Perforce

Perforce Software provides enterprise-scale development tools, including version control, application lifecycle management, agile planning, and static analysis solutions for development teams.

Perforce publishes 6 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Activity API, Changes API, Comments API, and 3 more.

The Perforce catalog on APIs.io includes 2 JSON-LD contexts and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Perforce’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, getting-started guide, documentation, engineering blog, support, and 10 more developer resources.

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60.0/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 48/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

14 APIs 1 MCP Servers 6 Features 4 Use Cases

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Composite quality — 60.0/100 · strong

Contract Quality 17.4 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 11.7 / 20

Commercial Clarity 12.1 / 20

Operational Transparency 5.5 / 13

Governance 7.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.3 / 10

Agent readiness — 48/100 · 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 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 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 14

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

Perforce P4 REST API

Technology Preview REST API introduced with P4 Server 2025.2, providing a new way to automate workflows and integrate P4 with other tools via standard HTTP endpoints for server ...

Perforce Hansoft API

API for Hansoft agile project management, providing access to project planning, tracking, and reporting capabilities.

Perforce P4 Plan API

GraphQL and REST API for P4 Plan (formerly Hansoft) agile project management, supporting queries, mutations, and real-time subscriptions for planning views, sprints, tasks, and ...

Perforce Helix ALM REST API

REST API for Helix ALM application lifecycle management platform, enabling automation of tasks and development of integrations for requirements management, issue tracking, and t...

Perforce Helix TeamHub API

REST API for Helix TeamHub source code repository management platform, providing access to repositories, projects, users, and company resources across Git, Mercurial, Subversion...

Perforce P4 DAM REST API

REST API for P4 DAM (Digital Asset Management), enabling integration with digital asset workflows for finding, reviewing, sharing, and managing versioned assets stored in Helix ...

Perforce P4 Search API

REST API for P4 Search, providing indexing and search capabilities across Helix Core servers to support code review, file content search, and changelist description search.

Perforce Helix Authentication Service API

REST API for the Helix Authentication Service, a Node.js based authentication protocol integration service supporting OpenID Connect and SAML 2.0 for authenticating users across...

Perforce Activity API

Endpoints for viewing and creating activity stream entries.

Perforce Changes API

Endpoints for inspecting changelists and their relationships.

Perforce Comments API

Endpoints for managing review and changelist comments.

Perforce Projects API

Endpoints for managing Swarm projects.

Perforce Reviews API

Endpoints for managing code reviews.

Perforce Version API

Endpoints for retrieving Swarm server version information.

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Perforce GraphQL API

GraphQL and REST API for P4 Plan (formerly Hansoft) agile project management, supporting queries, mutations, and real-time subscriptions for planning views, sprints, tasks, and ...

GRAPHQL

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Perforce Plans Pricing

5 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Perforce Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Perforce Finops

FINOPS

Features 6

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Code Review

Collaborative code review workflows with Helix Swarm supporting inline comments, voting, tasks, and approval gates.

Version Control

Enterprise-scale version control with Helix Core supporting large binary files, distributed development, and atomic changelists.

Digital Asset Management

Versioned digital asset workflows with P4 DAM for reviewing, sharing, and managing creative assets stored in Helix Core.

Application Lifecycle Management

End-to-end ALM with Helix ALM for requirements traceability, issue tracking, and test case management.

Agile Planning

Agile project management with P4 Plan supporting sprints, backlogs, Gantt charts, and resource planning.

Authentication Services

Single sign-on across Perforce products with Helix Authentication Service supporting OpenID Connect and SAML 2.0.

Semantic Vocabularies 2

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Perforce Context

0 classes · 9 properties

JSON-LD

Perforce Helix Swarm Context

0 classes · 0 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Perforce API Rules

6 rules · 4 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

Perforce API Rules

14 rules · 7 errors 5 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

22 properties

JSON SCHEMA

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EXAMPLE

Perforce Updatereview Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

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Security Posture 2

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

Perforce Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Perforce Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Perforce Agentic Access

27 operations · 15 acting

AGENTIC

Use Cases 4

What developers build with this provider.

Game Development

Manage large game assets and source code with Helix Core providing fast file transfers and atomic changelists for game studios.

Semiconductor Design

Version control for chip design files with support for large binary IP blocks and strict access controls.

Automotive Software

Manage safety-critical automotive software with full traceability from requirements through testing using Helix ALM.

DevOps Automation

Automate CI/CD pipelines with Helix Core triggers, Swarm review gates, and REST API integrations.

