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NVD

The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) provides REST APIs for CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) data, CPE (Common Platform Enumeration) records, match criteria, and source organizations. APIs deliver vulnerability descriptions, CVSS severity scores, affected product lists, CWE classifications, and reference links for security monitoring and dependency alerting.

NVD publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including CPE API, CPE Match API, CVE API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Security, CVE, CPE, Vulnerability, and CVSS.

The NVD catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

NVD’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, getting-started guide, and 9 more developer resources.

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48.6/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 41/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessSelf serve
6 APIs
SecurityCVECPEVulnerabilityCVSS

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 48.6/100 · developing
Contract Quality 18.4 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 6.1 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 2.7 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 41/100 · agent ready
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 8 / 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.

National Vulnerability Database API

The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) provides REST and RSS/Atom APIs for CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) data. APIs deliver vulnerability descriptions, CVSS seve...

NVD CPE API

Common Platform Enumeration product dictionary

NVD CPE Match API

CVE-to-product match criteria

NVD CVE API

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures records

NVD CVE Change History API

CVE record modification tracking

NVD Sources API

NVD data source organizations

Open Collections 1

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

NVD CVE API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Nvd Plans Pricing

2 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Nvd Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Nvd Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Nvd Context

8 classes · 14 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

NVD API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 11

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

CPE

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CPEMatchResponse

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CPEResponse

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

NVD CVE Record

14 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CVEConfiguration

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CVEHistoryResponse

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CVEResponse

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CVSSMetricV2

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CVSSMetricV3

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ErrorResponse

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SourceResponse

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

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JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Nvd Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Security Posture 2

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

Nvd Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Nvd Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Nvd Agentic Access

5 operations

5 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal
Portal
 GettingStarted
GettingStarted

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

OpenAPI
OpenAPI
 JSONSchema
JSONSchema

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

JSONLDContext
JSONLDContext

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService
TermsOfService

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website
Website

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: nvd
name: NVD
description: The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) provides REST APIs for CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) data,
  CPE (Common Platform Enumeration) records, match criteria, and source organizations. APIs deliver vulnerability descriptions,
  CVSS severity scores, affected product lists, CWE classifications, and reference links for security monitoring and dependency
  alerting.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: 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/nvd.png
tags:
- Security
- CVE
- CPE
- Vulnerability
- CVSS
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nvd/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: nvd:nvd-overview
  name: National Vulnerability Database API
  description: The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) provides REST and RSS/Atom APIs for CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and
    Exposures) data. APIs deliver vulnerability descriptions, CVSS severity scores, affected product lists, and reference
    links for security monitoring and dependency alerting.
  humanURL: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers
  tags:
  - Security
  - CVE
  - Vulnerability
  - RSS
  - XML
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers
- aid: nvd:nvd-cpe-api
  name: NVD CPE API
  description: Common Platform Enumeration product dictionary
  humanURL: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/vulnerabilities
  tags:
  - CPE
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nvd-cpe-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/vulnerabilities
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/start-here
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/request-an-api-key
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/start-here
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nvd/refs/heads/main/json-schema/nvd-cve-schema.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nvd/refs/heads/main/json-ld/nvd-context.jsonld
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/products
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/data-sources
- aid: nvd:nvd-cpe-match-api
  name: NVD CPE Match API
  description: CVE-to-product match criteria
  humanURL: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/vulnerabilities
  tags:
  - CPE Match
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nvd-cpe-match-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/vulnerabilities
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/start-here
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/request-an-api-key
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/start-here
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nvd/refs/heads/main/json-schema/nvd-cve-schema.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nvd/refs/heads/main/json-ld/nvd-context.jsonld
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/products
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/data-sources
- aid: nvd:nvd-cve-api
  name: NVD CVE API
  description: Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures records
  humanURL: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/vulnerabilities
  tags:
  - CVE
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nvd-cve-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/vulnerabilities
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/start-here
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/request-an-api-key
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/start-here
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nvd/refs/heads/main/json-schema/nvd-cve-schema.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nvd/refs/heads/main/json-ld/nvd-context.jsonld
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/products
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/data-sources
- aid: nvd:nvd-cve-change-history-api
  name: NVD CVE Change History API
  description: CVE record modification tracking
  humanURL: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/vulnerabilities
  tags:
  - CVE Change History
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nvd-cve-change-history-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/vulnerabilities
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/start-here
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/request-an-api-key
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/start-here
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nvd/refs/heads/main/json-schema/nvd-cve-schema.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nvd/refs/heads/main/json-ld/nvd-context.jsonld
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/products
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/data-sources
- aid: nvd:nvd-sources-api
  name: NVD Sources API
  description: NVD data source organizations
  humanURL: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/vulnerabilities
  tags:
  - Sources
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nvd-sources-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/vulnerabilities
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/start-here
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/request-an-api-key
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/start-here
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nvd/refs/heads/main/json-schema/nvd-cve-schema.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nvd/refs/heads/main/json-ld/nvd-context.jsonld
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/products
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/data-sources
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/nvd-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/nvd-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/nvd-authentication.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers
- type: Website
  url: https://nvd.nist.gov/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/start-here
- type: Authentication
  url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/request-an-api-key
- type: RateLimits
  url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/start-here
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/terms-of-use
- type: OpenAPI
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nvd/refs/heads/main/openapi/nvd-cve-openapi.yml
- type: JSONSchema
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nvd/refs/heads/main/json-schema/nvd-cve-schema.json
- type: JSONLDContext
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nvd/refs/heads/main/json-ld/nvd-context.jsonld
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com