Netlify
Netlify is a cloud platform for building, deploying and scaling modern web applications, with continuous deployment from Git, serverless and edge functions, a global CDN, forms, identity, Postgres storage and an image CDN. Its public REST API at https://api.netlify.com/api/v1 is described by an OpenAPI that Netlify maintains in the open at github.com/netlify/open-api and serves at open-api.netlify.com, covering deploys, sites, DNS, builds, forms, environment variables and split tests. Netlify also ships an unusually complete agent surface: an RFC 9727 API catalog at the domain root, an OAuth-gated remote MCP server, fifteen published Agent Skills, an llms.txt, and a Markdown twin of every documentation page.
Netlify publishes 41 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Account Type API, Asset API, Asset Public Signature API, and 38 more. Tagged areas include CDN, Cloud, Continuous Deployment, Developer Tools, and Edge Computing.
The Netlify catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.
Netlify’s developer surface includes authentication, engineering blog, changelog, support, signup flow, developer portal, pricing, and 70 more developer resources.
What this lets a business do 6
Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →
Kin Score
What adopting Netlify moves on the Kin Score 4
Netlify is an area vendor: providers adopt it to run part of their developer surface. This is the Kin Score checks its features can move for a provider that adopts it, what each one really earns, and what it earns nothing for.
Netlify moves no Kin Score check by itself. A provider can publish its own llms.txt and .well-known documents as files in the publish directory and run an MCP server it writes as a Netlify Function at /mcp on its own domain, and those earn what the provider’s work earns. Netlify’s AI products (Agent Runners, AI Gateway, its own MCP server) help people build on Netlify and leave nothing on the customer’s surface for an agent-readiness check to read.
| Check | Earns | Through |
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| Well-Known Catalog Agent Readiness · customers -2.1 pts vs controlPublish the documents AND declare them (WellKnown / APICatalog) in common[] of its apis.yml. |
4.0 of 4 | Publish-directory files with custom headers |
| Serves a .well-known surface Discoverability · customers -1.8 pts vs controlAuthor an api-catalog linkset, security.txt or protected-resource document, place it under .well-known/ in the publish directory, and set its Content-Type in _headers. Custom headers apply only to static files, so a dynamic document needs a function that se… |
6.0 of 6 | Publish-directory files with custom headers |
| Publishes llms.txt Discoverability · customers -5.1 pts vs controlWrite the llms.txt and put it in the publish directory; Netlify generates none. |
4.0 of 4 | Publish-directory files with custom headers |
| MCP Serverconditional Agent Readiness · customers -2.0 pts vs controlOnly if the provider has an API or data to expose and writes the server itself — Netlify supplies the function runtime, not the tools. |
12.0 of 12 | MCP servers on Netlify Functions |
What Netlify ships that earns nothing (2)
- User Agent Blocker extension — Blocking crawlers by user-agent string declares no AIPREF / ContentSignal / WebBotAuth posture; the docs name no robots or signed-agent mechanism.
- Agent Runners, AI Gateway and the Netlify MCP server — Netlify’s own MCP server manages Netlify projects; it is Netlify’s server, not the customer’s.
A model, not a score. Adopting this vendor changes a provider's Kin Score only when the provider publishes the resulting artifacts on its own surface; nothing here writes a score, and no sponsorship or partnership can. The rating is not for sale → · Full vendor facets artifact
Standards implemented 1
Interfaces this provider implements that became standards by being copied rather than ratified. Each is profiled by the API Commons, and the evidence column says how the claim was established — not that it was made.
APIs 41
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
Netlify Account Type API
The accountType API from Netlify — 1 operation(s) for accounttype.
Netlify Asset API
The Asset API from Netlify — 2 operation(s) for asset.
Netlify Asset Public Signature API
The assetPublicSignature API from Netlify — 1 operation(s) for assetpublicsignature.
Netlify Build API
The Build API from Netlify — 4 operation(s) for build.
Netlify Build Hook API
The buildHook API from Netlify — 2 operation(s) for buildhook.
Netlify Build Log Msg API
The buildLogMsg API from Netlify — 1 operation(s) for buildlogmsg.
Netlify Deploy API
The Deploy API from Netlify — 8 operation(s) for deploy.
Netlify Deployed Branch API
The deployedBranch API from Netlify — 1 operation(s) for deployedbranch.
Netlify Deploy Key API
The deployKey API from Netlify — 2 operation(s) for deploykey.
