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rockwell-factorytalk

Rockwell FactoryTalk is a portfolio of software products by Rockwell Automation that supports the design, operation, and maintenance of industrial control systems and connected manufacturing operations.

rockwell-factorytalk publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Rockwell FactoryTalk Hub API, Alarms API, Recipes API, and 2 more.

The rockwell-factorytalk catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification, 1 JSON-LD context, and 3 Spectral governance rulesets.

rockwell-factorytalk’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, support, engineering blog, and 13 more developer resources.

49.5/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 36/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessEnterpriseSelf serve
6 APIs

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 49.5/100 · developing
Contract Quality 17.7 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 7.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 36/100 · agent ready
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 6 / 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 6

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

Rockwell FactoryTalk Hub API

Rockwell FactoryTalk Hub provides cloud-based industrial API services for connecting FactoryTalk software applications, enabling centralized identity management, software licens...

Rockwell FactoryTalk Logix Designer API

Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Logix Designer provides programmatic access to Logix controller programming, allowing version control integration, CI/CD pipeline automation, and...

rockwell-factorytalk Alarms API

Alarm and event management

rockwell-factorytalk Tags API

The Tags API from rockwell-factorytalk — 3 operation(s) for tags.

rockwell-factorytalk TrendData API

Historical trend data retrieval

Open Collections 1

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

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

FinOps 1

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

Event Specifications 1

AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.

Rockwell FactoryTalk Hub Real-Time Events API

Rockwell FactoryTalk Hub provides real-time industrial event streaming via webhooks and subscriptions. Events include tag value changes, alarm activations, and device connectivi...

ASYNCAPI

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

Rockwell Factorytalk Context

0 classes · 26 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 3

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

rockwell-factorytalk API Rules

7 rules · 1 errors 5 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

rockwell-factorytalk API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

rockwell-factorytalk API Rules

10 rules · 3 errors 5 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Rockwell FactoryTalk Tag

9 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Rockwell Factorytalk Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 2

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Security Posture 2

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

Rockwell Factorytalk Authentication

apiKey/oauth2 · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Rockwell Factorytalk Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Rockwell Factorytalk Scopes

3 scopes · clientCredentials

3 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

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

Rockwell Factorytalk Agentic Access

10 operations · 3 acting

10 operations · 3 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 4

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Design & Contract 4

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: rockwell-factorytalk
accessModel:
  pricing: enterprise
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Enterprise · 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/rockwell-factorytalk.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rockwell-factorytalk/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
apis:
- aid: rockwell-factorytalk:factorytalk-hub-api
  name: Rockwell FactoryTalk Hub API
  tags:
  - Automation
  - Cloud
  - Manufacturing
  - REST
  image: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rockwell-factorytalk/refs/heads/main/image.png
  humanURL: https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/products/software/factorytalk.html
  baseURL: https://api.factorytalk.example.com
  properties:
  - url: https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/products/software/factorytalk.html
    type: Documentation
  - url: asyncapi/rockwell-factorytalk-realtime-asyncapi.yml
    type: AsyncAPI
  description: Rockwell FactoryTalk Hub provides cloud-based industrial API services for connecting FactoryTalk software applications,
    enabling centralized identity management, software licensing, and connected factory services.
- aid: rockwell-factorytalk:logix-designer-api
  name: Rockwell FactoryTalk Logix Designer API
  tags:
  - Automation
  - Manufacturing
  - PLC
  - Programming
  - REST
  image: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rockwell-factorytalk/refs/heads/main/image.png
  humanURL: https://github.com/rockwellautomation/ra-logix-designer-vcs-custom-tools
  baseURL: https://api.factorytalk.example.com
  properties:
  - url: https://github.com/rockwellautomation/ra-logix-designer-vcs-custom-tools
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/rockwellautomation/ra-logix-cicd
    type: SDKs
  description: Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Logix Designer provides programmatic access to Logix controller programming,
    allowing version control integration, CI/CD pipeline automation, and export of L5X controller files for PLC program management.
- aid: rockwell-factorytalk:rockwell-factorytalk-alarms-api
  name: rockwell-factorytalk Alarms API
  description: Alarm and event management
  humanURL: https://docs.rockwellautomation.com/en/products/software/factorytalk/factorytalk-optix.html
  baseURL: https://api.factorytalk.example.com
  tags:
  - Alarms
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rockwell-factorytalk-alarms-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.rockwellautomation.com/en/products/software/factorytalk/factorytalk-optix.html
- aid: rockwell-factorytalk:rockwell-factorytalk-recipes-api
  name: rockwell-factorytalk Recipes API
  description: Recipe management
  humanURL: https://docs.rockwellautomation.com/en/products/software/factorytalk/factorytalk-optix.html
  baseURL: https://api.factorytalk.example.com
  tags:
  - Recipes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rockwell-factorytalk-recipes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.rockwellautomation.com/en/products/software/factorytalk/factorytalk-optix.html
- aid: rockwell-factorytalk:rockwell-factorytalk-tags-api
  name: rockwell-factorytalk Tags API
  description: The Tags API from rockwell-factorytalk — 3 operation(s) for tags.
  humanURL: https://docs.rockwellautomation.com/en/products/software/factorytalk/factorytalk-optix.html
  baseURL: https://api.factorytalk.example.com
  tags:
  - Tags
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rockwell-factorytalk-tags-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.rockwellautomation.com/en/products/software/factorytalk/factorytalk-optix.html
- aid: rockwell-factorytalk:rockwell-factorytalk-trenddata-api
  name: rockwell-factorytalk TrendData API
  description: Historical trend data retrieval
  humanURL: https://docs.rockwellautomation.com/en/products/software/factorytalk/factorytalk-optix.html
  baseURL: https://api.factorytalk.example.com
  tags:
  - TrendData
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rockwell-factorytalk-trenddata-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.rockwellautomation.com/en/products/software/factorytalk/factorytalk-optix.html
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/rockwell-factorytalk-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/rockwell-factorytalk-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/rockwell-factorytalk-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/rockwell-factorytalk-scopes.yml
- url: https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/products/software/factorytalk.html
  type: Portal
- url: https://docs.rockwellautomation.com/en/products/software/factorytalk/
  type: Documentation
- url: https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/
  type: Website
- url: https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/support/
  type: Support
- url: https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/company/news/blogs/
  type: Blog
- url: https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/company/about-us/legal-notices/privacy-and-cookies-policy.html
  type: PrivacyPolicy
- url: https://github.com/rockwellautomation
  type: GitHubOrganization
- url: openapi/rockwell-factorytalk-optix-openapi.yml
  type: OpenAPI
- url: asyncapi/rockwell-factorytalk-realtime-asyncapi.yml
  type: AsyncAPI
- url: json-schema/rockwell-factorytalk-tag-schema.json
  type: JSONSchema
- url: json-ld/rockwell-factorytalk-context.jsonld
  type: JSONLDContext
- url: json-structure/rockwell-factorytalk-structure.json
  type: JSONStructure
- url: vocabulary/rockwell-factorytalk-vocabulary.yml
  type: Vocabulary
- url: rules/rockwell-factorytalk-rules.yml
  type: SpectralRuleset
maintainers:
- name: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
modified: '2026-05-19'
description: Rockwell FactoryTalk is a portfolio of software products by Rockwell Automation that supports the design, operation,
  and maintenance of industrial control systems and connected manufacturing operations.