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Nitric

Nitric is an open-source cloud framework and infrastructure-from-code SDK plus CLI for building cloud applications in TypeScript, Python, Go, or Dart. You declare resources - APIs, schedules, queues, topics, buckets, key-value stores, secrets, and websockets - directly in your application code, and Nitric provisions them across AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure via pluggable Pulumi or Terraform providers. Nitric is a framework / IaC tool, not a hosted REST API - the APIs you build are deployed to your own cloud.

Nitric publishes 11 APIs on the APIs.io network, including API Resource, Schedule Resource, Queue Resource, and 8 more. Tagged areas include Infrastructure from Code, Cloud Framework, SDK, CLI, and Serverless.

Nitric’s developer surface includes documentation and 7 more developer resources.

26.4/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 19/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessFreemium
11 APIs
Infrastructure from CodeCloud FrameworkSDKCLIServerlessMulti-Cloud

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Composite quality — 26.4/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 8.1 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 1.7 / 20
Commercial Clarity 5.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 19/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 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 11

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

Nitric API Resource

SDK resource for declaring HTTP APIs and routes in code. Nitric provisions the API gateway (e.g. AWS API Gateway, GCP API Gateway, Azure API Management) and wires routes to your...

Nitric Schedule Resource

SDK resource for declaring time-based and cron schedules in code. Nitric provisions the underlying scheduler in your target cloud and triggers your handler on the defined cadenc...

Nitric Queue Resource

SDK resource for declaring durable message queues for batch and deferred processing. Nitric maps it to a cloud queue service (e.g. AWS SQS) with enqueue and dequeue semantics. F...

Nitric Topic Resource

SDK resource for declaring publish/subscribe topics for event-driven architectures. Nitric provisions the cloud pub/sub service (e.g. AWS SNS, GCP Pub/Sub) and wires subscribers...

Nitric Bucket Resource

SDK resource for declaring object/file storage buckets with read, write, delete, signed URLs, and bucket-event triggers. Nitric maps it to cloud storage (e.g. AWS S3, GCS, Azure...

Nitric Key-Value Resource

SDK resource for declaring key-value stores with get, set, delete, and query operations. Nitric maps it to a cloud key-value service (e.g. AWS DynamoDB). Framework primitive, no...

Nitric Secret Resource

SDK resource for declaring and accessing secrets with versioning. Nitric maps it to a cloud secrets manager (e.g. AWS Secrets Manager). Framework primitive, not a hosted API.

Nitric Websocket Resource

SDK resource for declaring realtime bidirectional websocket endpoints with connect, disconnect, and message handlers. Nitric provisions the cloud websocket service. Framework pr...

Nitric SQL Database Resource

SDK resource for declaring managed relational (Postgres) databases with migrations. Nitric provisions the cloud database (e.g. AWS RDS, GCP Cloud SQL). Framework primitive, not ...

Nitric CLI

The Nitric command-line tool (nitric new, nitric start, nitric stack new, nitric up, nitric down) that scaffolds projects, runs local emulation with a dashboard, and deploys or ...

Nitric Provider Plugins

Pluggable provider implementations that translate declared Nitric resources into cloud infrastructure on AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure using Pulumi (direct deploy) or Terraform (g...

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Open Collections 1

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

Nitric Framework

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Nitric Plans Pricing

2 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Nitric Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Security Posture 1