Netlify Dev Server Hook API
The devServerHook API from Netlify — 2 operation(s) for devserverhook.
Netlify Dns Zone API
The dnsZone API from Netlify — 6 operation(s) for dnszone.
Netlify File API
The File API from Netlify — 3 operation(s) for file.
Netlify Form API
The Form API from Netlify — 2 operation(s) for form.
Netlify Function API
The Function API from Netlify — 2 operation(s) for function.
Netlify Hook API
The Hook API from Netlify — 3 operation(s) for hook.
Netlify Hook Type API
The hookType API from Netlify — 1 operation(s) for hooktype.
Netlify Member API
The Member API from Netlify — 2 operation(s) for member.
Netlify Metadata API
The Metadata API from Netlify — 1 operation(s) for metadata.
Netlify Purge API
The Purge API from Netlify — 1 operation(s) for purge.
Netlify Service Instance API
The serviceInstance API from Netlify — 3 operation(s) for serviceinstance.
Netlify Site API
The Site API from Netlify — 4 operation(s) for site.
Netlify Sni Certificate API
The sniCertificate API from Netlify — 1 operation(s) for snicertificate.
Netlify Snippet API
The Snippet API from Netlify — 2 operation(s) for snippet.
Netlify Submission API
The Submission API from Netlify — 3 operation(s) for submission.
Netlify Ticket API
The Ticket API from Netlify — 2 operation(s) for ticket.
Netlify User API
The User API from Netlify — 1 operation(s) for user.
Netlify X-Internal API
The X-Internal API from Netlify — 3 operation(s) for x-internal.
Netlify Agent Runner API
The agentRunner API from Netlify — 6 operation(s) for agentrunner.
Netlify Agent Runner Hook API
The agentRunnerHook API from Netlify — 2 operation(s) for agentrunnerhook.
Netlify Agent Runner Session API
The agentRunnerSession API from Netlify — 2 operation(s) for agentrunnersession.
Netlify Database API
The database API from Netlify — 14 operation(s) for database.
Netlify Edge Function API
The edgeFunction API from Netlify — 1 operation(s) for edgefunction.
Netlify Service API
The service API from Netlify — 3 operation(s) for service.
Netlify Access Token API
The Access Token API from Netlify — 1 operation(s) for access token.
Netlify Account Membership API
The Account Membership API from Netlify — 2 operation(s) for account membership.
Netlify AI Gateway API
The AI Gateway API from Netlify — 3 operation(s) for ai gateway.
Netlify Audit Log API
The Audit Log API from Netlify — 1 operation(s) for audit log.
Netlify Dev Server API
The Dev Server API from Netlify — 4 operation(s) for dev server.
Netlify Environment Variables API
The Environment Variables API from Netlify — 4 operation(s) for environment variables.
Netlify Payment Method API
The Payment Method API from Netlify — 1 operation(s) for payment method.
Netlify Split Test API
The Split Test API from Netlify — 4 operation(s) for split test.
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Postman Collections 35
Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.
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Open Collections 36
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
API Collection
OPEN COLLECTIONNetlify Netlify's API documentation accessToken API
OPEN COLLECTIONNetlify Netlify's API documentation accessToken Asset API
OPEN COLLECTIONNetlify Netlify's API documentation accessToken auditLog API
OPEN COLLECTIONNetlify Netlify's API documentation accessToken Build API
OPEN COLLECTIONNetlify Netlify's API documentation accessToken Deploy API
OPEN COLLECTIONNetlify Netlify's API documentation accessToken dnsZone API
OPEN COLLECTIONNetlify Netlify's API documentation accessToken File API
OPEN COLLECTIONNetlify Netlify's API documentation accessToken Form API
OPEN COLLECTIONNetlify Netlify's API documentation accessToken Function API
OPEN COLLECTIONNetlify Netlify's API documentation accessToken Hook API
OPEN COLLECTIONNetlify Netlify's API documentation accessToken hookType API
OPEN COLLECTIONNetlify Netlify's API documentation accessToken Member API
OPEN COLLECTIONNetlify Netlify's API documentation accessToken Metadata API
OPEN COLLECTIONNetlify Netlify's API documentation accessToken Purge API
OPEN COLLECTIONNetlify Netlify's API documentation accessToken Services API
OPEN COLLECTIONNetlify Netlify's API documentation accessToken Site API
OPEN COLLECTIONNetlify Netlify's API documentation accessToken Snippet API
OPEN COLLECTIONNetlify Netlify's API documentation accessToken Ticket API
OPEN COLLECTIONNetlify Netlify's API documentation accessToken User API
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MCP Servers 2
Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.
