MySQL

MySQL is the world's most popular open-source relational database management system. This index covers the developer-facing APIs and interfaces for MySQL, including the MySQL REST Service, X DevAPI, and native connectors.

MySQL publishes 4 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Authentication API, and 3 more. Tagged areas include Database, Open Source, RDBMS, Relational Database, and SQL.

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

MySQL’s developer surface includes authentication, getting-started guide, documentation, engineering blog, Stack Overflow tag, and 11 more developer resources.

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30.5/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 20/100 agent aware Front door AI 5/6 prominent Heartbeat 76/100 alive saas Full breakdown ↓
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AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

1 published contract

Database Open SourceRDBMSRelational Database SQL

Kin Score

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scored 2026-11-13 · rubric v0.28.0

Composite quality — 30.5/100 · thin

Contract Quality 6.8 / 19

Developer Ergonomics 6.1 / 15

Access Clarity 3.5 / 15

Operational Transparency 1.2 / 10

Contract Governance 1.2 / 9

Discoverability 4.8 / 8

Regulatory Posture 2.1 / 15

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 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 Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Pagination 5 / 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 →

9 more unmet checks in the Agent Readiness table above.

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

Contract Quality scores 36.1 — up to +16.0 composite points Ask about this →
Access Clarity scores 23.4 — up to +15.3 composite points Ask about this →
Developer Ergonomics scores 40.5 — up to +11.9 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
Databases (PostgreSQL wire)	standard	24.5	-	-

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 4

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

MySQL REST Service

The MySQL REST Service (MRS) provides a RESTful interface for accessing MySQL databases. Endpoints are dynamically defined per database schema and table by the database administ...

MySQL X DevAPI

Modern API for MySQL with CRUD operations and NoSQL document store capabilities, available across multiple language connectors.

MySQL Connector APIs

Native driver APIs for connecting applications to MySQL across multiple programming languages including Python, Node.js, Java, and .NET.

MySQL Authentication API

MRS authentication endpoints (SCRAM and OAuth2).

Open Collections 2

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

MySQL REST Service (MRS) Runtime Authentication API

OPEN COLLECTION

MySQL REST Service (MRS) Runtime API

OPEN COLLECTION

MySQL API pricing

Not yet checked against MySQL'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 MySQL's documentation. All 5 limits →

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

MySQL Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

MySQL Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

MySQL 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.

MySQL API Rules

43 rules · 41 error-severity 1 warn-severity 1 info-severity

SPECTRAL

Security Posture 2

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

MySQL Authentication

apiKey/http · 2 schemes

SECURITY

MySQL Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access (API Evangelist recommendations) 1

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

MySQL Agentic Access

4 operations · 2 acting · 1 human-in-the-loop

4 operations · 2 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

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 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

Community

Community

StackOverflow

StackOverflow

Commercial 4

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

FinOps

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Downloads

Downloads

Source (apis.yml)

aid: mysql
name: MySQL
description: MySQL is the world's most popular open-source relational database management system. This index covers the developer-facing
  APIs and interfaces for MySQL, including the MySQL REST Service, X DevAPI, and native connectors.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  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/mysql.png
url: https://www.mysql.com
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-09-16'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
tags:
- Database
- Open Source
- RDBMS
- Relational Database
- SQL
tags_raw:
- Database
- Open Source
- RDBMS
- Relational Database
- SQL
- Open-Source
apis:
- aid: mysql:mysql-rest-service
  name: MySQL REST Service
  description: The MySQL REST Service (MRS) provides a RESTful interface for accessing MySQL databases. Endpoints are dynamically
    defined per database schema and table by the database administrator.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/dev/mysql-rest-service/latest/
  tags:
  - Database Operations
  - REST
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/dev/mysql-rest-service/latest/
- aid: mysql:x-devapi
  name: MySQL X DevAPI
  description: Modern API for MySQL with CRUD operations and NoSQL document store capabilities, available across multiple
    language connectors.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/x-devapi-userguide/en/
  tags:
  - CRUD
  - DevAPI
  - NoSQL
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/x-devapi-userguide/en/
  - type: Protocol
    url: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/dev/mysql-server/latest/PAGE_MYSQLX_PROTOCOL.html
- aid: mysql:connectors
  name: MySQL Connector APIs
  description: Native driver APIs for connecting applications to MySQL across multiple programming languages including Python,
    Node.js, Java, and .NET.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/index-connectors.html
  tags:
  - Connectors
  - Drivers
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/index-connectors.html
  - type: Python
    url: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/connector-python/en/
  - type: Node.js
    url: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/dev/connector-nodejs/
  - type: Java
    url: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/connector-j/en/
  - type: .NET
    url: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/connector-net/en/
- aid: mysql:mysql-authentication-api
  name: MySQL Authentication API
  description: MRS authentication endpoints (SCRAM and OAuth2).
  humanURL: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/dev/mysql-rest-service/latest/
  tags:
  - Authentication
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/mysql-authentication-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: Plans
  url: plans/mysql-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/mysql-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/mysql-finops.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://mysql.com
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/mysql-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/mysql-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/mysql-authentication.yml
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql-getting-started/en/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/
- type: Downloads
  url: https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/
- type: Community
  url: https://www.mysql.com/community/
- type: Blog
  url: https://blogs.oracle.com/mysql/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/mysql
- type: StackOverflow
  url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/mysql
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.mysql.com/about/legal/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.oracle.com/legal/privacy/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

MySQL API — frequently asked questions

Does MySQL have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 4 APIs from MySQL, including MySQL REST Service, MySQL X DevAPI and MySQL Connector APIs, and 1 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the MySQL API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 1 OpenAPI specification for MySQL, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the MySQL API?

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

How much does the MySQL API cost?

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

Is the MySQL API ready for AI agents?

MySQL has a Kin Score of 30.5 out of 100 (thin) and an Agent Readiness score of 19.6 (agent-aware), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-13.

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