# Microsoft NuGet

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-nuget/  
**Website:** https://www.nuget.org/  
**APIs profiled:** 6

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.

## Kin Score — 37.8 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-25 under rubric 0.14.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 37.8).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 55.6 |
| Contract Quality | 45.9 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 26.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 50.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 36.8 |
| Access Clarity | 36.8 |

## Agent readiness — 19.8 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | bearer |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| 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 |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

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

## APIs (6)

- **Microsoft NuGet Autocomplete API** — The Autocomplete API from Microsoft NuGet — 1 operation(s) for autocomplete.
- **Microsoft NuGet Flatcontainer API** — The Flatcontainer API from Microsoft NuGet — 3 operation(s) for flatcontainer.
- **Microsoft NuGet Index.json API** — The Index.json API from Microsoft NuGet — 1 operation(s) for index.json.
- **Microsoft NuGet Package API** — The Package API from Microsoft NuGet — 2 operation(s) for package.
- **Microsoft NuGet Query API** — The Query API from Microsoft NuGet — 1 operation(s) for query.
- **Microsoft NuGet Registration5 Gz Semver2 API** — The Registration5 Gz Semver2 API from Microsoft NuGet — 2 operation(s) for registration5 gz semver2.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Microsoft Nuget Agentic Access** — 10 operations · 2 acting

## Security (2)

- **Microsoft Nuget Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme
- **Microsoft Nuget Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Microsoft Nuget Plans Pricing**

## Tags

.NET, Microsoft, NuGet, Package Management

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