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Open Container Initiative

The Open Container Initiative (OCI) is an open governance structure for creating open industry standards around container formats and runtimes, hosted under the Linux Foundation.

Open Container Initiative publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Blobs API, Manifests API, OCI Distribution Specification API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Cloud Native, Containers, OCI, Open Source, and Standards.

Open Container Initiative’s developer surface includes engineering blog, FAQ, and 6 more developer resources.

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32.3/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 22/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessFreemium
5 APIs
Cloud NativeContainersOCIOpen SourceStandards

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 32.3/100 · thin
Contract Quality 12.8 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 1.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.6 / 10
Agent readiness — 22/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 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 5

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

Open Container Initiative Blobs API

The Blobs API from Open Container Initiative — 3 operation(s) for blobs.

Open Container Initiative Manifests API

The Manifests API from Open Container Initiative — 1 operation(s) for manifests.

Open Container Initiative OCI Distribution Specification API

The OCI Distribution Specification API from Open Container Initiative — 1 operation(s) for oci distribution specification.

Open Container Initiative Referrers API

The Referrers API from Open Container Initiative — 1 operation(s) for referrers.

Open Container Initiative Tags API

The Tags API from Open Container Initiative — 1 operation(s) for tags.

Open Collections 1

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

OCI Distribution Specification

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Open Container Initiative Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Open Container Initiative Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Open Container Initiative Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 1

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

Open Container Initiative Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Open Container Initiative Agentic Access

15 operations · 7 acting

15 operations · 7 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Community
Community
 FAQ
FAQ

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: open-container-initiative
name: Open Container Initiative
description: The Open Container Initiative (OCI) is an open governance structure for creating open industry standards around
  container formats and runtimes, hosted under the Linux Foundation.
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/open-container-initiative.png
tags:
- Cloud Native
- Containers
- OCI
- Open Source
- Standards
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/open-container-initiative/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: open-container-initiative:open-container-initiative-blobs-api
  name: Open Container Initiative Blobs API
  description: The Blobs API from Open Container Initiative — 3 operation(s) for blobs.
  humanURL: https://opencontainers.org/
  tags:
  - Blobs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/open-container-initiative-blobs-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opencontainers.org/about/overview/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://opencontainers.org/community/overview/
- aid: open-container-initiative:open-container-initiative-manifests-api
  name: Open Container Initiative Manifests API
  description: The Manifests API from Open Container Initiative — 1 operation(s) for manifests.
  humanURL: https://opencontainers.org/
  tags:
  - Manifests
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/open-container-initiative-manifests-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opencontainers.org/about/overview/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://opencontainers.org/community/overview/
- aid: open-container-initiative:open-container-initiative-oci-distribution-specification-api
  name: Open Container Initiative OCI Distribution Specification API
  description: The OCI Distribution Specification API from Open Container Initiative — 1 operation(s) for oci distribution
    specification.
  humanURL: https://opencontainers.org/
  tags:
  - OCI Distribution Specification
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/open-container-initiative-oci-distribution-specification-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opencontainers.org/about/overview/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://opencontainers.org/community/overview/
- aid: open-container-initiative:open-container-initiative-referrers-api
  name: Open Container Initiative Referrers API
  description: The Referrers API from Open Container Initiative — 1 operation(s) for referrers.
  humanURL: https://opencontainers.org/
  tags:
  - Referrers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/open-container-initiative-referrers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opencontainers.org/about/overview/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://opencontainers.org/community/overview/
- aid: open-container-initiative:open-container-initiative-tags-api
  name: Open Container Initiative Tags API
  description: The Tags API from Open Container Initiative — 1 operation(s) for tags.
  humanURL: https://opencontainers.org/
  tags:
  - Tags
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/open-container-initiative-tags-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opencontainers.org/about/overview/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://opencontainers.org/community/overview/
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/open-container-initiative-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/open-container-initiative-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-container-initiative
- type: Website
  url: https://opencontainers.org/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/opencontainers
- type: Blog
  url: https://opencontainers.org/posts/
- type: Community
  url: https://opencontainers.org/community/overview/
- type: FAQ
  url: https://opencontainers.org/faq/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com