Scalar

Scalar is an open-source API platform built around the OpenAPI standard. It provides API documentation (API References), an offline-first API client, a centralized API registry for managing OpenAPI documents, JSON schemas and Spectral rules, and automated SDK generation for TypeScript, Python, Go, PHP, Java, and Ruby. Used by teams at SmartBear, Microsoft ASP.NET, and 30+ framework ecosystems including Express, FastAPI, NestJS, and Spring Boot. The platform has 14.9k GitHub stars and is MIT licensed. Scalar is backed by a strong open-source community and positions itself as the modern, open alternative to Swagger UI and Postman.

Scalar publishes 34 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Access Groups API, Analytics API, API Docs API, and 31 more. Tagged areas include API Client, API Documentation, API Reference, Code Generation, and Developer Tools.

The Scalar catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Scalar’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, pricing, GitHub presence, engineering blog, changelog, support, and 18 more developer resources.

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49.1/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 37/100 agent ready Front door AI 4/6 moderate open core · MIT Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-25 · rubric v0.23.0

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

1 APIs3 Not an API

API Client API Documentation API Reference Code Generation Developer Tools OpenAPI Registry SDK Swagger

Kin Score

Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-09-25 · rubric v0.23.0

Composite quality — 49.1/100 · developing

Contract Quality 10.3 / 19

Developer Ergonomics 8.6 / 15

Access Clarity 7.1 / 15

Operational Transparency 2.6 / 10

Contract Governance 2.5 / 9

Discoverability 5.0 / 8

Regulatory Posture 4.1 / 15

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 37/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 12 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 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

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Regulatory Posture applies to this provider. Its tags matched the Horizontal (data, software, accessibility, platform) regime, so Regulatory Posture carries 15 points of the composite. If this regime is wrong for your business, say so on your provider repo — the applicability map is public and we will correct it.

Create-or-Update Ergonomics applies to this provider. This API accepts writes, so it carries 10 points of the composite. It is scored from the published contracts themselves: whether a caller can create-or-update in one call, whether the write accepts a key the caller already holds, and whether the response says which branch ran. Without that, every write needs a search-and-branch in front of it, and the first time that check is skipped a duplicate record is created. Scored against the observed mean rather than raw — a provider at the catalog average is unchanged by this facet, not penalised by it.

The six quality facets above are damped to 75 points between them, because the conditional facet above carries the other 25. That is why each facet's contribution is shown against a damped maximum: raising a quality facet moves the composite by 75% of its nominal weight, not 100%. The full arithmetic is at apis.io/rating/.

Improve this rating by publishing the missing artifacts — every area above can be raised, and the full rubric is at apis.io/rating/. Every facet and dimension name above is a link: it opens that measurement's own page — what it means, the exact checks that feed it, how the whole catalog distributes on it, and the providers at the top of it. This rating is computed from github.com/api-evangelist/scalar: open an issue to ask a question, or submit a pull request to add artifacts. Submit an artifact on GitHub — free → Manage your own listing — the Influence plan, $499/mo →

Scalar is an area vendor: providers adopt it to run part of their developer surface. This is the Kin Score checks its features can move for a provider that adopts it, what each one really earns, and what it earns nothing for.

documentationcapability map10 features checked 2026-09-25 · rubric v0.22.0

Scalar’s documentation side earns the reference, try-it and llms.txt credit a provider would expect, and its adjacent products reach points a docs-only vendor cannot: generated SDKs and a CLI target (sdk_count_1, sdk_count_3, cli_present once published and declared) and public Spectral rules in the Registry (rules_present). The qualifier is agent readiness: both MCP servers are platform-graded (the docs MCP is one template; the installation MCP that calls the API is hosted at mcp.scalar.com, not the provider’s domain), the SKILL.md shipped with an SDK is generated, and custom domains and hosted MCP need the paid Pro plan.

