Ory
Ory is an open source identity infrastructure platform providing OAuth2 and OpenID Connect (Hydra), identity and user management (Kratos), permissions and authorization (Keto), and a reverse proxy with policy enforcement (Oathkeeper).
Ory publishes 23 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Courier API, Frontend API, Identity API, and 20 more. Tagged areas include Authentication, Authorization, Identity, OpenID Connect, and Open Source.
Ory’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 19 more developer resources.
What this lets a business do 3
Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →
Kin Score
Markets this provider is in provisional
The Kin Score Market layer reads a provider inside its market: its position, and how deep its integrations go. Depth is only comparable within a position. Provisional and unweighted: not part of the Kin Score or agent readiness.
| Market | Position | Depth | Registered MCP server | Declares compatibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identity and Auth | undeclared | - | - | - |
Registered MCP server and declares compatibility are report only — not weighted. Undeclared means we found nothing we can read, so there is no number: we never infer integrations.
Standards implemented 1
Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.
APIs 23
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
Ory Courier API
APIs for managing email and SMS message delivery.
Ory Frontend API
Endpoints used by frontend applications (e.g. Single-Page-App, Native Apps, Server Apps, ...) to manage a user's own profile.
Ory Identity API
APIs for managing identities.
Ory Jwk API
JSON Web Keys
Ory Metadata API
Service Metadata
Ory Oidc API
OpenID Connect
Ory Permission API
The permission API from Ory — 4 operation(s) for permission.
Ory Relationship API
The relationship API from Ory — 4 operation(s) for relationship.
Ory Billing API
Ory Network workspace / project subscriptions.
Ory Event Streams API
Ory Network event stream configuration.
Ory Identity (Admin) API
Privileged Kratos identity and session management.
Ory Identity (Self-Service) API
Public Kratos flows for login, registration, recovery, verification, settings, logout, and sessions.
Ory OAuth2 (Admin) API
Privileged Hydra client, token, consent, and key management.
Ory OAuth2 (Public) API
Public OAuth2 / OpenID Connect provider endpoints (Hydra).
Ory Organizations API
B2B organization management for SSO.
Ory Permissions API
Keto permission checks, expand, and namespace reads.
Ory Project Tokens API
Ory Network project API token management.
Ory Projects API
Ory Network Console project management.
Ory Relationships API
Keto relationship-tuple writes and OPL syntax checks.
Ory O Auth2 API
OAuth 2.0
Ory .well Known API
Well-Known Endpoints
Ory Decisions API
The Decisions API from Ory — 1 operation(s) for decisions.
Ory Rules API
The Rules API from Ory — 2 operation(s) for rules.
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Open Collections 29
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
API Collection
OPEN COLLECTIONOry Hydra api API
OPEN COLLECTIONOry Hydra api courier API
OPEN COLLECTIONOry Hydra api frontend API
OPEN COLLECTIONOry Hydra API
OPEN COLLECTIONOry Hydra api identity API
OPEN COLLECTIONOry Hydra api jwk API
OPEN COLLECTIONOry Keto API
OPEN COLLECTIONOry Identities API
OPEN COLLECTIONOry Hydra api metadata API
OPEN COLLECTIONOry Network Billing API
OPEN COLLECTIONOry Network Billing Courier API
OPEN COLLECTIONOry Network Billing Event Streams API
OPEN COLLECTIONOry Network Billing Identity (Admin) API
OPEN COLLECTIONOry Network Billing Identity (Self-Service) API
OPEN COLLECTIONOry Network Billing OAuth2 (Admin) API
OPEN COLLECTIONOry Network Billing OAuth2 (Public) API
OPEN COLLECTIONOry Network Billing Organizations API
OPEN COLLECTIONOry Network Billing Permissions API
OPEN COLLECTIONOry Network Billing Project Tokens API
OPEN COLLECTIONOry Network Billing Projects API
OPEN COLLECTIONOry Network Billing Relationships API
OPEN COLLECTIONOry Network API
OPEN COLLECTIONOry Oathkeeper API
OPEN COLLECTIONOry Hydra api oAuth2 API
OPEN COLLECTIONOry Hydra api oidc API
OPEN COLLECTIONOry Hydra api permission API
OPEN COLLECTIONOry Hydra api relationship API
OPEN COLLECTIONOry Hydra api wellknown API
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MCP Servers 1
Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.
MCP Server
MCP SERVERPricing Plans 1
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Ory Plans Pricing
PLANSRate Limits 1
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Ory Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSFinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Ory Finops
FINOPSSecurity Posture 4
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Scopes 1
OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.
Agentic Access 1
Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.
Resources
Documentation 2
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 2
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Build 2
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
Access & Security 6
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Operate 3
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 3
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 3
The organization behind the API
Other 1
Properties that don't map to a standard resource type
Source (apis.yml)
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