MCP Server
MCP SERVERNetlify MCP Server
Netlify ships an official MCP server in BOTH deployments. A hosted remote server answers Streamable HTTP at https://netlify-mcp.netlify.app/mcp behind OAuth, and the identical b...
MCP SERVERGraphQL 1
GraphQL schemas published by this provider.
Netlify GraphQL API
Netlify offered a GraphQL API through its Netlify Graph developer preview (built on the OneGraph platform, which Netlify acquired in 2021). The API was accessible at `https://gr...
GRAPHQLPricing Plans 1
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Rate Limits 1
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Netlify Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSFinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Netlify Finops
FINOPSFeatures 16
Notable capabilities this provider offers.
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Event Specifications 1
AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.
Netlify Webhooks and Build Hooks
AsyncAPI description of Netlify's asynchronous event surface. Two documented surfaces are modelled here: 1. Outgoing webhooks (deploy / form / split test notifications). Netlify...
ASYNCAPISpectral Rules 2
Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.
Netlify API Rules
SPECTRALNetlify API Rules
SPECTRALJSON Schema 70
Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.
accessToken
JSON SCHEMAaccountAddMemberSetup
JSON SCHEMAaccountMembership
JSON SCHEMAaccountSetup
JSON SCHEMAaccountType
JSON SCHEMAaccountUpdateMemberSetup
JSON SCHEMAaccountUpdateSetup
JSON SCHEMAaccountUsageCapability
JSON SCHEMAasset
JSON SCHEMAassetForm
JSON SCHEMAassetPublicSignature
JSON SCHEMAassetSignature
JSON SCHEMAauditLog
JSON SCHEMAbuild
JSON SCHEMAbuildHook
JSON SCHEMAbuildHookSetup
JSON SCHEMAbuildLogMsg
JSON SCHEMAbuildSetup
JSON SCHEMAbuildStatus
JSON SCHEMAdeploy
JSON SCHEMAdeployedBranch
JSON SCHEMAdeployFiles
JSON SCHEMAdeployKey
JSON SCHEMAdevServer
JSON SCHEMAdevServerHook
JSON SCHEMAdevServerHookSetup
JSON SCHEMAdnsRecord
JSON SCHEMAdnsRecordCreate
JSON SCHEMAdnsRecords
JSON SCHEMAdnsZone
JSON SCHEMAdnsZones
JSON SCHEMAdnsZoneSetup
JSON SCHEMAenvVar
JSON SCHEMAenvVarUser
JSON SCHEMAenvVarValue
JSON SCHEMAerror
JSON SCHEMAexcludedFunctionRoute
JSON SCHEMAfile
JSON SCHEMAform
JSON SCHEMAfunction
JSON SCHEMAfunctionConfig
JSON SCHEMAfunctionRoute
JSON SCHEMAfunctionSchedule
JSON SCHEMAhook
JSON SCHEMAhookType
JSON SCHEMAmember
JSON SCHEMAmetadata
JSON SCHEMApaymentMethod
JSON SCHEMAplugin
JSON SCHEMApluginParams
JSON SCHEMApluginRun
JSON SCHEMApluginRunData
JSON SCHEMApurge
JSON SCHEMArepoInfo
JSON SCHEMAservice
JSON SCHEMAserviceInstance
JSON SCHEMAsite
JSON SCHEMAsiteFunction
JSON SCHEMAsiteSetup
JSON SCHEMAsniCertificate
JSON SCHEMAsnippet
JSON SCHEMAsplitTest
JSON SCHEMAsplitTests
JSON SCHEMAsplitTestSetup
JSON SCHEMAsubmission
JSON SCHEMAticket
JSON SCHEMAtrafficRulesAggregateConfig
JSON SCHEMAtrafficRulesConfig
JSON SCHEMAtrafficRulesRateLimitConfig
JSON SCHEMAuser
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JSON Structure 1
JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.
Netlify Structure
JSON STRUCTURESecurity Posture 4
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Scopes 1
OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.
Agentic Access 1
Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.
Resources
Get Started 5
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Documentation 4
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 8
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
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Design & Contract 8
Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events
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Build 10
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
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Access & Security 10
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
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Operate 11
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
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Commercial 5
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 5
The organization behind the API
Other 11
Properties that don't map to a standard resource type
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Source (apis.yml)
Work with this as data
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