Agent Readiness6.0 of 139 pts

Contract Governance10.0 of 33 pts

Developer Ergonomics20.8 of 42 pts

Discoverability4.0 of 54 pts

Check	Earns	Through
MCP Serverplatform Agent ReadinessCalls the provider’s API, but from mcp.scalar.com on one Scalar template; 0.22.0 grades that `platform` (0.25 of 12). The docs MCP on the provider’s domain is also a single template.	3.0 of 12	Installation MCP server
Request/Response Examplespartial Agent ReadinessThe dimension reads examples inside the OpenAPI first; code samples the reference renders reach only the Examples / Code Samples link fallback.	1.8 of 7	Scalar API Reference (open source)
Agent Skillsdiscounted Agent ReadinessGenerated from the OpenAPI by Scalar’s generator, so `derived` unless the provider rewrites it.	1.3 of 5	SKILL.md generated with each SDK
Publishes a ruleset Contract GovernanceMake the rule public in the Registry (or publish it elsewhere) and point apis.json at it; private rules publish nothing.	10.0 of 10	Registry rules (Spectral-compatible)
Documentationsaturated Developer Ergonomics95% of providers with a contract, docs and a reference already earn this; the vendor cannot move it for most of its buyers.	4.0 of 4	Scalar Docs hosted site
Publishes llms.txt DiscoverabilityGenerated from the provider’s own docs on the provider’s domain, so it reads as the provider’s (rule 2’s own-content, own-domain case).	4.0 of 4	Generated llms.txt and llms-full.txt
Three or more SDKs Developer ErgonomicsPublish three or more SDKs (each beyond the first is priced separately) and declare each.	4.0 of 4	SDK and CLI generator
API referencesaturated Developer Ergonomics94% of providers with a contract, docs and a reference already earn this; the vendor cannot move it for most of its buyers.	3.0 of 3	Scalar API Reference (open source)
Console or sandbox Developer ErgonomicsDeclare the reference (Test Request) or the hosted client as a Console pointer.	3.0 of 3	Scalar API Reference (open source)
At least one SDK Developer ErgonomicsPublish at least one SDK to a public registry under its own name and declare it as an SDK pointer.	3.0 of 3	SDK and CLI generator
Command-line interface Developer ErgonomicsGenerate and publish the CLI target and declare it as a CLI pointer.	3.0 of 3	SDK and CLI generator
Agent Skilldiscounted Developer ErgonomicsSame artifact and discount as agent_skills.	0.8 of 3	SKILL.md generated with each SDK

Across 8977 providers that publish a contract, adopting Scalar would move 8976. Median lift: composite +10.0 (90th percentile +12.4), agent readiness +3.1 (+4.3). Conditional rows excluded.

What Scalar ships that earns nothing (3)

Scalar API client (open source) — A Postman-compatible client is not a Postman collection the provider publishes.
Scalar Docs hosted site — No Scalar page claims an api-catalog, security.txt or protected-resource document on docs sites.
Scalar Registry — A contract hosted at registry.scalar.com sits on Scalar’s host, not one the provider controls.

A model, not a score. Adopting this vendor changes a provider's Kin Score only when the provider publishes the resulting artifacts on its own surface; nothing here writes a score, and no sponsorship or partnership can. The rating is not for sale → · Full vendor facets artifact

APIs 34

Individual APIs this provider publishes. MODELED: a real API behind a partner or contract gate; there is no public reference, so API Evangelist drew its shape. NOT AN API: a product area with no API behind it, not counted.

Scalar API References

Scalar API References renders modern, interactive API documentation from OpenAPI and Swagger specifications. Features include multiple themes, custom styling, dark mode, mobile ...

Scalar API Client

Scalar API Client is a fully open-source, offline-first REST API client built on the OpenAPI standard. Supports collections, environments, pre/post-response scripting, test resu...

Scalar Docs

Scalar Docs enables teams to create and publish developer documentation that stays in sync with their API and code. Supports writing with a WYSIWYG editor, pulling Markdown and ...

Scalar Registry

Scalar Registry provides centralized management and versioning of OpenAPI Documents, JSON Schemas, and Spectral Rules with deep Git integration. Serves as the single source of t...

Scalar SDKs

Scalar SDKs generates type-safe client libraries from OpenAPI specifications. Supported languages include TypeScript, Python, Golang, PHP, Java, and Ruby. Features include autom...

Scalar CLI

The Scalar CLI is a command-line interface for managing OpenAPI files, generating documentation, running mock servers, validating specs, and publishing to the Scalar Registry. E...

