Skydio

Skydio is a U.S. manufacturer of autonomous drones for public safety, defense, and enterprise customers, building self-flying aircraft such as the X10, X10D, X2, and S2+ along with the Skydio Cloud platform for fleet management, mission planning, live telemetry, and media sync. Skydio exposes a public REST API through Skydio Cloud (apidocs.skydio.com) for managing vehicles, docks, flights, missions, media, alerts, webhooks, and users, alongside on-vehicle integration interfaces such as the Control & Telemetry ICD, Android Intent API, and Attachment ICD for partners and developers.

Skydio publishes 7 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Flights API, Markers API, Vehicles API, and 4 more. Tagged areas include Autonomous Systems, Defense, Drones, Enterprise, and Fleet Management.

The Skydio catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Skydio’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, API reference, changelog, support, training material, and 13 more developer resources.

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Autonomous Systems Defense Drones Enterprise Fleet Management Public Safety Robotics UAV

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Composite quality — 39.9/100 · developing

Contract Quality 9.2 / 19

Developer Ergonomics 8.6 / 15

Access Clarity 1.8 / 15

Operational Transparency 3.6 / 10

Contract Governance 1.2 / 9

Discoverability 4.8 / 8

Regulatory Posture 1.8 / 15

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 2.2 / 10

Agent readiness — 18/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

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 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

Pagination 5 / 5

Distinct Operations 3 / 3

MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6

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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):

MCP Server +12 pts — deployment.mode + probe verdict on the mcp/ manifest, not the pointer; an unprobed slug falls back to authorship
Idempotency +9 pts — OpenAPI mutating operations declare an idempotency key — a header, a request-body property, or a named de-duplication token whose own description says so (verified); else common[].type matches /idempoten/i (documented)
Stable Error Semantics +8 pts — OpenAPI $refs a shared error schema across 4xx/5xx responses (verified), else common[].type includes ErrorCatalog / ErrorCodes / DeclineCodes
A2A Agent Card +8 pts — a2a/-a2a.yml manifest, graded on conformance.grade against A2A 1.0.0
Request/Response Examples +7 pts — share of operations carrying request/response examples; else an Examples / Code Samples link
Registration Without a Human +6 pts — a `registration_endpoint` in the served RFC 8414 / OIDC discovery document

9 more unmet checks in the Agent Readiness table above.

Kin Score — facets with the most composite points still available (weight × headroom):

Access Clarity scores 11.8 — up to +17.6 composite points
Contract Quality scores 49.0 — up to +12.8 composite points
Contract Governance scores 13.6 — up to +10.4 composite points

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The Kin Score Market layer reads a provider inside its market: its position, and how deep its integrations go. Depth is only comparable within a position. Provisional and unweighted: not part of the Kin Score or agent readiness.

Market	Position	Depth	Registered MCP server	Declares compatibility
Drones and Airspace (UAS, UTM, air traffic)	regulated	61.7	-	-
Public Safety and NG911 (first-responder apps, CJIS, 911)	regulated	61.7	-	-
IDE Extension Marketplaces (JetBrains, VS Code, Open VSX, Docker Verified Publishers, PyPI orgs)	regulated	61.7	-	-
TX-RAMP Certified Cloud Products (Texas DIR)	regulated	61.7	-	-

Registered MCP server and declares compatibility are report only — not weighted. Undeclared means we found nothing we can read, so there is no number: we never infer integrations.

Standards implemented 1

Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.

OpenAPI

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

APIs 7

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

Skydio Cloud API

The Skydio Cloud API is an HTTP-based REST API with JSON request and response bodies that lets developers manage Skydio drone fleets programmatically. It covers vehicles, docks,...

Skydio Control & Telemetry ICD

Real-time command and control interface for the Skydio X10D using MAVLink/RAS-A, enabling integration with ground control stations and third-party autonomy stacks. Access is gat...

Skydio Android Intent API

Android Intent API for the X10D Controller that lets third-party Android applications running on the controller receive information from the Skydio flight stack.