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

Nitric Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: nitric
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nitric/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Nitric
kind: company
description: Nitric is an open-source cloud framework and infrastructure-from-code SDK plus CLI for building cloud applications
  in TypeScript, Python, Go, or Dart. You declare resources - APIs, schedules, queues, topics, buckets, key-value stores,
  secrets, and websockets - directly in your application code, and Nitric provisions them across AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure
  via pluggable Pulumi or Terraform providers. Nitric is a framework / IaC tool, not a hosted REST API - the APIs you build
  are deployed to your own cloud.
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/nitric.png
tags:
- Infrastructure from Code
- Cloud Framework
- SDK
- CLI
- Serverless
- Multi-Cloud
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: nitric:nitric-api-resource
  name: Nitric API Resource
  tags:
  - APIs
  - HTTP
  - Framework
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://nitric.io/docs/apis
  baseURL: https://nitric.io/docs/apis
  properties:
  - url: https://nitric.io/docs/apis
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://nitric.io/docs/reference
    type: APIReference
  - url: https://github.com/nitrictech/nitric
    type: GitHub
  - url: openapi/nitric-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: SDK resource for declaring HTTP APIs and routes in code. Nitric provisions the API gateway (e.g. AWS API Gateway,
    GCP API Gateway, Azure API Management) and wires routes to your handlers. This is a framework primitive, not a hosted
    Nitric endpoint - the resulting API runs in your own cloud account.
- aid: nitric:nitric-schedule-resource
  name: Nitric Schedule Resource
  tags:
  - Schedules
  - Cron
  - Framework
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://nitric.io/docs/schedules
  baseURL: https://nitric.io/docs/schedules
  properties:
  - url: https://nitric.io/docs/schedules
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/nitrictech/nitric
    type: GitHub
  - url: openapi/nitric-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: SDK resource for declaring time-based and cron schedules in code. Nitric provisions the underlying scheduler
    in your target cloud and triggers your handler on the defined cadence. Framework primitive, not a hosted API.
- aid: nitric:nitric-queue-resource
  name: Nitric Queue Resource
  tags:
  - Queues
  - Messaging
  - Framework
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://nitric.io/docs/queues
  baseURL: https://nitric.io/docs/queues
  properties:
  - url: https://nitric.io/docs/queues
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/nitrictech/nitric
    type: GitHub
  - url: openapi/nitric-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: SDK resource for declaring durable message queues for batch and deferred processing. Nitric maps it to a cloud
    queue service (e.g. AWS SQS) with enqueue and dequeue semantics. Framework primitive, not a hosted API.
- aid: nitric:nitric-topic-resource
  name: Nitric Topic Resource
  tags:
  - Topics
  - Pub/Sub
  - Framework
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://nitric.io/docs/messaging
  baseURL: https://nitric.io/docs/messaging
  properties:
  - url: https://nitric.io/docs/messaging
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/nitrictech/nitric
    type: GitHub
  - url: openapi/nitric-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: SDK resource for declaring publish/subscribe topics for event-driven architectures. Nitric provisions the cloud
    pub/sub service (e.g. AWS SNS, GCP Pub/Sub) and wires subscribers to handlers. Framework primitive, not a hosted API.
- aid: nitric:nitric-bucket-resource
  name: Nitric Bucket Resource
  tags:
  - Buckets
  - Storage
  - Framework
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://nitric.io/docs/storage
  baseURL: https://nitric.io/docs/storage
  properties:
  - url: https://nitric.io/docs/storage
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/nitrictech/nitric
    type: GitHub
  - url: openapi/nitric-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: SDK resource for declaring object/file storage buckets with read, write, delete, signed URLs, and bucket-event
    triggers. Nitric maps it to cloud storage (e.g. AWS S3, GCS, Azure Blob). Framework primitive, not a hosted API.
- aid: nitric:nitric-keyvalue-resource
  name: Nitric Key-Value Resource
  tags:
  - Key-Value
  - Data Store
  - Framework
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://nitric.io/docs/keyvalue
  baseURL: https://nitric.io/docs/keyvalue
  properties:
  - url: https://nitric.io/docs/keyvalue
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/nitrictech/nitric
    type: GitHub
  - url: openapi/nitric-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: SDK resource for declaring key-value stores with get, set, delete, and query operations. Nitric maps it to
    a cloud key-value service (e.g. AWS DynamoDB). Framework primitive, not a hosted API.
- aid: nitric:nitric-secret-resource
  name: Nitric Secret Resource
  tags:
  - Secrets
  - Security
  - Framework
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://nitric.io/docs/secrets
  baseURL: https://nitric.io/docs/secrets
  properties:
  - url: https://nitric.io/docs/secrets
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/nitrictech/nitric
    type: GitHub
  - url: openapi/nitric-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: SDK resource for declaring and accessing secrets with versioning. Nitric maps it to a cloud secrets manager
    (e.g. AWS Secrets Manager). Framework primitive, not a hosted API.
- aid: nitric:nitric-websocket-resource
  name: Nitric Websocket Resource
  tags:
  - Websockets
  - Realtime
  - Framework
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://nitric.io/docs/websockets
  baseURL: https://nitric.io/docs/websockets
  properties:
  - url: https://nitric.io/docs/websockets
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/nitrictech/nitric
    type: GitHub
  - url: openapi/nitric-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: SDK resource for declaring realtime bidirectional websocket endpoints with connect, disconnect, and message
    handlers. Nitric provisions the cloud websocket service. Framework primitive, not a hosted API.
- aid: nitric:nitric-sql-resource
  name: Nitric SQL Database Resource
  tags:
  - SQL
  - Databases
  - Framework
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://nitric.io/docs/sql
  baseURL: https://nitric.io/docs/sql
  properties:
  - url: https://nitric.io/docs/sql
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/nitrictech/nitric
    type: GitHub
  - url: openapi/nitric-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: SDK resource for declaring managed relational (Postgres) databases with migrations. Nitric provisions the cloud
    database (e.g. AWS RDS, GCP Cloud SQL). Framework primitive, not a hosted API.
- aid: nitric:nitric-cli
  name: Nitric CLI
  tags:
  - CLI
  - Tooling
  - Deployment
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://nitric.io/docs/reference/cli
  baseURL: https://nitric.io/docs/reference/cli
  properties:
  - url: https://nitric.io/docs/reference/cli
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/nitrictech/cli
    type: GitHub
  - url: openapi/nitric-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: The Nitric command-line tool (nitric new, nitric start, nitric stack new, nitric up, nitric down) that scaffolds
    projects, runs local emulation with a dashboard, and deploys or tears down infrastructure via a configured provider. This
    is local developer tooling, not a hosted API.
- aid: nitric:nitric-provider-plugins
  name: Nitric Provider Plugins
  tags:
  - Providers
  - Pulumi
  - Terraform
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://nitric.io/docs/providers
  baseURL: https://nitric.io/docs/providers
  properties:
  - url: https://nitric.io/docs/providers
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/nitrictech/nitric
    type: GitHub
  - url: openapi/nitric-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: Pluggable provider implementations that translate declared Nitric resources into cloud infrastructure on AWS,
    Google Cloud, or Azure using Pulumi (direct deploy) or Terraform (generated config). Custom providers can be authored
    in any language. Framework/IaC component, not a hosted API.
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/nitric-domain-security.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/nitrictech
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nitric
- type: Website
  url: https://nitric.io/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://nitric.io/docs
- type: Plans
  url: plans/nitric-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/nitric-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/nitric-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com