Scalar Access Groups API

The access-groups API from Scalar — 5 operation(s) for access-groups.

Scalar Analytics API

The analytics API from Scalar — 4 operation(s) for analytics.

Scalar API Docs API

The api-docs API from Scalar — 13 operation(s) for api-docs.

Scalar Auth API

The auth API from Scalar — 27 operation(s) for auth.

Scalar Docs API

The docs API from Scalar — 6 operation(s) for docs.

Scalar Docs Projects API

The Docs Projects API from Scalar — 9 operation(s) for docs projects.

Scalar Forgejo API

The Forgejo API from Scalar — 1 operation(s) for forgejo.

Scalar Github API

The github API from Scalar — 16 operation(s) for github.

Scalar Internal API

The Internal API from Scalar — 1 operation(s) for internal.

Scalar Login Portals API

The login-portals API from Scalar — 3 operation(s) for login-portals.

Scalar Payment API

The payment API from Scalar — 6 operation(s) for payment.

Scalar Publish API

The publish API from Scalar — 11 operation(s) for publish.

Scalar Pubsub API

The pubsub API from Scalar — 7 operation(s) for pubsub.

Scalar Rules API

The rules API from Scalar — 6 operation(s) for rules.

Scalar Schemas API

The schemas API from Scalar — 7 operation(s) for schemas.

Scalar Share API

The share API from Scalar — 1 operation(s) for share.

Scalar Signup API

The signup API from Scalar — 1 operation(s) for signup.

Scalar Team API

The team API from Scalar — 36 operation(s) for team.

Scalar Themes API

The themes API from Scalar — 4 operation(s) for themes.

Scalar Utility API

The utility API from Scalar — 3 operation(s) for utility.

Scalar VCS API

The vcs API from Scalar — 6 operation(s) for vcs.

Scalar Waitlist API

The waitlist API from Scalar — 1 operation(s) for waitlist.

Scalar Workspace API

The workspace API from Scalar — 6 operation(s) for workspace.

Scalar API Reference

Open-source (MIT) renderer that turns an OpenAPI/Swagger or AsyncAPI document into an interactive API reference with a built-in request-testing panel and multi-language code sam...

NOT AN API

Scalar Docs Platform

Hosted developer-portal product that combines Markdown/MDX guides with generated API references, custom domains and subdomains, themes, versions, and two-way Git Sync from GitHu...

NOT AN API

Scalar SDK Generation

Hosted SDK generation that produces type-safe client libraries from an OpenAPI document for TypeScript, Python, Go, Java, PHP, C#, and Ruby, kept in sync with the registry. Paid...

NOT AN API

Scalar Agent and MCP

AI layer that lets developers chat with an API inside the docs and exposes hosted MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers generated from an OpenAPI document so agents can call the ...

MODELED, NO PUBLIC REFERENCE

Scalar SDKS API

The sdks API from Scalar — 18 operation(s) for sdks.

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Open Collections 26

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

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Core access-groups API

OPEN COLLECTION

Core access-groups analytics API

OPEN COLLECTION

Core access-groups api-docs API

OPEN COLLECTION

Core access-groups auth API

OPEN COLLECTION

Core

OPEN COLLECTION

Core access-groups docs API

OPEN COLLECTION

Core access-groups Docs Projects API

OPEN COLLECTION

Core access-groups Forgejo API

OPEN COLLECTION

Core access-groups github API

OPEN COLLECTION

Core access-groups Internal API

OPEN COLLECTION

Core access-groups login-portals API

OPEN COLLECTION

Core access-groups payment API

OPEN COLLECTION

Core access-groups publish API

OPEN COLLECTION

Core access-groups pubsub API

OPEN COLLECTION

Core access-groups rules API

OPEN COLLECTION

Core access-groups schemas API

OPEN COLLECTION

Core access-groups sdks API

OPEN COLLECTION

Core access-groups share API

OPEN COLLECTION

Core access-groups signup API

OPEN COLLECTION

Core access-groups team API

OPEN COLLECTION

Core access-groups themes API

OPEN COLLECTION

Core access-groups utility API

OPEN COLLECTION

Core access-groups vcs API

OPEN COLLECTION

Core access-groups waitlist API

OPEN COLLECTION

Core access-groups workspace API

OPEN COLLECTION

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Scalar Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Scalar Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Scalar Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

