Orkes

Orkes is a modern workflow orchestration platform built on Netflix Conductor for orchestrating microservices, AI agents, and durable workflows.

Orkes publishes 8 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Authentication API, Human Tasks API, Schedules API, and 5 more. Tagged areas include Microservices.

Orkes’ developer surface includes authentication, engineering blog, and 8 more developer resources.

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36.0/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

8 APIs

Microservices

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1

Composite quality — 36.0/100 · thin

Contract Quality 14.5 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 2.6 / 20

Commercial Clarity 9.5 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 4.6 / 10

Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware

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 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 8

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

Orkes Authentication API

The Authentication API from Orkes — 1 operation(s) for authentication.

Orkes Human Tasks API

The Human Tasks API from Orkes — 5 operation(s) for human tasks.

Orkes Schedules API

The Schedules API from Orkes — 4 operation(s) for schedules.

Orkes Secrets API

The Secrets API from Orkes — 2 operation(s) for secrets.

Orkes Task Metadata API

The Task Metadata API from Orkes — 2 operation(s) for task metadata.

Orkes Tasks API

The Tasks API from Orkes — 2 operation(s) for tasks.

Orkes Workflow Execution API

The Workflow Execution API from Orkes — 7 operation(s) for workflow execution.

Orkes Workflow Metadata API

The Workflow Metadata API from Orkes — 2 operation(s) for workflow metadata.

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Open Collections 1

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

Orkes Conductor REST API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Orkes Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Orkes Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Orkes Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 4

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

Orkes Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Orkes Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Orkes Vulnerability Disclosure

disclosure policy published

SECURITY

Orkes Trust Center

SOC 2

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Orkes Agentic Access

35 operations · 22 acting · 1 human-in-the-loop

35 operations · 22 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

LlmsText

LlmsText

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

TrustCenter

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: orkes
name: Orkes
description: Orkes is a modern workflow orchestration platform built on Netflix Conductor for orchestrating microservices,
  AI agents, and durable workflows.
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/orkes.png
tags:
- Microservices
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/orkes/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: orkes:orkes-authentication-api
  name: Orkes Authentication API
  description: The Authentication API from Orkes — 1 operation(s) for authentication.
  humanURL: https://orkes.io/
  tags:
  - Authentication
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/orkes-authentication-api-openapi.yml
- aid: orkes:orkes-human-tasks-api
  name: Orkes Human Tasks API
  description: The Human Tasks API from Orkes — 5 operation(s) for human tasks.
  humanURL: https://orkes.io/
  tags:
  - Human Tasks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/orkes-human-tasks-api-openapi.yml
- aid: orkes:orkes-schedules-api
  name: Orkes Schedules API
  description: The Schedules API from Orkes — 4 operation(s) for schedules.
  humanURL: https://orkes.io/
  tags:
  - Schedules
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/orkes-schedules-api-openapi.yml
- aid: orkes:orkes-secrets-api
  name: Orkes Secrets API
  description: The Secrets API from Orkes — 2 operation(s) for secrets.
  humanURL: https://orkes.io/
  tags:
  - Secrets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/orkes-secrets-api-openapi.yml
- aid: orkes:orkes-task-metadata-api
  name: Orkes Task Metadata API
  description: The Task Metadata API from Orkes — 2 operation(s) for task metadata.
  humanURL: https://orkes.io/
  tags:
  - Task Metadata
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/orkes-task-metadata-api-openapi.yml
- aid: orkes:orkes-tasks-api
  name: Orkes Tasks API
  description: The Tasks API from Orkes — 2 operation(s) for tasks.
  humanURL: https://orkes.io/
  tags:
  - Tasks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/orkes-tasks-api-openapi.yml
- aid: orkes:orkes-workflow-execution-api
  name: Orkes Workflow Execution API
  description: The Workflow Execution API from Orkes — 7 operation(s) for workflow execution.
  humanURL: https://orkes.io/
  tags:
  - Workflow Execution
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/orkes-workflow-execution-api-openapi.yml
- aid: orkes:orkes-workflow-metadata-api
  name: Orkes Workflow Metadata API
  description: The Workflow Metadata API from Orkes — 2 operation(s) for workflow metadata.
  humanURL: https://orkes.io/
  tags:
  - Workflow Metadata
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/orkes-workflow-metadata-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/orkes-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/orkes-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/orkes-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/orkes-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/orkes-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/orkes-io
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/orkes-inc
- type: Website
  url: https://orkes.io/
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://orkes.io/llms.txt
- url: https://orkes.io/blog
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com