Lightdash Metrics API** — The Metrics API from Lightdash — 2 operation(s) for metrics.
- **Lightdash Metrics Explorer API** — The Metrics Explorer API from Lightdash — 2 operation(s) for metrics explorer.
- **Lightdash Move content API** — The Move content API from Lightdash — 2 operation(s) for move content.
- **Lightdash My Account API** — These routes allow users to manage their own user account.
- **Lightdash Notifications API** — The Notifications API from Lightdash — 2 operation(s) for notifications.
- **Lightdash Org API** — The Org API from Lightdash — 5 operation(s) for org.
- **Lightdash Organization Roles API** — The Organization Roles API from Lightdash — 5 operation(s) for organization roles.
- **Lightdash Organization Warehouse Credentials API** — The Organization Warehouse Credentials API from Lightdash — 2 operation(s) for organization warehouse credentials.
- **Lightdash Organizations API** — Each user is a member of a single organization. These routes allow users to manage their organization. Most actions are only available to admin users.
- **Lightdash Parameters API** — The Parameters API from Lightdash — 2 operation(s) for parameters.
- **Lightdash Pre-Aggregates API** — The Pre-Aggregates API from Lightdash — 3 operation(s) for pre-aggregates.
- **Lightdash Project API** — The Project API from Lightdash — 3 operation(s) for project.
- **Lightdash Project Roles API** — The Project Roles API from Lightdash — 3 operation(s) for project roles.
- **Lightdash Projects API** — Projects belong to a single organization. These routes allow users to manage their projects, browse content, and execute queries. Users inside an organization might have access ...
- **Lightdash Pull Requests API** — The Pull Requests API from Lightdash — 1 operation(s) for pull requests.
- **Lightdash Query API** — These routes allow users to execute and manage queries against their data warehouse. This includes metric queries, SQL queries, and retrieving query results.
- **Lightdash Roles & Permissions API** — These routes allow users to manage roles and permissions for their organization.
- **Lightdash Schedulers API** — The Schedulers API from Lightdash — 12 operation(s) for schedulers.
- …and 10 more, listed in full on the page.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Lightdash Agentic Access** — 493 operations · 275 acting · 5 human-in-the-loop

## Security (2)

- **Lightdash Authentication** — apiKey · 2 schemes
- **Lightdash Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Lightdash Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Business Intelligence, Analytics, dbt, Semantic Layer, Open-Source, Dashboards, Data

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