Scalar Context

34 classes · 1 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Scalar API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

Scalar API Rules

16 rules · 4 errors 12 warnings

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

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

Scalar OpenAPI Document Reference

12 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Scalar Openapi Document Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 3

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Scalar Api Reference Config Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Scalar Registry Publish Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Scalar Sdk Generation Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 4

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

Scalar Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Scalar Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Scalar Vulnerability Disclosure

disclosure policy published

SECURITY

Scalar Trust Center

SOC 2, GDPR

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Scalar Agentic Access

224 operations · 175 acting · 3 human-in-the-loop

224 operations · 175 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 3

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

JSONSchema

JSONSchema

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

LlmsText

LlmsText

Design & Contract 4

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

SpectralRules

JSONStructure

JSONLDContext

Vocabulary

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHub

GitHub

Examples

Examples

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

TrustCenter

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Discord

Discord

ChangeLog

ChangeLog

Support

Support

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

VendorFacets

VendorFacets

Dashboard

Dashboard

Source (apis.yml)

aid: scalar
name: Scalar
description: Scalar is an open-source API platform built around the OpenAPI standard. It provides API documentation (API References),
  an offline-first API client, a centralized API registry for managing OpenAPI documents, JSON schemas and Spectral rules,
  and automated SDK generation for TypeScript, Python, Go, PHP, Java, and Ruby. Used by teams at SmartBear, Microsoft ASP.NET,
  and 30+ framework ecosystems including Express, FastAPI, NestJS, and Spring Boot. The platform has 14.9k GitHub stars and
  is MIT licensed. Scalar is backed by a strong open-source community and positions itself as the modern, open alternative
  to Swagger UI and Postman.
deliveryModel:
  model: open-core
  license: MIT
  license_evidence:
    repo: scalar/scalar
    spdx: MIT
    stars: 16190
  open_source: true
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Open core · an OSS project plus a commercial hosted product
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  - repository-license
  generated: '2026-09-25'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/scalar.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/scalar/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
tags:
- API Client
- API Documentation
- API Reference
- Code Generation
- Developer Tools
- OpenAPI
- Registry
- SDK
- Swagger
tags_raw:
- API Client
- API Documentation
- API References
- Code Generation
- Developer Tools
- OpenAPI
- Registry
- SDKs
- Swagger
type: Index
access: 3rd-Party
position: Consuming
created: '2025-01-08'
modified: '2026-05-02'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: scalar:scalar-api-references
  name: Scalar API References
  description: Scalar API References renders modern, interactive API documentation from OpenAPI and Swagger specifications.
    Features include multiple themes, custom styling, dark mode, mobile responsiveness, built-in search, and an interactive
    request panel for testing APIs directly in the docs. Supports OpenAPI 3.0 and 3.1, $ref resolution, allOf/oneOf/anyOf,
    and authentication schemes. Framework integrations include React, Vue, FastAPI, ASP.NET Core, Spring Boot, NestJS, Express,
    and 30+ others.
  tags:
  - Documentation
  - Interactive
  - OpenAPI
  - References
  - Swagger
  humanURL: https://scalar.com/products/api-references/getting-started
  properties:
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://scalar.com/products/api-references/getting-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://guides.scalar.com/scalar/scalar-api-references/getting-started
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/scalar/scalar
  - type: NPM
    url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@scalar/api-reference
- aid: scalar:scalar-api-client
  name: Scalar API Client
  description: Scalar API Client is a fully open-source, offline-first REST API client built on the OpenAPI standard. Supports
