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Maven Central

Maven Central is the central repository for Java and other JVM-based artifacts, operated by Sonatype. It provides a REST API for searching artifact metadata and a publishing API for deploying open source libraries to the repository.

Maven Central publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network: Deployment API, Download API, and Search API. Tagged areas include Artifacts, Java, JVM, Maven, and Package Management.

Maven Central’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, getting-started guide, engineering blog, support, and 5 more developer resources.

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47.1/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 37/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
3 APIs
ArtifactsJavaJVMMavenPackage ManagementRepository

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 47.1/100 · developing
Contract Quality 15.5 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 7.4 / 20
Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 37/100 · 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 7 / 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 3

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

Maven Central Deployment API

The Deployment API from Maven Central — 5 operation(s) for deployment.

Maven Central Download API

The Download API from Maven Central — 1 operation(s) for download.

Maven Central Search API

The Search API from Maven Central — 1 operation(s) for search.

Open Collections 2

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

Sonatype Central Portal Publishing API

OPEN COLLECTION

Maven Central Search API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Maven Central Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Maven Central Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Maven Central Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

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

Maven Central Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Maven Central Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Maven Central Agentic Access

8 operations · 4 acting

8 operations · 4 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal
Portal
 GettingStarted
GettingStarted

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 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage
StatusPage
 Support
Support

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService
TermsOfService

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: maven-central
name: Maven Central
description: Maven Central is the central repository for Java and other JVM-based artifacts, operated by Sonatype. It provides
  a REST API for searching artifact metadata and a publishing API for deploying open source libraries to the repository.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · 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/maven-central.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/maven-central/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
tags:
- Artifacts
- Java
- JVM
- Maven
- Package Management
- Repository
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: maven-central:maven-central-deployment-api
  name: Maven Central Deployment API
  description: The Deployment API from Maven Central — 5 operation(s) for deployment.
  humanURL: https://central.sonatype.org/search/
  baseURL: https://search.maven.org/solrsearch
  tags:
  - Deployment
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/maven-central-deployment-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://central.sonatype.org/search/rest-api-guide/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://central.sonatype.org/publish/generate-token/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://central.sonatype.org/publish/publish-portal-api/
- aid: maven-central:maven-central-download-api
  name: Maven Central Download API
  description: The Download API from Maven Central — 1 operation(s) for download.
  humanURL: https://central.sonatype.org/search/
  baseURL: https://search.maven.org/solrsearch
  tags:
  - Download
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/maven-central-download-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://central.sonatype.org/search/rest-api-guide/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://central.sonatype.org/publish/generate-token/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://central.sonatype.org/publish/publish-portal-api/
- aid: maven-central:maven-central-search-api
  name: Maven Central Search API
  description: The Search API from Maven Central — 1 operation(s) for search.
  humanURL: https://central.sonatype.org/search/
  baseURL: https://search.maven.org/solrsearch
  tags:
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/maven-central-search-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://central.sonatype.org/search/rest-api-guide/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://central.sonatype.org/publish/generate-token/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://central.sonatype.org/publish/publish-portal-api/
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/maven-central-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/maven-central-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/maven-central-authentication.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://central.sonatype.com/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://central.sonatype.org/publish/publish-guide/
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.sonatype.com/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.maven.org/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://central.sonatype.org/publish/terms/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/sonatype
- type: Support
  url: https://central.sonatype.org/support/
- type: Integrations
  url: https://central.sonatype.com/partners
integrations:
- name: Sonatype
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com