Skydio Attachment ICD

Mechanical, electrical, and power interface specification for building custom attachments and payloads for the Skydio X10 and X10D platforms. Access requires a request through S...

Skydio Flights API

Retrieve flights and flight metadata.

Skydio Markers API

Create or update markers (incidents).

Skydio Vehicles API

Manage vehicles in your Skydio Cloud organization.

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Open Collections 4

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

Skydio Cloud Flights API

OPEN COLLECTION

Skydio Cloud Flights Markers API

OPEN COLLECTION

Skydio Cloud Flights Vehicles API

OPEN COLLECTION

Skydio Cloud API

OPEN COLLECTION

Skydio API pricing

Not yet checked against Skydio's own pricing page. Compiled by API Evangelist on 2026-05-22; confirm before you rely on a figure. A free plan or tier is listed.

Plan	Price
Free freemium	Free

Plan details, limits and sources →

Rate limits

Free Tier Default: 10 requests per minute
Pro Tier Default: 120 requests per minute

Compiled by API Evangelist, not yet checked against Skydio's documentation. Rate-limit details →

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Skydio Plans Pricing

1 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Skydio Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

Service Levels 1

Uptime the provider promises or reports, as SLA4OAI. Read from its own pages; APIs.io runs no monitors.

Skydio

SLA

FinOps 1

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

Skydio Finops

FINOPS

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Skydio API Rules

52 rules · 50 errors 1 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

Security Posture 2

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

Skydio Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Skydio Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Skydio Agentic Access

3 operations · 1 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

Login

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

APIReference

APIReference

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

DeveloperTools

DeveloperTools

IntegrationsCatalog

IntegrationsCatalog

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Learn 1

Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance

Training

Training

Operate 5

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

ChangeLog

Support

StatusPage

ContactSales

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Careers

Careers

Source (apis.yml)