    collections, environments, pre/post-response scripting, test results, and collection runners. Available for Windows, macOS,
    and Linux as a desktop application and as a browser-based version at client.scalar.com. Imports OpenAPI files to auto-generate
    request collections with authentication pre-configured.
  tags:
  - API Client
  - Collection
  - OpenAPI
  - REST
  - Testing
  - Developer Tools
  - Open Source
  tags_raw:
  - API Client
  - Collections
  - OpenAPI
  - REST
  - Testing
  - Developer Tools
  - Open Source
  - Open-Source
  humanURL: https://scalar.com/products/api-client/getting-started
  properties:
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://scalar.com/products/api-client/getting-started
  - type: Application
    url: https://client.scalar.com/
  - type: Download
    url: https://scalar.com/download
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/scalar/scalar
  - url: https://guides.scalar.com/scalar/scalar-api-client/getting-started
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/scalar/scalar
    type: SourceCode
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
- aid: scalar:scalar-docs
  name: Scalar Docs
  description: Scalar Docs enables teams to create and publish developer documentation that stays in sync with their API and
    code. Supports writing with a WYSIWYG editor, pulling Markdown and MDX files from repositories, and generating API references
    from OpenAPI documents with Git Sync and CI/CD integration. Custom domains, team collaboration, and versioning are available
    on paid plans.
  tags:
  - Developer Portal
  - Documentation
  - Git Sync
  - Markdown
  - MDX
  humanURL: https://scalar.com/products/docs/getting-started
  properties:
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://scalar.com/products/docs/getting-started
  - type: Portal
    url: https://docs.scalar.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://guides.scalar.com/scalar/scalar-docs/getting-started
  - type: GitHubActions
    url: https://scalar.com/products/docs/github-actions
- aid: scalar:scalar-registry
  name: Scalar Registry
  description: 'Scalar Registry provides centralized management and versioning of OpenAPI Documents, JSON Schemas, and Spectral
    Rules with deep Git integration. Serves as the single source of truth for API definitions across teams. Supports both
    private and public registries with CI/CD workflows via CLI and GitHub Actions. Publish via the scalar CLI: `scalar registry
    publish`.'
  tags:
  - Git Integration
  - Governance
  - JSON Schema
  - OpenAPI
  - Registry
  - Spectral
  - Versioning
  tags_raw:
  - Git Integration
  - Governance
  - JSON Schema
  - OpenAPI
  - Registry
  - Spectral
  - Versioning
  - JSON-Schema
  humanURL: https://scalar.com/products/registry/getting-started
  properties:
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://scalar.com/products/registry/getting-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://guides.scalar.com/scalar/scalar-registry/getting-started
  - type: CLI
    url: https://guides.scalar.com/scalar/scalar-cli/getting-started
  - type: GitHubActions
    url: https://scalar.com/scalar/scalar-registry/github-actions
- aid: scalar:scalar-sdks
  name: Scalar SDKs
  description: Scalar SDKs generates type-safe client libraries from OpenAPI specifications. Supported languages include TypeScript,
    Python, Golang, PHP, Java, and Ruby. Features include automated GitHub workflows, code samples, full OpenAPI auth support,
    file streaming, and webhook support. SDK generation is $100 per month per language on paid plans.
  tags:
  - Code Generation
  - Go
  - Java
  - PHP
  - Python
  - Ruby
  - SDK
  - TypeScript
  tags_raw:
  - Code Generation
  - Go
  - Java
  - PHP
  - Python
  - Ruby
  - SDKs
  - TypeScript
  humanURL: https://scalar.com/products/sdks/getting-started
  properties:
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://scalar.com/products/sdks/getting-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://guides.scalar.com/scalar/scalar-sdks/getting-started
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://guides.scalar.com/scalar/pricing
- aid: scalar:scalar-cli
  name: Scalar CLI
  description: The Scalar CLI is a command-line interface for managing OpenAPI files, generating documentation, running mock
    servers, validating specs, and publishing to the Scalar Registry. Enables CI/CD integration and automation of the API
    documentation workflow.
  tags:
  - CLI
  - Developer Tools
  - Mock Servers
  - OpenAPI
  - Validation
  - Open Source
  tags_raw:
  - CLI
  - Developer Tools
  - Mock Server
  - OpenAPI
  - Validation
  - Open Source
  - Open-Source
  humanURL: https://guides.scalar.com/scalar/scalar-cli/getting-started
  properties:
