PHP

PHP is a widely-used server-side scripting language especially suited for web development and embedded in HTML. It powers a large portion of the web including platforms like WordPress and Drupal, and provides extensive database support, framework options, and a mature ecosystem. PHP itself is a language and runtime, not a hosted API service.

PHP is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include PHP, Programming Language, Web Development, Open-Source, and Server-Side Scripting.

PHP’s developer surface includes documentation, GitHub presence, support, and 5 more developer resources.

🌐 Visit website 📡 Source on GitHub

8.5/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

0 APIs

PHP Programming Language Web Development Open-SourceServer-Side Scripting

Kin Score

Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

Composite quality — 8.5/100 · minimal

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 2.9 / 20

Access Clarity 0.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13

Contract Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 5.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 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

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Surface 0 / 5

Improve this rating by publishing the missing artifacts — every area above can be raised, and the full rubric is at apis.io/rating/. This rating is computed from github.com/api-evangelist/php: open an issue to ask a question, or submit a pull request to add artifacts. Want it done for you? Prioritized profiling — $2,500 →

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Manual

Manual

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHub

GitHub

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Downloads

Downloads

Source (apis.yml)

aid: php
name: PHP
description: PHP is a widely-used server-side scripting language especially suited for web development and embedded in HTML.
  It powers a large portion of the web including platforms like WordPress and Drupal, and provides extensive database support,
  framework options, and a mature ecosystem. PHP itself is a language and runtime, not a hosted API service.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Provider
access: Open Source
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/php.png
tags:
- PHP
- Programming Language
- Web Development
- Open-Source
- Server-Side Scripting
tags_raw:
- PHP
- Programming Language
- Web Development
- Open Source
- Server-Side Scripting
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/php/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis: []
common:
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/php-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/php-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.php.net/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.php.net/docs.php
- type: Downloads
  url: https://www.php.net/downloads
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/php/php-src
- type: Manual
  url: https://www.php.net/manual/en/
- type: Support
  url: https://www.php.net/support.php
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

Work with this as data

Every provider here is available over the APIs.io API and to AI agents over MCP.

MCP server

One button, every client — Claude, Cursor, VS Code and the rest.

https://apis.io/mcp

Tools for providers

9 MCP tools reach this

find_providersBrowse and filter every provider in the catalog.
get_provider_artifactsEvery artifact this provider publishes, grouped by type.
get_provider_operationsEvery operation across all of their OpenAPIs — one call instead of parsing every spec.
get_provider_toolsEvery MCP tool they ship, with the operation each wraps.
get_provider_evidenceHow each part of their score was established. Free — the basis for a claim should not sit behind it.
get_provider_ratingPRO — composite, band, trend and facet scores.
apis_io_searchSTART HERE — APIs, providers and tags for one query, each with its total.
resolveTurn a domain, URL or GitHub org into the provider it belongs to.
find_cohortsEvery scored population of providers in the catalog.

All 92 tools

Call it yourself

curl for this page

This provider

curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/providers/php"

All providers

curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/providers?limit=25"

Every operation they expose

curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/providers/php/operations?limit=25"

How their score was established

curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/providers/php/evidence"

Discovery needs no key. Ratings and market analysis are Pro.

Get an API key

Free tier, no email required.

GitHub Google LinkedIn

A second provider on the same verified email joins the account you already have.

PHP