aid: skydio
name: Skydio
description: Skydio is a U.S. manufacturer of autonomous drones for public safety, defense, and enterprise customers, building
  self-flying aircraft such as the X10, X10D, X2, and S2+ along with the Skydio Cloud platform for fleet management, mission
  planning, live telemetry, and media sync. Skydio exposes a public REST API through Skydio Cloud (apidocs.skydio.com) for
  managing vehicles, docks, flights, missions, media, alerts, webhooks, and users, alongside on-vehicle integration interfaces
  such as the Control & Telemetry ICD, Android Intent API, and Attachment ICD for partners and developers.
kind: company
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  gated: none
  gated_source:
  - onboarding
  label: Free · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-06'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/skydio.png
x-docs-platform: readme
x-docs-platform-confidence: high
x-docs-platform-checked: 2026-10-04
tags:
- Autonomous Systems
- Defense
- Drones
- Enterprise
- Fleet Management
- Public Safety
- Robotics
- UAV
tags_raw:
- Autonomous Systems
- Defense
- Drones
- Enterprise
- Fleet Management
- Public Safety
- Robotics
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/skydio/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-23'
modified: '2026-05-23'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: skydio:skydio-cloud-api
  name: Skydio Cloud API
  description: The Skydio Cloud API is an HTTP-based REST API with JSON request and response bodies that lets developers manage
    Skydio drone fleets programmatically. It covers vehicles, docks, controllers, batteries, attachments, and sensor packages;
    mission templates, scheduled missions, mission control, and mission results; flights and telemetry (including live telemetry);
    media files, downloads, thumbnails, and scans; alerts and markers; users, external contacts, and distribution lists; webhooks,
    remote video, and media transfer; plus JWT/JWK validation and OpenAPI spec endpoints for administration.
  humanURL: https://apidocs.skydio.com/reference/introduction
  tags:
  - Drones
  - Fleet Management
  - Live Telemetry
  - Missions
  - REST API
  - Webhook
  tags_raw:
  - Drones
  - Fleet Management
  - Live Telemetry
  - Missions
  - REST API
  - Webhooks
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://apidocs.skydio.com/docs
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://apidocs.skydio.com/reference/introduction
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://support.skydio.com/hc/en-us/articles/4402958154651-How-to-Generate-an-API-Token-for-a-Skydio-Cloud-Integration
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://apidocs.skydio.com/docs
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://apidocs.skydio.com/changelog
  - type: LlmsText
    url: https://apidocs.skydio.com/llms.txt
- aid: skydio:skydio-control-telemetry-icd
  name: Skydio Control & Telemetry ICD
  description: Real-time command and control interface for the Skydio X10D using MAVLink/RAS-A, enabling integration with
    ground control stations and third-party autonomy stacks. Access is gated through Skydio Support.
  humanURL: https://www.skydio.com/developer-tools
  tags:
  - Defense
  - MAVLink
  - RAS-A
  - Telemetry
  properties:
  - type: ProductPage
    url: https://www.skydio.com/developer-tools
  - type: Support
    url: https://support.skydio.com/
- aid: skydio:skydio-android-intent-api
  name: Skydio Android Intent API
  description: Android Intent API for the X10D Controller that lets third-party Android applications running on the controller
    receive information from the Skydio flight stack.
  humanURL: https://www.skydio.com/developer-tools
  tags:
  - Android
  - Controller
  - Intent API
  properties:
  - type: ProductPage
    url: https://www.skydio.com/developer-tools
  - type: Support
    url: https://support.skydio.com/
- aid: skydio:skydio-attachment-icd
  name: Skydio Attachment ICD
  description: Mechanical, electrical, and power interface specification for building custom attachments and payloads for
    the Skydio X10 and X10D platforms. Access requires a request through Skydio.
  humanURL: https://www.skydio.com/developer-tools
  tags:
  - Attachments
  - Hardware
  - Payloads
  properties:
  - type: ProductPage
    url: https://www.skydio.com/developer-tools
  - type: Support
    url: https://support.skydio.com/
- aid: skydio:skydio-flights-api
  name: Skydio Flights API
  description: Retrieve flights and flight metadata.
  humanURL: https://apidocs.skydio.com/reference/introduction
  tags:
  - Flights
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/skydio-flights-api-openapi.yml
- aid: skydio:skydio-markers-api
  name: Skydio Markers API
  description: Create or update markers (incidents).
  humanURL: https://apidocs.skydio.com/reference/introduction
  tags:
  - Markers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/skydio-markers-api-openapi.yml
- aid: skydio:skydio-vehicles-api
  name: Skydio Vehicles API
  description: Manage vehicles in your Skydio Cloud organization.
  humanURL: https://apidocs.skydio.com/reference/introduction
  tags:
  - Vehicles
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/skydio-vehicles-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: Plans
  url: plans/skydio-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/skydio-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/skydio-finops.yml
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/skydio-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/skydio-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/skydio-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.skydio.com/
- type: Portal
  url: https://apidocs.skydio.com/
- type: DeveloperTools
  url: https://www.skydio.com/developer-tools
- type: IntegrationsCatalog
  url: https://www.skydio.com/integrations-catalog
- type: Documentation
  url: https://apidocs.skydio.com/docs
- type: APIReference
  url: https://apidocs.skydio.com/reference/introduction
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://apidocs.skydio.com/changelog
- type: Support
  url: https://support.skydio.com/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://www.skydio.com/platform/reliability-dashboard
- type: Training
  url: https://www.skydio.com/skydio-academy
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.skydio.com/blog
- type: Login
  url: https://cloud.skydio.com/
- type: Careers
  url: https://www.skydio.com/careers
- type: ContactSales
  url: https://www.skydio.com/contact-sales
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

Skydio API — frequently asked questions

Does Skydio have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 7 APIs from Skydio, including Skydio Cloud API, Skydio Control & Telemetry ICD and Skydio Android Intent API, and 4 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Skydio API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 3 OpenAPI specifications for Skydio, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the Skydio API?

Skydio uses bearer-token authentication (apiKey · 1 scheme). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Skydio Authentication.

How much does the Skydio API cost?

APIs.io lists 1 pricing plan for Skydio, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Is the Skydio API ready for AI agents?

Skydio has a Kin Score of 39.9 out of 100 (developing) and an Agent Readiness score of 17.9 (agent-aware), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.

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