Integrations 4

Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.

Jenkins

Trigger builds and report results through Helix Core and Swarm integration plugins for Jenkins CI/CD.

Visual Studio

Native Visual Studio integration with P4VS plugin for source control operations from within the IDE.

Unity

Helix Core plugin for Unity game engine enabling version control of game projects directly within the editor.

Unreal Engine

Native Helix Core integration with Unreal Engine for versioning game assets and source code.

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

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 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

PostmanWorkspace

PostmanWorkspace

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

StatusPage

StatusPage

Contact

Contact

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: perforce
name: Perforce
description: Perforce Software provides enterprise-scale development tools, including version control, application lifecycle
  management, agile planning, and static analysis solutions for development teams.
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://www.perforce.com/sites/default/files/perforce-logo.png
url: https://www.perforce.com
type: Index
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- name: Perforce P4 REST API
  description: Technology Preview REST API introduced with P4 Server 2025.2, providing a new way to automate workflows and
    integrate P4 with other tools via standard HTTP endpoints for server info, depots, files, and changelists.
  image: https://www.perforce.com/sites/default/files/helix-core-icon.png
  humanURL: https://help.perforce.com/helix-core/server-apps/p4sag/current/Content/P4SAG/p4-rest-api.html
  baseURL: https://p4server.example.com/api/v0
  tags:
  - Automation
  - DevOps
  - REST API
  - Version Control
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://help.perforce.com/helix-core/server-apps/p4sag/current/Content/P4SAG/p4-rest-api.html
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://help.perforce.com/helix-core/server-apps/cmdref/2025.2/Content/CmdRef/whats-new-2025-2.html
- name: Perforce Hansoft API
  description: API for Hansoft agile project management, providing access to project planning, tracking, and reporting capabilities.
  image: https://www.perforce.com/sites/default/files/hansoft-icon.png
  humanURL: https://www.perforce.com/products/hansoft
  baseURL: https://hansoft.example.com/api
  tags:
  - Agile
  - Planning
  - Project Management
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.perforce.com/manuals/hansoft-sdk/
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://www.perforce.com/downloads/hansoft-sdk
- name: Perforce P4 Plan API
  description: GraphQL and REST API for P4 Plan (formerly Hansoft) agile project management, supporting queries, mutations,
    and real-time subscriptions for planning views, sprints, tasks, and user management.
  image: https://www.perforce.com/sites/default/files/hansoft-icon.png
  humanURL: https://www.perforce.com/products/hansoft
  baseURL: https://p4plan.example.com/api
  tags:
  - Agile
  - GraphQL
  - Planning
  - Project Management
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://help.perforce.com/hansoft/current/Content/hansoftapi/index.html
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://www.perforce.com/downloads/helix-plan-sdk
  - type: ReleaseNotes
    url: https://cache.hansoft.com/releasenotes/helix-plan-api.html
  - url: graphql/perforce-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
- name: Perforce Helix ALM REST API
  description: REST API for Helix ALM application lifecycle management platform, enabling automation of tasks and development
    of integrations for requirements management, issue tracking, and test case management.
  image: https://www.perforce.com/sites/default/files/helix-alm-icon.png
  humanURL: https://www.perforce.com/products/helix-alm
  baseURL: https://helixalm.example.com/helix-alm/api/v0
  tags:
  - Application Lifecycle Management
  - Issue Tracking
  - Requirements Management
  - Test Management
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://help.perforce.com/helix-alm/helixalm/current/restapi/Default.htm
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://help.perforce.com/helix-alm/helixalm/current/rest-api/index.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://help.perforce.com/helix-alm/helixalm/2019.3.0/restapi/Content/RESTAPI/GettingStarted.htm
- name: Perforce Helix TeamHub API
  description: REST API for Helix TeamHub source code repository management platform, providing access to repositories, projects,
    users, and company resources across Git, Mercurial, Subversion, and other repository types.
  image: https://www.perforce.com/sites/default/files/helix-teamhub-icon.png
  humanURL: https://www.perforce.com/products/helix-teamhub
  baseURL: https://teamhub.example.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Collaboration
  - Git
  - Repositories
  - Source Code Management
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://help.perforce.com/helix-core/helix-teamhub/current/Content/HTH-API/api-v1.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://help.perforce.com/helix-core/helix-teamhub/2025.5.0/Content/HTH-API/getting-started.html
- name: Perforce P4 DAM REST API
  description: REST API for P4 DAM (Digital Asset Management), enabling integration with digital asset workflows for finding,
    reviewing, sharing, and managing versioned assets stored in Helix Core.
  image: https://www.perforce.com/sites/default/files/helix-dam-icon.png
  humanURL: https://www.perforce.com/products/helix-dam
  baseURL: https://dam.example.com/api
  tags:
  - Asset Management
  - Digital Asset Management
  - Media
  - Version Control
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://help.perforce.com/helix-core/helix-dam/current/api/
- name: Perforce P4 Search API