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://guides.scalar.com/scalar/scalar-cli/getting-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://guides.scalar.com/scalar/scalar-cli/getting-started
  - type: NPM
    url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@scalar/cli
  - url: https://guides.scalar.com/scalar/scalar-registry/cli
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@scalar/cli
    type: SourceCode
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
- aid: scalar:scalar-access-groups-api
  name: Scalar Access Groups API
  description: The access-groups API from Scalar — 5 operation(s) for access-groups.
  humanURL: https://scalar.com/products/api-references/getting-started
  tags:
  - Access Groups
  tags_raw:
  - access-groups
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/scalar-access-groups-api-openapi.yml
- aid: scalar:scalar-analytics-api
  name: Scalar Analytics API
  description: The analytics API from Scalar — 4 operation(s) for analytics.
  humanURL: https://scalar.com/products/api-references/getting-started
  tags:
  - Analytics
  tags_raw:
  - analytics
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/scalar-analytics-api-openapi.yml
- aid: scalar:scalar-api-docs-api
  name: Scalar API Docs API
  description: The api-docs API from Scalar — 13 operation(s) for api-docs.
  humanURL: https://scalar.com/products/api-references/getting-started
  tags:
  - api-docs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/scalar-api-docs-api-openapi.yml
- aid: scalar:scalar-auth-api
  name: Scalar Auth API
  description: The auth API from Scalar — 27 operation(s) for auth.
  humanURL: https://scalar.com/products/api-references/getting-started
  tags:
  - Authentication
  tags_raw:
  - auth
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/scalar-auth-api-openapi.yml
- aid: scalar:scalar-docs-api
  name: Scalar Docs API
  description: The docs API from Scalar — 6 operation(s) for docs.
  humanURL: https://scalar.com/products/api-references/getting-started
  tags:
  - Docs
  tags_raw:
  - docs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/scalar-docs-api-openapi.yml
- aid: scalar:scalar-docs-projects-api
  name: Scalar Docs Projects API
  description: The Docs Projects API from Scalar — 9 operation(s) for docs projects.
  humanURL: https://scalar.com/products/api-references/getting-started
  tags:
  - Docs Projects
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/scalar-docs-projects-api-openapi.yml
- aid: scalar:scalar-forgejo-api
  name: Scalar Forgejo API
  description: The Forgejo API from Scalar — 1 operation(s) for forgejo.
  humanURL: https://scalar.com/products/api-references/getting-started
  tags:
  - Forgejo
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/scalar-forgejo-api-openapi.yml
- aid: scalar:scalar-github-api
  name: Scalar Github API
  description: The github API from Scalar — 16 operation(s) for github.
  humanURL: https://scalar.com/products/api-references/getting-started
  tags:
  - GitHub
  tags_raw:
  - github
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/scalar-github-api-openapi.yml
- aid: scalar:scalar-internal-api
  name: Scalar Internal API
  description: The Internal API from Scalar — 1 operation(s) for internal.
  humanURL: https://scalar.com/products/api-references/getting-started
  tags:
  - Internal
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/scalar-internal-api-openapi.yml
- aid: scalar:scalar-login-portals-api
  name: Scalar Login Portals API
  description: The login-portals API from Scalar — 3 operation(s) for login-portals.
  humanURL: https://scalar.com/products/api-references/getting-started
  tags:
  - login-portals
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/scalar-login-portals-api-openapi.yml
- aid: scalar:scalar-payment-api
  name: Scalar Payment API
  description: The payment API from Scalar — 6 operation(s) for payment.
  humanURL: https://scalar.com/products/api-references/getting-started
  tags:
  - Payments
  tags_raw:
  - payment
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/scalar-payment-api-openapi.yml
- aid: scalar:scalar-publish-api
  name: Scalar Publish API
  description: The publish API from Scalar — 11 operation(s) for publish.
  humanURL: https://scalar.com/products/api-references/getting-started
  tags:
  - Publish
  tags_raw:
  - publish
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/scalar-publish-api-openapi.yml
- aid: scalar:scalar-pubsub-api
  name: Scalar Pubsub API
  description: The pubsub API from Scalar — 7 operation(s) for pubsub.
  humanURL: https://scalar.com/products/api-references/getting-started
  tags:
  - Pub-Sub
  tags_raw:
  - pubsub
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/scalar-pubsub-api-openapi.yml
- aid: scalar:scalar-rules-api
  name: Scalar Rules API
