Metabase

Metabase is an open source business intelligence and analytics platform that enables teams to explore data, build interactive dashboards, and ask questions about their data without writing SQL.

Metabase publishes 10 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Cards API, Collections API, Dashboards API, and 7 more. Tagged areas include Metabase, Analytics, Business Intelligence, Dashboards, and Data Visualization.

The Metabase catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Metabase’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, pricing, GitHub presence, signup flow, support, and 13 more developer resources.

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34.2/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 19/100 agent aware Front door AI 5/6 prominent Heartbeat 100/100 alive Full breakdown ↓
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1 published contract

Metabase Analytics Business Intelligence Dashboards Data Visualization Open Source SQL

What this lets a business do 1

Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →

Information & Data Management

BC-610

CardsCollectionsDashboardsDatabasesDatasets

GET /card POST /card POST /card/{id}/query GET /dashboard

Kin Score

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scored 2026-11-13 · rubric v0.28.0

Composite quality — 34.2/100 · thin

Contract Quality 8.1 / 19

Developer Ergonomics 7.1 / 15

Access Clarity 5.4 / 15

Operational Transparency 1.2 / 10

Contract Governance 1.2 / 9

Discoverability 3.6 / 8

Regulatory Posture 1.6 / 15

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 19/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

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

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Pagination 0 / 5

Distinct Operations 3 / 3

MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6

Regulatory Posture applies to this provider. Its tags matched the Horizontal (data, software, accessibility, platform) regime, so Regulatory Posture carries 15 points of the composite. If this regime is wrong for your business, say so on your provider repo — the applicability map is public and we will correct it.

Create-or-Update Ergonomics applies to this provider. This API accepts writes, so it carries 10 points of the composite. It is scored from the published contracts themselves: whether a caller can create-or-update in one call, whether the write accepts a key the caller already holds, and whether the response says which branch ran. Without that, every write needs a search-and-branch in front of it, and the first time that check is skipped a duplicate record is created. Scored against the observed mean rather than raw — a provider at the catalog average is unchanged by this facet, not penalised by it.

The six quality facets above are damped to 75 points between them, because the conditional facet above carries the other 25. That is why each facet's contribution is shown against a damped maximum: raising a quality facet moves the composite by 75% of its nominal weight, not 100%. The full arithmetic is at apis.io/rating/.

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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):

MCP Server +12 pts — deployment.mode + probe verdict on the mcp/ manifest, not the pointer; an unprobed slug falls back to authorship Ask about this →
Idempotency +9 pts — OpenAPI mutating operations declare an idempotency key — a header, a request-body property, or a named de-duplication token whose own description says so (verified); else common[].type matches /idempoten/i (documented) Ask about this →
Stable Error Semantics +8 pts — OpenAPI $refs a shared error schema across 4xx/5xx responses (verified), else common[].type includes ErrorCatalog / ErrorCodes / DeclineCodes Ask about this →
A2A Agent Card +8 pts — a2a/-a2a.yml manifest, graded on conformance.grade against A2A 1.0.0 Ask about this →
Request/Response Examples +7 pts — share of operations carrying request/response examples; else an Examples / Code Samples link Ask about this →
Registration Without a Human +6 pts — a `registration_endpoint` in the served RFC 8414 / OIDC discovery document Ask about this →

10 more unmet checks in the Agent Readiness table above.

Kin Score — facets with the most composite points still available (weight × headroom):

Contract Quality scores 43.1 — up to +14.2 composite points Ask about this →
Access Clarity scores 36.2 — up to +12.8 composite points Ask about this →
Operational Transparency scores 11.9 — up to +11.5 composite points Ask about this →

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Markets this provider is in provisional

The Kin Score Market layer reads a provider inside its market: its position, and how deep its integrations go. Depth is only comparable within a position. Provisional and unweighted: not part of the Kin Score or agent readiness.

Market	Position	Depth	Registered MCP server	Declares compatibility
Business Intelligence, Analytics and Visualization	gravity	32.8	-	-

Registered MCP server and declares compatibility are report only — not weighted. Undeclared means we found nothing we can read, so there is no number: we never infer integrations.

Standards implemented 1

Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.

