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Nacos

Nacos is an easy-to-use dynamic service discovery, configuration, and service management platform from Alibaba for building cloud-native applications, supporting Dubbo, gRPC, Spring Cloud RESTful, and Kubernetes services.

Nacos publishes 6 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Auth API, Configuration API, Namespace API, and 3 more. Tagged areas include Alibaba, Cloud Native, Configuration Management, DNS, and Java.

Nacos’ developer surface includes authentication, documentation, getting-started guide, GitHub presence, engineering blog, release notes, and 5 more developer resources.

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40.7/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
6 APIs
AlibabaCloud NativeConfiguration ManagementDNSJavaMicroservicesService DiscoveryService Management

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 40.7/100 · thin
Contract Quality 12.9 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 6.5 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
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 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
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APIs 6

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

Nacos Auth API

Authentication

Nacos Configuration API

Configuration management operations

Nacos Namespace API

Namespace management

Nacos Operator API

Server operations and metrics

Nacos Service Discovery API

Service instance registration and discovery

Nacos Service Management API

Service definition management

Open Collections 1

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

Nacos Open API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Nacos Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Nacos Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Nacos Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

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

Nacos Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Nacos Domain Security

TLSv1.3

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Nacos Agentic Access

26 operations · 16 acting

26 operations · 16 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 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHub
GitHub
 GitHubOrg
GitHubOrg

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

ReleaseNotes
ReleaseNotes
 Issues
Issues

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: nacos
name: Nacos
description: Nacos is an easy-to-use dynamic service discovery, configuration, and service management platform from Alibaba
  for building cloud-native applications, supporting Dubbo, gRPC, Spring Cloud RESTful, and Kubernetes services.
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/nacos.png
tags:
- Alibaba
- Cloud Native
- Configuration Management
- DNS
- Java
- Microservices
- Service Discovery
- Service Management
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nacos/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: nacos:nacos-auth-api
  name: Nacos Auth API
  description: Authentication
  humanURL: https://nacos.io/
  baseURL: http://localhost:8848/nacos
  tags:
  - Auth
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nacos-auth-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nacos.io/docs/latest/guide/user/open-api/
- aid: nacos:nacos-configuration-api
  name: Nacos Configuration API
  description: Configuration management operations
  humanURL: https://nacos.io/
  baseURL: http://localhost:8848/nacos
  tags:
  - Configuration
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nacos-configuration-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nacos.io/docs/latest/guide/user/open-api/
- aid: nacos:nacos-namespace-api
  name: Nacos Namespace API
  description: Namespace management
  humanURL: https://nacos.io/
  baseURL: http://localhost:8848/nacos
  tags:
  - Namespace
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nacos-namespace-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nacos.io/docs/latest/guide/user/open-api/
- aid: nacos:nacos-operator-api
  name: Nacos Operator API
  description: Server operations and metrics
  humanURL: https://nacos.io/
  baseURL: http://localhost:8848/nacos
  tags:
  - Operator
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nacos-operator-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nacos.io/docs/latest/guide/user/open-api/
- aid: nacos:nacos-service-discovery-api
  name: Nacos Service Discovery API
  description: Service instance registration and discovery
  humanURL: https://nacos.io/
  baseURL: http://localhost:8848/nacos
  tags:
  - Service Discovery
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nacos-service-discovery-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nacos.io/docs/latest/guide/user/open-api/
- aid: nacos:nacos-service-management-api
  name: Nacos Service Management API
  description: Service definition management
  humanURL: https://nacos.io/
  baseURL: http://localhost:8848/nacos
  tags:
  - Service Management
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nacos-service-management-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nacos.io/docs/latest/guide/user/open-api/
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/nacos-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/nacos-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/nacos-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://nacos.io/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://nacos.io/docs/latest/what-is-nacos/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://nacos.io/docs/latest/quickstart/quick-start/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/alibaba/nacos
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/alibaba
- type: Blog
  url: https://nacos.io/blog/
- type: ReleaseNotes
  url: https://github.com/alibaba/nacos/releases
- type: Issues
  url: https://github.com/alibaba/nacos/issues
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com