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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 11 APIs on the APIs.io network, including api API, courier API, frontend API, and 8 more. Tagged areas include Authentication, Authorization, Identity, OAuth2, and OpenID Connect.

Ory’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 9 more developer resources.

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38.0/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 49/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
11 APIs 1 MCP Servers
AuthenticationAuthorizationIdentityOAuth2OpenID ConnectOpen Source

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 38.0/100 · thin
Contract Quality 11.2 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 6.1 / 20
Commercial Clarity 9.5 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 49/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 12 / 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 11

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

Ory api API

The api API from Ory — 4 operation(s) for api.

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 oAuth2 API

OAuth 2.0

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 wellknown API

Well-Known Endpoints

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Open Collections 4

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

Ory Hydra API

OPEN COLLECTION

Ory Keto API

OPEN COLLECTION

Ory Identities API

OPEN COLLECTION

Ory Oathkeeper API

OPEN COLLECTION

MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

MCP Server

MCP SERVER

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Ory Plans Pricing

4 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Ory Rate Limits

8 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Ory Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 4

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

Ory Authentication

apiKey/http/oauth2 · 4 schemes

SECURITY

Ory Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Ory Vulnerability Disclosure

Hackerone · security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Ory Trust Center

SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, GDPR

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Ory Scopes

3 scopes · authorizationCode

3 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

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

Ory Agentic Access

128 operations · 57 acting · 6 human-in-the-loop

128 operations · 57 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess
 MCPServer
MCPServer

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 5

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication
 OAuthScopes
OAuthScopes

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: ory
name: Ory
description: 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).
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/ory.png
tags:
- Authentication
- Authorization
- Identity
- OAuth2
- OpenID Connect
- Open Source
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ory/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-25'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: ory:ory-api-api
  name: Ory api API
  description: The api API from Ory — 4 operation(s) for api.
  humanURL: https://www.ory.sh/hydra/
  tags:
  - api
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ory-api-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/hydra/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/hydra
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/kratos/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/kratos
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/keto/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/keto
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/oathkeeper/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/oathkeeper
- aid: ory:ory-courier-api
  name: Ory courier API
  description: APIs for managing email and SMS message delivery.
  humanURL: https://www.ory.sh/hydra/
  tags:
  - courier
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ory-courier-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/hydra/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/hydra
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/kratos/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/kratos
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/keto/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/keto
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/oathkeeper/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/oathkeeper
- aid: ory:ory-frontend-api
  name: Ory frontend API
  description: Endpoints used by frontend applications (e.g. Single-Page-App, Native Apps, Server Apps, ...) to manage a user's
    own profile.
  humanURL: https://www.ory.sh/hydra/
  tags:
  - frontend
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ory-frontend-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/hydra/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/hydra
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/kratos/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/kratos
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/keto/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/keto
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/oathkeeper/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/oathkeeper
- aid: ory:ory-identity-api
  name: Ory identity API
  description: APIs for managing identities.
  humanURL: https://www.ory.sh/hydra/
  tags:
  - identity
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ory-identity-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/hydra/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/hydra
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/kratos/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/kratos
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/keto/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/keto
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/oathkeeper/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/oathkeeper
- aid: ory:ory-jwk-api
  name: Ory jwk API
  description: JSON Web Keys
  humanURL: https://www.ory.sh/hydra/
  tags:
  - jwk
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ory-jwk-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/hydra/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/hydra
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/kratos/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/kratos
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/keto/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/keto
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/oathkeeper/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/oathkeeper
- aid: ory:ory-metadata-api
  name: Ory metadata API
  description: Service Metadata
  humanURL: https://www.ory.sh/hydra/
  tags:
  - metadata
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ory-metadata-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/hydra/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/hydra
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/kratos/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/kratos
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/keto/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/keto
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/oathkeeper/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/oathkeeper
- aid: ory:ory-oauth2-api
  name: Ory oAuth2 API
  description: OAuth 2.0
  humanURL: https://www.ory.sh/hydra/
  tags:
  - oAuth2
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ory-oauth2-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/hydra/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/hydra
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/kratos/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/kratos
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/keto/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/keto
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/oathkeeper/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/oathkeeper
- aid: ory:ory-oidc-api
  name: Ory oidc API
  description: OpenID Connect
  humanURL: https://www.ory.sh/hydra/
  tags:
  - oidc
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ory-oidc-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/hydra/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/hydra
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/kratos/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/kratos
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/keto/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/keto
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/oathkeeper/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/oathkeeper
- aid: ory:ory-permission-api
  name: Ory permission API
  description: The permission API from Ory — 4 operation(s) for permission.
  humanURL: https://www.ory.sh/hydra/
  tags:
  - permission
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ory-permission-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/hydra/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/hydra
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/kratos/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/kratos
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/keto/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/keto
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/oathkeeper/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/oathkeeper
- aid: ory:ory-relationship-api
  name: Ory relationship API
  description: The relationship API from Ory — 4 operation(s) for relationship.
  humanURL: https://www.ory.sh/hydra/
  tags:
  - relationship
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ory-relationship-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/hydra/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/hydra
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/kratos/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/kratos
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/keto/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/keto
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/oathkeeper/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/oathkeeper
- aid: ory:ory-wellknown-api
  name: Ory wellknown API
  description: Well-Known Endpoints
  humanURL: https://www.ory.sh/hydra/
  tags:
  - wellknown
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ory-wellknown-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/hydra/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/hydra
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/kratos/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/kratos
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/keto/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/keto
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/oathkeeper/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ory/oathkeeper
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/ory-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/ory-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/ory-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/ory-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/ory-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/ory-scopes.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ory-corp
- type: Website
  url: https://www.ory.sh
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.ory.sh/docs/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/ory
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.ory.sh/blog/
- name: MCP Server
  url: https://github.com/ory/mcp
  type: MCPServer
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com