# OpenFaaS

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/openfaas/  
**Website:** https://www.openfaas.com  
**APIs profiled:** 7

OpenFaaS provides an open-source serverless functions framework that enables developers to deploy functions on any cloud, Kubernetes, or on‑premises environment. It emphasizes portability, simplicity, and production‑grade features, offering a rich ecosystem of templates, a web UI, and extensive language support. The platform is used by enterprises and hobbyists alike to build scalable, event‑driven applications with minimal operational overhead.

## Kin Score — 28.6 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-11-06 under rubric 0.27.0. Trend: falling (-5.1 from 33.7).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 63.4 |
| Contract Quality | 25.8 |
| Contract Governance | 22.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 2.6 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 29.8 |
| Access Clarity | 36.8 |

Regulatory layer — **Horizontal (data, software, accessibility, platform)**: 16.7 (matched via fallback).

## Agent readiness — 17.6 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | bearer |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | partial |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |
| Pagination Ratio | na |
| Operation Distinctiveness | no |
| MCP Tool Quality | na |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (7)

- **OpenFaaS API** — Serverless functions API documented at OpenFaaS docs.
- **OpenFaaS Alexellis API** — The Alexellis API from OpenFaaS — 1 operation(s) for alexellis.
- **OpenFaaS Async Function API** — The Async Function API from OpenFaaS — 2 operation(s) for async function.
- **OpenFaaS Auth API** — The Auth API from OpenFaaS — 1 operation(s) for auth.
- **OpenFaaS Function API** — The Function API from OpenFaaS — 1 operation(s) for function.
- **OpenFaaS OpenFaaS API** — The OpenFaaS API API from OpenFaaS — 1 operation(s) for openfaas api.
- **OpenFaaS System API** — The System API from OpenFaaS — 2 operation(s) for system.

## Security (2)

- **Openfaas Authentication** — 4 schemes
- **Openfaas Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Openfaas Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Company, Serverless, Open Source, Functions, Kubernetes

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/openfaas/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.