Nexus Repository Manager

Nexus Repository Manager by Sonatype is an enterprise-grade artifact repository manager supporting multiple package formats including Maven, npm, Docker, PyPI, NuGet, RubyGems, Helm, Go, and more. It provides a central hub for managing software supply chain components, proxying remote repositories, hosting private artifacts, and grouping repositories. Nexus exposes a comprehensive REST API documented via an OpenAPI/Swagger specification served at `/service/rest/swagger.json` on each instance.

Nexus Repository Manager publishes 8 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Assets API, BlobStores API, Components API, and 5 more. Tagged areas include Artifact Management, DevOps, Docker, Maven, and npm.

Nexus Repository Manager’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, support, getting-started guide, GitHub presence, engineering blog, and 4 more developer resources.

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27.1/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 20/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

9 APIs

Artifact Management DevOps Docker Maven npm Package ManagementRepository ManagerSoftware Supply Chain

Kin Score

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scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

Composite quality — 27.1/100 · thin

Contract Quality 11.1 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 3.8 / 20

Access Clarity 3.2 / 20

Operational Transparency 1.7 / 13

Contract Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 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 Surface 0 / 5

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APIs 9

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

Open Collections 10

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

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Nexus Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

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

GitHub

GitHub

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: nexus
name: Nexus Repository Manager
description: Nexus Repository Manager by Sonatype is an enterprise-grade artifact repository manager supporting multiple package
  formats including Maven, npm, Docker, PyPI, NuGet, RubyGems, Helm, Go, and more. It provides a central hub for managing
  software supply chain components, proxying remote repositories, hosting private artifacts, and grouping repositories. Nexus
  exposes a comprehensive REST API documented via an OpenAPI/Swagger specification served at `<nexus_url>/service/rest/swagger.json`
  on each instance.
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/nexus.png
tags:
- Artifact Management
- DevOps
- Docker
- Maven
- npm
- Package Management
- Repository Manager
- Software Supply Chain
tags_raw:
- Artifact Management
- DevOps
- Docker
- Maven
- Npm
- Package Management
- Repository Manager
- Software Supply Chain
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nexus/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: nexus:nexus-rest-api
  name: Nexus Repository Manager REST API
  description: Comprehensive REST API for managing repositories, components, assets, search, security, blob stores, capabilities,
    tasks, tags, staging, and scripts in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager 3. The full OpenAPI specification is available
    from each Nexus instance at `/service/rest/swagger.json` and is explorable via the built-in Swagger UI under System Settings
    > API.
  humanURL: https://help.sonatype.com/repomanager3/integrations/rest-and-integration-api
  baseURL: https://your-nexus-instance.example.com/service/rest
  tags:
  - Assets
  - Blob Stores
  - Capabilities
  - Components
  - Repositories
  - REST
  - Search
  - Security
  - Staging
  - Tags
  - Task
  tags_raw:
  - Assets
  - Blob Stores
  - Capabilities
  - Components
  - Repositories
  - REST
  - Search
  - Security
  - Staging
  - Tags
  - Tasks
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://help.sonatype.com/repomanager3/integrations/rest-and-integration-api
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://help.sonatype.com/repomanager3/integrations/rest-and-integration-api/authentication
  - type: SwaggerUI
    url: https://help.sonatype.com/repomanager3/integrations/rest-and-integration-api/api-reference-documentation
- aid: nexus:nexus-assets-api
  name: Nexus Repository Manager Assets API
  description: The Assets API from Nexus Repository Manager — 2 operation(s) for assets.
  humanURL: https://help.sonatype.com/repomanager3/integrations/rest-and-integration-api
  baseURL: https://your-nexus-instance.example.com/service/rest
  tags:
  - Assets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nexus-assets-api-openapi.yml
- aid: nexus:nexus-blobstores-api
  name: Nexus Repository Manager BlobStores API
  description: The BlobStores API from Nexus Repository Manager — 1 operation(s) for blobstores.
  humanURL: https://help.sonatype.com/repomanager3/integrations/rest-and-integration-api
  baseURL: https://your-nexus-instance.example.com/service/rest
  tags:
  - Blob Stores
  tags_raw:
  - BlobStores
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nexus-blobstores-api-openapi.yml
- aid: nexus:nexus-components-api
  name: Nexus Repository Manager Components API
  description: The Components API from Nexus Repository Manager — 2 operation(s) for components.
  humanURL: https://help.sonatype.com/repomanager3/integrations/rest-and-integration-api
  baseURL: https://your-nexus-instance.example.com/service/rest
  tags:
  - Components
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nexus-components-api-openapi.yml
- aid: nexus:nexus-repositories-api
  name: Nexus Repository Manager Repositories API
  description: The Repositories API from Nexus Repository Manager — 2 operation(s) for repositories.
  humanURL: https://help.sonatype.com/repomanager3/integrations/rest-and-integration-api
  baseURL: https://your-nexus-instance.example.com/service/rest
  tags:
  - Repositories
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nexus-repositories-api-openapi.yml
- aid: nexus:nexus-search-api
  name: Nexus Repository Manager Search API
  description: The Search API from Nexus Repository Manager — 2 operation(s) for search.
  humanURL: https://help.sonatype.com/repomanager3/integrations/rest-and-integration-api
  baseURL: https://your-nexus-instance.example.com/service/rest
  tags:
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nexus-search-api-openapi.yml
- aid: nexus:nexus-security-api
  name: Nexus Repository Manager Security API
  description: The Security API from Nexus Repository Manager — 2 operation(s) for security.
  humanURL: https://help.sonatype.com/repomanager3/integrations/rest-and-integration-api
  baseURL: https://your-nexus-instance.example.com/service/rest
  tags:
  - Security
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nexus-security-api-openapi.yml
- aid: nexus:nexus-status-api
  name: Nexus Repository Manager Status API
  description: The Status API from Nexus Repository Manager — 1 operation(s) for status.
  humanURL: https://help.sonatype.com/repomanager3/integrations/rest-and-integration-api
  baseURL: https://your-nexus-instance.example.com/service/rest
  tags:
  - Status
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nexus-status-api-openapi.yml
- aid: nexus:nexus-tasks-api
  name: Nexus Repository Manager Tasks API
  description: The Tasks API from Nexus Repository Manager — 1 operation(s) for tasks.
  humanURL: https://help.sonatype.com/repomanager3/integrations/rest-and-integration-api
  baseURL: https://your-nexus-instance.example.com/service/rest
  tags:
  - Task
  tags_raw:
  - Tasks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nexus-tasks-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/nexus-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/nexus-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/nexus-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sonatype
- type: Website
  url: https://www.sonatype.com/products/nexus-repository
- type: Documentation
  url: https://help.sonatype.com/repomanager3
- type: Support
  url: https://support.sonatype.com
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://help.sonatype.com/repomanager3/getting-started
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/sonatype/nexus-public
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.sonatype.com/products/integrations
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.sonatype.com/blog/rss.xml
integrations:
- name: Buy with AWS
- name: Microsoft Azure
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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