  description: REST API for P4 Search, providing indexing and search capabilities across Helix Core servers to support code
    review, file content search, and changelist description search.
  image: https://www.perforce.com/sites/default/files/helix-core-icon.png
  humanURL: https://help.perforce.com/helix-core/integrations-plugins/p4search/current/Content/P4Search/overview.html
  baseURL: https://p4search.example.com/api
  tags:
  - Code Search
  - Indexing
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://help.perforce.com/helix-core/integrations-plugins/p4search/current/Content/P4Search/api-endpoints.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://help.perforce.com/helix-core/integrations-plugins/p4search/current/Content/P4Search/api-authentication.html
- name: Perforce Helix Authentication Service API
  description: REST API for the Helix Authentication Service, a Node.js based authentication protocol integration service
    supporting OpenID Connect and SAML 2.0 for authenticating users across Perforce products.
  image: https://www.perforce.com/sites/default/files/helix-core-icon.png
  humanURL: https://help.perforce.com/helix-core/integrations-plugins/helix-auth-svc/current/
  baseURL: https://auth.example.com
  tags:
  - Authentication
  - Identity
  - OpenID Connect
  - SAML
  - SSO
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://help.perforce.com/helix-core/integrations-plugins/helix-auth-svc/current/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://github.com/perforce/helix-authentication-service/blob/main/docs/REST_API.md
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/perforce/helix-authentication-service
- aid: perforce:perforce-activity-api
  name: Perforce Activity API
  description: Endpoints for viewing and creating activity stream entries.
  humanURL: https://www.perforce.com/products/helix-core
  baseURL: https://api.perforce.com/helix-core/v1
  tags:
  - Activity
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/perforce-activity-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.perforce.com/manuals/p4api/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.perforce.com/manuals/p4api/Content/P4API/authentication.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.perforce.com/products/helix-core/learning-resources
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.perforce.com/manuals/swarm/Content/Swarm/swarm-apidoc.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.perforce.com/manuals/swarm/api/index.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.perforce.com/manuals/swarm/Content/Swarm/swarm-apidoc_endpoints.html
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/perforce-review-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/perforce-context.jsonld
- aid: perforce:perforce-changes-api
  name: Perforce Changes API
  description: Endpoints for inspecting changelists and their relationships.
  humanURL: https://www.perforce.com/products/helix-core
  baseURL: https://api.perforce.com/helix-core/v1
  tags:
  - Changes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/perforce-changes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.perforce.com/manuals/p4api/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.perforce.com/manuals/p4api/Content/P4API/authentication.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.perforce.com/products/helix-core/learning-resources
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.perforce.com/manuals/swarm/Content/Swarm/swarm-apidoc.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.perforce.com/manuals/swarm/api/index.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.perforce.com/manuals/swarm/Content/Swarm/swarm-apidoc_endpoints.html
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/perforce-review-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/perforce-context.jsonld
- aid: perforce:perforce-comments-api
  name: Perforce Comments API
  description: Endpoints for managing review and changelist comments.
  humanURL: https://www.perforce.com/products/helix-core
  baseURL: https://api.perforce.com/helix-core/v1
  tags:
  - Comments
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/perforce-comments-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.perforce.com/manuals/p4api/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.perforce.com/manuals/p4api/Content/P4API/authentication.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.perforce.com/products/helix-core/learning-resources
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.perforce.com/manuals/swarm/Content/Swarm/swarm-apidoc.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.perforce.com/manuals/swarm/api/index.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.perforce.com/manuals/swarm/Content/Swarm/swarm-apidoc_endpoints.html
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/perforce-review-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/perforce-context.jsonld
- aid: perforce:perforce-projects-api
  name: Perforce Projects API
  description: Endpoints for managing Swarm projects.
  humanURL: https://www.perforce.com/products/helix-core
  baseURL: https://api.perforce.com/helix-core/v1
  tags:
  - Projects
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/perforce-projects-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.perforce.com/manuals/p4api/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.perforce.com/manuals/p4api/Content/P4API/authentication.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.perforce.com/products/helix-core/learning-resources
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.perforce.com/manuals/swarm/Content/Swarm/swarm-apidoc.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.perforce.com/manuals/swarm/api/index.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.perforce.com/manuals/swarm/Content/Swarm/swarm-apidoc_endpoints.html
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/perforce-review-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/perforce-context.jsonld