  description: The rules API from Scalar — 6 operation(s) for rules.
  humanURL: https://scalar.com/products/api-references/getting-started
  tags:
  - Rules
  tags_raw:
  - rules
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/scalar-rules-api-openapi.yml
- aid: scalar:scalar-schemas-api
  name: Scalar Schemas API
  description: The schemas API from Scalar — 7 operation(s) for schemas.
  humanURL: https://scalar.com/products/api-references/getting-started
  tags:
  - Schema
  tags_raw:
  - schemas
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/scalar-schemas-api-openapi.yml
- aid: scalar:scalar-share-api
  name: Scalar Share API
  description: The share API from Scalar — 1 operation(s) for share.
  humanURL: https://scalar.com/products/api-references/getting-started
  tags:
  - Share
  tags_raw:
  - share
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/scalar-share-api-openapi.yml
- aid: scalar:scalar-signup-api
  name: Scalar Signup API
  description: The signup API from Scalar — 1 operation(s) for signup.
  humanURL: https://scalar.com/products/api-references/getting-started
  tags:
  - Sign Up
  tags_raw:
  - signup
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/scalar-signup-api-openapi.yml
- aid: scalar:scalar-team-api
  name: Scalar Team API
  description: The team API from Scalar — 36 operation(s) for team.
  humanURL: https://scalar.com/products/api-references/getting-started
  tags:
  - Team
  tags_raw:
  - team
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/scalar-team-api-openapi.yml
- aid: scalar:scalar-themes-api
  name: Scalar Themes API
  description: The themes API from Scalar — 4 operation(s) for themes.
  humanURL: https://scalar.com/products/api-references/getting-started
  tags:
  - Themes
  tags_raw:
  - themes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/scalar-themes-api-openapi.yml
- aid: scalar:scalar-utility-api
  name: Scalar Utility API
  description: The utility API from Scalar — 3 operation(s) for utility.
  humanURL: https://scalar.com/products/api-references/getting-started
  tags:
  - Utility
  tags_raw:
  - utility
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/scalar-utility-api-openapi.yml
- aid: scalar:scalar-vcs-api
  name: Scalar VCS API
  description: The vcs API from Scalar — 6 operation(s) for vcs.
  humanURL: https://scalar.com/products/api-references/getting-started
  tags:
  - vcs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/scalar-vcs-api-openapi.yml
- aid: scalar:scalar-waitlist-api
  name: Scalar Waitlist API
  description: The waitlist API from Scalar — 1 operation(s) for waitlist.
  humanURL: https://scalar.com/products/api-references/getting-started
  tags:
  - Waitlist
  tags_raw:
  - waitlist
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/scalar-waitlist-api-openapi.yml
- aid: scalar:scalar-workspace-api
  name: Scalar Workspace API
  description: The workspace API from Scalar — 6 operation(s) for workspace.
  humanURL: https://scalar.com/products/api-references/getting-started
  tags:
  - Workspace
  tags_raw:
  - workspace
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/scalar-workspace-api-openapi.yml
- aid: scalar:scalar-api-reference
  x-published: false
  name: Scalar API Reference
  tags:
  - API Reference
  - API Documentation
  - Open Source
  - OpenAPI
  tags_raw:
  - API Reference
  - API Documentation
  - Open Source
  - OpenAPI
  - Open-Source
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://guides.scalar.com/scalar/scalar-api-references/getting-started
  properties:
  - url: https://guides.scalar.com/scalar/scalar-api-references/getting-started
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/scalar/scalar/blob/main/packages/api-reference/README.md
    type: SourceCode
  description: Open-source (MIT) renderer that turns an OpenAPI/Swagger or AsyncAPI document into an interactive API reference
    with a built-in request-testing panel and multi-language code samples. Embeds from a single HTML file or as the @scalar/api-reference
    npm package, and ships as the default docs UI in dozens of frameworks. This is a self-hosted component library, not a
    hosted REST API - surface documented as a capability area (endpointsModeled).
- aid: scalar:scalar-docs-platform
  x-published: false
  name: Scalar Docs Platform
  tags:
  - API Documentation
  - Developer Portal
  - Git Sync
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://guides.scalar.com/scalar/scalar-docs/getting-started
  properties:
  - url: https://guides.scalar.com/scalar/scalar-docs/getting-started
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://scalar.com/products/docs/getting-started
    type: SignUp
  description: Hosted developer-portal product that combines Markdown/MDX guides with generated API references, custom domains
