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NestJS

NestJS is a progressive Node.js framework for building efficient, reliable, and scalable server-side applications. Built with TypeScript and inspired by Angular, it provides an out-of-the-box application architecture with support for REST APIs, GraphQL, WebSockets, microservices, and CLI tooling, using decorators and dependency injection.

NestJS publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Frameworks, GraphQL, Microservices, Node.js, and REST.

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

NestJS’s developer surface includes documentation, getting-started guide, engineering blog, and 8 more developer resources.

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32.4/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemium
1 APIs
FrameworksGraphQLMicroservicesNode.jsRESTTypeScriptWebSockets

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 32.4/100 · thin
Contract Quality 2.4 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 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 1

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

NestJS

NestJS is a progressive Node.js framework for building efficient, reliable, and scalable server-side applications. Built with TypeScript and inspired by Angular, it provides an ...

GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

NestJS GraphQL API

NestJS is a progressive Node.js framework for building efficient, reliable, and scalable server-side applications. Built with TypeScript and inspired by Angular, it provides an ...

GRAPHQL

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Nestjs Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Nestjs Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Nestjs Finops

FINOPS

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

NestJS API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

NestJS CLI Configuration (nest-cli.json)

10 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Security Posture 1

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

Nestjs Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

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

LlmsText
LlmsText

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization
 GitHubRepository
GitHubRepository

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Learn 1

Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance

Courses
Courses

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Discord
Discord

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: nestjs
name: NestJS
description: NestJS is a progressive Node.js framework for building efficient, reliable, and scalable server-side applications.
  Built with TypeScript and inspired by Angular, it provides an out-of-the-box application architecture with support for REST
  APIs, GraphQL, WebSockets, microservices, and CLI tooling, using decorators and dependency injection.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/nestjs.png
tags:
- Frameworks
- GraphQL
- Microservices
- Node.js
- REST
- TypeScript
- WebSockets
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nestjs/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-03-26'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: nestjs:nestjs
  name: NestJS
  description: NestJS is a progressive Node.js framework for building efficient, reliable, and scalable server-side applications.
    Built with TypeScript and inspired by Angular, it provides an out-of-the-box application architecture with support for
    REST APIs, GraphQL, WebSockets, microservices, and CLI tooling, using decorators and dependency injection.
  humanURL: https://nestjs.com/
  tags:
  - Frameworks
  - GraphQL
  - Microservices
  - Node.js
  - REST
  - TypeScript
  - WebSockets
  properties:
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/nest-cli-config.json
  - url: graphql/nestjs-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/nestjs-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nestjs
- type: Website
  url: https://nestjs.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.nestjs.com/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.nestjs.com/first-steps
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/nestjs
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/nestjs/nest
- type: Blog
  url: https://trilon.io/blog
- type: Courses
  url: https://courses.nestjs.com/
- type: Discord
  url: https://discord.gg/nestjs
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://docs.nestjs.com/llms.txt
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com