OpenAPI

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

APIs 10

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

Metabase Cards API

Saved questions used to power dashboards and embedded analytics.

Metabase Collections API

Organize dashboards, questions, and pulses.

Metabase Dashboards API

Build and manage interactive dashboards.

Metabase Databases API

Manage data source connections and metadata.

Metabase Datasets API

Execute ad-hoc queries against connected databases.

Metabase Permissions API

Group and permission management.

Metabase Search API

Search across cards, dashboards, collections, and more.

Metabase Sessions API

Authentication and session management.

Metabase Settings API

Global application settings.

Metabase Users API

User account management.

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Open Collections 11

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

Metabase Cards API

OPEN COLLECTION

Metabase Cards Collections API

OPEN COLLECTION

Metabase Cards Dashboards API

OPEN COLLECTION

Metabase Cards Databases API

OPEN COLLECTION

Metabase Cards Datasets API

OPEN COLLECTION

Metabase Cards Permissions API

OPEN COLLECTION

Metabase Cards Search API

OPEN COLLECTION

Metabase Cards Sessions API

OPEN COLLECTION

Metabase Cards Settings API

OPEN COLLECTION

Metabase Cards Users API

OPEN COLLECTION

Metabase API

OPEN COLLECTION

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Metabase API pricing

Not yet checked against Metabase's own pricing page. Compiled by API Evangelist on 2026-05-04; confirm before you rely on a figure. A free plan or tier is listed.

Plan	Price
Free freemium	Free
Professional paid	Free
Enterprise enterprise	—

Plan details, limits and sources →

Rate limits

Free Tier Default: 10 requests per minute
Free Tier Monthly Quota: 1000 requests per month
Professional Tier Default: 100 requests per minute

Compiled by API Evangelist, not yet checked against Metabase's documentation. All 5 limits →

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Metabase Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Metabase Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

Compliance 1

Attestations the provider states (SOC 2, ISO 27001 and others), quoted from its own trust page. APIs.io verifies none of them.

Metabase

4 quoted statements, read from Metabase's own page on 2026-11-10.

COMPLIANCE

FinOps 1

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

Metabase Finops

FINOPS

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs. Counts are the severity each rule declares, not results of running them.

Metabase API Rules

58 rules · 56 error-severity 1 warn-severity 1 info-severity

SPECTRAL

Security Posture 3

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

Metabase Authentication

apiKey · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Metabase Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Metabase Trust Center

SOC 2, GDPR

SECURITY

Agentic Access (API Evangelist recommendations) 1

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

Metabase Agentic Access

24 operations · 11 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Login

Signup

Signup

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

GitHub

GitHub

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

TrustCenter

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

Support

Support

Community

Community

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Pricing

Pricing

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Other 3

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

CapabilityMap

CapabilityMap

SelfHosting

SelfHosting

Attestations

Attestations

Source (apis.yml)