    and subdomains, themes, versions, and two-way Git Sync from GitHub. Content is deployed via dashboard.scalar.com or automated
    GitHub workflows. Hosted SaaS surface, not a public REST API (endpointsModeled).
- aid: scalar:scalar-sdk-generation
  x-published: false
  name: Scalar SDK Generation
  tags:
  - SDK
  - Code Generation
  - OpenAPI
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://scalar.com/products/sdks
  properties:
  - url: https://scalar.com/products/sdks
    type: Documentation
  description: Hosted SDK generation that produces type-safe client libraries from an OpenAPI document for TypeScript, Python,
    Go, Java, PHP, C#, and Ruby, kept in sync with the registry. Paid add-on on the hosted platform (per-language). Generation
    workflow, not a standalone public REST API (endpointsModeled).
- aid: scalar:scalar-agent-mcp
  endpointsModeled: true
  name: Scalar Agent and MCP
  tags:
  - Artificial Intelligence
  - MCP
  - Agents
  - Developer Tools
  tags_raw:
  - AI
  - MCP
  - Agent
  - Developer Tools
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://scalar.com/products/agent
  properties:
  - url: https://scalar.com/products/agent
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://scalar.com/products/agent/pricing
    type: Plans
  description: AI layer that lets developers chat with an API inside the docs and exposes hosted MCP (Model Context Protocol)
    servers generated from an OpenAPI document so agents can call the API. Metered in Agent Scalar credits. Hosted AI/MCP
    capability area (endpointsModeled).
- aid: scalar:scalar-sdks-api
  name: Scalar SDKS API
  description: The sdks API from Scalar — 18 operation(s) for sdks.
  humanURL: https://scalar.com/products/api-references/getting-started
  tags:
  - SDK
  tags_raw:
  - sdks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/scalar-sdks-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: VendorFacets
  url: vendor-facets/scalar-vendor-facets.yml
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/scalar-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/scalar-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/scalar-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/scalar-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/scalar-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/scalar
- type: Website
  url: https://scalar.com/
  name: Scalar Website
- type: Documentation
  url: https://guides.scalar.com/scalar/introduction
  name: Scalar Documentation
- type: Pricing
  url: https://guides.scalar.com/scalar/pricing
  name: Scalar Pricing
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/scalar/scalar
  name: Scalar GitHub Repository
- type: Discord
  url: https://discord.gg/scalar
  name: Scalar Discord Community
- type: Blog
  url: https://scalar.com/blog
  name: Scalar Blog
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://github.com/scalar/scalar/releases
  name: Scalar Changelog
- type: Support
  url: mailto:support@scalar.com
  name: Scalar Support
- type: Dashboard
  url: https://dashboard.scalar.com/
  name: Scalar Dashboard
- type: SpectralRules
  url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/scalar/blob/main/rules/scalar-rules.yml
  name: Scalar Spectral Rules
- type: JSONSchema
  url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/scalar/blob/main/json-schema/scalar-openapi-document-schema.json
  name: Scalar OpenAPI Document JSON Schema
- type: JSONStructure
  url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/scalar/blob/main/json-structure/scalar-openapi-document-structure.json
  name: Scalar OpenAPI Document JSON Structure
- type: JSONLDContext
  url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/scalar/blob/main/json-ld/scalar-context.jsonld
  name: Scalar JSON-LD Context
- type: Vocabulary
  url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/scalar/blob/main/vocabulary/scalar-vocabulary.yml
  name: Scalar Vocabulary
- type: Examples
  url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/scalar/blob/main/examples/
  name: Scalar Usage Examples
- type: Integrations
  url: https://scalar.com/integrations
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://docs.scalar.com/llms.txt
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/scalar
- type: Documentation
  url: https://guides.scalar.com
segments:
- SDKs
- Clients
- Documentation
- Registries
- Developer Tools
integrations:
- name: API References Animation
- name: API Registry Animation
- name: SDK Animation
- name: Client Animation
- name: Registry
- name: API Client
- name: API Client Preview
- name: SDKs Preview
- name: API Registry Preview
- name: API Docs Preview
- name: logo
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
  url: https://apievangelist.com

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