Microsoft NuGet

NuGet is the package manager for .NET, hosted by Microsoft. It provides APIs for searching, downloading, publishing, and managing .NET packages through the NuGet Gallery and private feeds.

Microsoft NuGet publishes 6 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Autocomplete API, Flatcontainer API, Index.json API, and 3 more. Tagged areas include .NET, Microsoft, NuGet, and Package Management.

Microsoft NuGet’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, getting-started guide, support, engineering blog, and 7 more developer resources.

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37.8/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 20/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

6 APIs

.NET Microsoft NuGet Package Management

Kin Score

Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

Composite quality — 37.8/100 · thin

Contract Quality 11.5 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 10.0 / 20

Access Clarity 7.4 / 20

Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13

Contract Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 5.6 / 10

Agent readiness — 20/100 · 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 Surface 0 / 5

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APIs 6

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

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Microsoft Nuget Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

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 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

StatusPage

StatusPage

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: microsoft-nuget
name: Microsoft NuGet
description: NuGet is the package manager for .NET, hosted by Microsoft. It provides APIs for searching, downloading, publishing,
  and managing .NET packages through the NuGet Gallery and private feeds.
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/microsoft-nuget.png
tags:
- .NET
- Microsoft
- NuGet
- Package Management
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microsoft-nuget/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: microsoft-nuget:microsoft-nuget-autocomplete-api
  name: Microsoft NuGet Autocomplete API
  description: The Autocomplete API from Microsoft NuGet — 1 operation(s) for autocomplete.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/api/overview
  baseURL: https://api.nuget.org/v3/
  tags:
  - Autocomplete
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-nuget-autocomplete-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/api/overview
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/api/search-query-service-resource
- aid: microsoft-nuget:microsoft-nuget-flatcontainer-api
  name: Microsoft NuGet Flatcontainer API
  description: The Flatcontainer API from Microsoft NuGet — 3 operation(s) for flatcontainer.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/api/overview
  baseURL: https://api.nuget.org/v3/
  tags:
  - Flatcontainer
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-nuget-flatcontainer-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/api/overview
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/api/search-query-service-resource
- aid: microsoft-nuget:microsoft-nuget-index-json-api
  name: Microsoft NuGet Index.json API
  description: The Index.json API from Microsoft NuGet — 1 operation(s) for index.json.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/api/overview
  baseURL: https://api.nuget.org/v3/
  tags:
  - Index.json
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-nuget-index-json-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/api/overview
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/api/search-query-service-resource
- aid: microsoft-nuget:microsoft-nuget-package-api
  name: Microsoft NuGet Package API
  description: The Package API from Microsoft NuGet — 2 operation(s) for package.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/api/overview
  baseURL: https://api.nuget.org/v3/
  tags:
  - Package
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-nuget-package-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/api/overview
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/api/search-query-service-resource
- aid: microsoft-nuget:microsoft-nuget-query-api
  name: Microsoft NuGet Query API
  description: The Query API from Microsoft NuGet — 1 operation(s) for query.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/api/overview
  baseURL: https://api.nuget.org/v3/
  tags:
  - Query
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-nuget-query-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/api/overview
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/api/search-query-service-resource
- aid: microsoft-nuget:microsoft-nuget-registration5-gz-semver2-api
  name: Microsoft NuGet Registration5 Gz Semver2 API
  description: The Registration5 Gz Semver2 API from Microsoft NuGet — 2 operation(s) for registration5 gz semver2.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/api/overview
  baseURL: https://api.nuget.org/v3/
  tags:
  - Registration5 Gz Semver2
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-nuget-registration5-gz-semver2-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/api/overview
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/api/search-query-service-resource
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/microsoft-nuget-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/microsoft-nuget-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/microsoft-nuget-authentication.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://www.nuget.org/
- type: Website
  url: https://www.nuget.org/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/NuGet
- type: Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/quickstart/install-and-use-a-package-in-visual-studio
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.nuget.org/policies/Terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement
- type: Support
  url: https://support.microsoft.com/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.nuget.org/
- url: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/category/nuget/feed/
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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