aid: metabase
name: Metabase
description: Metabase is an open source business intelligence and analytics platform that enables teams to explore data, build
  interactive dashboards, and ask questions about their data without writing SQL.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: unknown
  license_evidence:
    repo: metabase/metabase
    spdx: NOASSERTION
    stars: 49419
  open_source: unknown
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
  confidence: low
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  - repository-unlicensed
  generated: '2026-09-25'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  gated: none
  gated_source:
  - onboarding
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-13'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/metabase.png
tags:
- Metabase
- Analytics
- Business Intelligence
- Dashboards
- Data Visualization
- Open Source
- SQL
tags_raw:
- Metabase
- Analytics
- Business Intelligence
- Dashboards
- Data Visualization
- Open Source
- SQL
- Open-Source
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/metabase/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: metabase:metabase-cards-api
  name: Metabase Cards API
  description: Saved questions used to power dashboards and embedded analytics.
  humanURL: https://www.metabase.com
  tags:
  - Cards
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/metabase-cards-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest
  - type: APIDocumentation
    url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/api-documentation
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/getting-started
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/metabase/metabase
- aid: metabase:metabase-collections-api
  name: Metabase Collections API
  description: Organize dashboards, questions, and pulses.
  humanURL: https://www.metabase.com
  tags:
  - Collection
  tags_raw:
  - Collections
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/metabase-collections-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest
  - type: APIDocumentation
    url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/api-documentation
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/getting-started
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/metabase/metabase
- aid: metabase:metabase-dashboards-api
  name: Metabase Dashboards API
  description: Build and manage interactive dashboards.
  humanURL: https://www.metabase.com
  tags:
  - Dashboards
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/metabase-dashboards-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest
  - type: APIDocumentation
    url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/api-documentation
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/getting-started
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/metabase/metabase
- aid: metabase:metabase-databases-api
  name: Metabase Databases API
  description: Manage data source connections and metadata.
  humanURL: https://www.metabase.com
  tags:
  - Database
  tags_raw:
  - Databases
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/metabase-databases-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest
  - type: APIDocumentation
    url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/api-documentation
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/getting-started
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/metabase/metabase
- aid: metabase:metabase-datasets-api
  name: Metabase Datasets API
  description: Execute ad-hoc queries against connected databases.
  humanURL: https://www.metabase.com
  tags:
  - Datasets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/metabase-datasets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest
  - type: APIDocumentation
    url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/api-documentation
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/getting-started
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/metabase/metabase
- aid: metabase:metabase-permissions-api
  name: Metabase Permissions API
  description: Group and permission management.
  humanURL: https://www.metabase.com
  tags:
  - Permissions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/metabase-permissions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest
  - type: APIDocumentation
    url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/api-documentation
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/getting-started
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/metabase/metabase
- aid: metabase:metabase-search-api
  name: Metabase Search API
  description: Search across cards, dashboards, collections, and more.
  humanURL: https://www.metabase.com
  tags:
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/metabase-search-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest
  - type: APIDocumentation
    url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/api-documentation
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/getting-started
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/metabase/metabase
- aid: metabase:metabase-sessions-api
  name: Metabase Sessions API
  description: Authentication and session management.
  humanURL: https://www.metabase.com
  tags:
  - Sessions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/metabase-sessions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest
  - type: APIDocumentation
    url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/api-documentation
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/getting-started
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/metabase/metabase
- aid: metabase:metabase-settings-api
  name: Metabase Settings API
  description: Global application settings.
  humanURL: https://www.metabase.com
  tags:
  - Settings
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/metabase-settings-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest
  - type: APIDocumentation
    url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/api-documentation
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/getting-started
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/metabase/metabase
- aid: metabase:metabase-users-api
  name: Metabase Users API
  description: User account management.
  humanURL: https://www.metabase.com
  tags:
  - User
  tags_raw:
  - Users
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/metabase-users-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest
  - type: APIDocumentation
    url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/api-documentation
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/getting-started
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/metabase/metabase
common:
- type: Plans
  url: plans/metabase-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/metabase-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/metabase-finops.yml
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/metabase-capability-edges.yml
  name: Metabase Business Capability Map
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/metabase-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/metabase-trust-center.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/metabase-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/metabase-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/metabase
- type: Website
  url: https://www.metabase.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.metabase.com/blog
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.metabase.com/pricing
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/metabase/metabase
- type: Login
  url: https://store.metabase.com/login
- type: Signup
  url: https://www.metabase.com/start
- type: Support
  url: https://www.metabase.com/help
- type: SelfHosting
  url: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/installation-and-operation/installing-metabase
- type: Community
  url: https://discourse.metabase.com
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.metabase.com/partners/
- type: Attestations
  url: compliance/metabase-compliance.yml
integrations:
- name: Become a partner
- name: Connect me with an Expert
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

Metabase API — frequently asked questions

Does Metabase have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 10 APIs from Metabase, including Metabase Cards API, Metabase Collections API and Metabase Dashboards API, and 7 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Metabase API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 10 OpenAPI specifications for Metabase, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the Metabase API?

Metabase uses bearer-token authentication (apiKey · 2 schemes). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Metabase Authentication.

How much does the Metabase API cost?

APIs.io lists 3 pricing plans for Metabase, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Is the Metabase API ready for AI agents?

Metabase has a Kin Score of 34.2 out of 100 (thin) and an Agent Readiness score of 19.0 (agent-aware), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-13.

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