- aid: perforce:perforce-reviews-api
  name: Perforce Reviews API
  description: Endpoints for managing code reviews.
  humanURL: https://www.perforce.com/products/helix-core
  baseURL: https://api.perforce.com/helix-core/v1
  tags:
  - Reviews
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/perforce-reviews-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.perforce.com/manuals/p4api/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.perforce.com/manuals/p4api/Content/P4API/authentication.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.perforce.com/products/helix-core/learning-resources
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.perforce.com/manuals/swarm/Content/Swarm/swarm-apidoc.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.perforce.com/manuals/swarm/api/index.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.perforce.com/manuals/swarm/Content/Swarm/swarm-apidoc_endpoints.html
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/perforce-review-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/perforce-context.jsonld
- aid: perforce:perforce-version-api
  name: Perforce Version API
  description: Endpoints for retrieving Swarm server version information.
  humanURL: https://www.perforce.com/products/helix-core
  baseURL: https://api.perforce.com/helix-core/v1
  tags:
  - Version
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/perforce-version-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.perforce.com/manuals/p4api/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.perforce.com/manuals/p4api/Content/P4API/authentication.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.perforce.com/products/helix-core/learning-resources
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.perforce.com/manuals/swarm/Content/Swarm/swarm-apidoc.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.perforce.com/manuals/swarm/api/index.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.perforce.com/manuals/swarm/Content/Swarm/swarm-apidoc_endpoints.html
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/perforce-review-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/perforce-context.jsonld
common:
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/perforce/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/perforce-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/perforce-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/perforce-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/perforce
- type: Portal
  url: https://www.perforce.com/support/developers
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://www.perforce.com/support/self-service-resources
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.perforce.com/support/self-service-resources/documentation
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.perforce.com/blog
- type: Support
  url: https://www.perforce.com/support
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.perforce.com
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.perforce.com/plugins-integrations
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/perforce
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.perforce.com/terms-use
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.perforce.com/privacy-policy
- type: Contact
  url: https://www.perforce.com/contact-us
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Code Review
    description: Collaborative code review workflows with Helix Swarm supporting inline comments, voting, tasks, and approval
      gates.
  - name: Version Control
    description: Enterprise-scale version control with Helix Core supporting large binary files, distributed development,
      and atomic changelists.
  - name: Digital Asset Management
    description: Versioned digital asset workflows with P4 DAM for reviewing, sharing, and managing creative assets stored
      in Helix Core.
  - name: Application Lifecycle Management
    description: End-to-end ALM with Helix ALM for requirements traceability, issue tracking, and test case management.
  - name: Agile Planning
    description: Agile project management with P4 Plan supporting sprints, backlogs, Gantt charts, and resource planning.
  - name: Authentication Services
    description: Single sign-on across Perforce products with Helix Authentication Service supporting OpenID Connect and SAML
      2.0.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Game Development
    description: Manage large game assets and source code with Helix Core providing fast file transfers and atomic changelists
      for game studios.
  - name: Semiconductor Design
    description: Version control for chip design files with support for large binary IP blocks and strict access controls.
  - name: Automotive Software
    description: Manage safety-critical automotive software with full traceability from requirements through testing using
      Helix ALM.
  - name: DevOps Automation
    description: Automate CI/CD pipelines with Helix Core triggers, Swarm review gates, and REST API integrations.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Jenkins
    description: Trigger builds and report results through Helix Core and Swarm integration plugins for Jenkins CI/CD.
  - name: Visual Studio
    description: Native Visual Studio integration with P4VS plugin for source control operations from within the IDE.
  - name: Unity
    description: Helix Core plugin for Unity game engine enabling version control of game projects directly within the editor.
  - name: Unreal Engine
    description: Native Helix Core integration with Unreal Engine for versioning game assets and source code.
- name: MCP Server
  url: https://github.com/perforce/p4mcp-server
  type: MCPServer
integrations:
- name: 'Atlassian: Jira'
- name: 'JetBrains: IntelliJ IDEA'
- name: 'MathWorks: MATLAB/Simulink'
- name: ftrack
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
  url: https://apievangelist.com