# Slashdot

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/slashdot/  
**Website:** https://slashdot.org/  
**APIs profiled:** 7

Slashdot is a technology news aggregation and community discussion site founded in 1997, focused on open source software, Linux, science, and technology topics. Known by its tagline "News for nerds, stuff that matters," Slashdot allows readers to submit and vote on stories, comment on articles, and follow developments across the technology landscape. The site offers RSS and Atom feeds for programmatic access to its content across multiple topic sections including developers, Linux, games, science, Apple, and more. Feed requests are rate-limited to one per 30 minutes.

## Kin Score — 27.9 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-25 under rubric 0.14.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 27.9).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 63.0 |
| Contract Quality | 53.4 |
| Governance | 60.6 |
| Contract Governance | 60.6 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 0.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 0.0 |
| Access Clarity | 0.0 |

## Agent readiness — 20.0 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | na |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | na |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | na |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (7)

- **Slashdot Apple API** — The Apple API from Slashdot — 1 operation(s) for apple.
- **Slashdot Developers API** — The Developers API from Slashdot — 1 operation(s) for developers.
- **Slashdot Feeds API** — The Feeds API from Slashdot — 8 operation(s) for feeds.
- **Slashdot Games API** — The Games API from Slashdot — 1 operation(s) for games.
- **Slashdot Linux API** — The Linux API from Slashdot — 1 operation(s) for linux.
- **Slashdot Rights API** — The Rights API from Slashdot — 1 operation(s) for rights.
- **Slashdot Science API** — The Science API from Slashdot — 1 operation(s) for science.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Slashdot Agentic Access** — 8 operations

## Security (1)

- **Slashdot Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Slashdot Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Media, Open-Source, Technology News, RSS

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/slashdot/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.