SmartBear

SmartBear is a software company that provides AI-powered tools for API lifecycle management including design, testing, documentation, and governance. Their product portfolio includes SwaggerHub for API design and documentation, ReadyAPI for API testing, PactFlow for contract testing, and other tools for software quality and performance. SmartBear's developer API enables programmatic access to manage API definitions, automate lifecycle workflows, and integrate SwaggerHub with CI/CD pipelines and third-party services.

SmartBear publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including APIs API, Domains API, Integrations API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include API Design, API Documentation, API Testing, Contract Testing, and Governance.

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

SmartBear’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, pricing, and 18 more developer resources.

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52.4/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 41/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessEnterpriseSelf serveFree trial⚡ Free to try

7 APIs 1 MCP Servers

API DesignAPI DocumentationAPI TestingContract TestingGovernanceMonitoringPlatform

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

Composite quality — 52.4/100 · developing

Contract Quality 16.1 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 8.7 / 20

Commercial Clarity 9.5 / 20

Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13

Governance 8.3 / 12

Discoverability 6.5 / 10

Agent readiness — 41/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 12 / 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

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APIs 7

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

MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

MCP Server

MCP SERVER

GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Smartbear Rate Limits

1 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

JSON Schema 2

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

Examples 2

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal

DeveloperPortal

Documentation 4

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

OpenAPI

JSONSchema

JSONSchema

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

MCPServer

MCPServer

Design & Contract 4

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Spectral

JSONStructure

JSONLD

Vocabulary

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

TrustCenter

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Community

Community

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 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Capabilities

Capabilities

Source (apis.yml)

aid: smartbear
name: SmartBear
description: SmartBear is a software company that provides AI-powered tools for API lifecycle management including design,
  testing, documentation, and governance. Their product portfolio includes SwaggerHub for API design and documentation, ReadyAPI
  for API testing, PactFlow for contract testing, and other tools for software quality and performance. SmartBear's developer
  API enables programmatic access to manage API definitions, automate lifecycle workflows, and integrate SwaggerHub with CI/CD
  pipelines and third-party services.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/smartbear/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
accessModel:
  pricing: enterprise
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: true
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Enterprise (free trial) · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
created: '2025-01-08'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- API Design
- API Documentation
- API Testing
- Contract Testing
- Governance
- Monitoring
- Platform
kind: contract
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/smartbear.png
access: 3rd-Party
position: Consuming
apis:
- aid: smartbear:readyapi
  name: ReadyAPI
  tags:
  - API Testing
  - Performance Testing
  - Security Testing
  - Functional Testing
  humanURL: https://smartbear.com/product/ready-api/overview/
  properties:
  - url: https://support.smartbear.com/readyapi/docs/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/SmartBear/readyapi4j
    type: GitHubRepository
  description: ReadyAPI is SmartBear's API quality platform for functional, security, and performance testing. It supports
    RESTful, GraphQL, and other API standards, and is used by more than 250,000 users running more than 2 million tests per
    month.
- aid: smartbear:pactflow
  name: PactFlow
  tags:
  - API Testing
  - CI/CD
  - Contract Testing
  - Consumer-Driven Contracts
  humanURL: https://pactflow.io/
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.pactflow.io/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://developer.smartbear.com/pactflow/default/pactflow_saas_api
    type: APIReference
  description: 'PactFlow is SmartBear''s contract testing platform that ensures API changes do not break consumer applications.
    It integrates with SwaggerHub for bi-directional contract testing and uses REST principles with predictable resource-oriented
    URLs. Base URL: https://{account}.pactflow.io.'
- aid: smartbear:smartbear-apis-api
  name: SmartBear APIs API
  description: Manage API definitions and versions
  humanURL: https://swagger.io/product/
  tags:
  - APIs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smartbear-apis-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.smartbear.com/swaggerhub/docs/en/index.html
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://swagger.io/product/pricing/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/SmartBear/swaggerhub-cli
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/smartbear-graphql.md
- aid: smartbear:smartbear-domains-api
  name: SmartBear Domains API
  description: Manage reusable domain definitions
  humanURL: https://swagger.io/product/
  tags:
  - Domains
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smartbear-domains-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.smartbear.com/swaggerhub/docs/en/index.html
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://swagger.io/product/pricing/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/SmartBear/swaggerhub-cli
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/smartbear-graphql.md
- aid: smartbear:smartbear-integrations-api
  name: SmartBear Integrations API
  description: Manage API integrations with third-party services
  humanURL: https://swagger.io/product/
  tags:
  - Integrations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smartbear-integrations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.smartbear.com/swaggerhub/docs/en/index.html
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://swagger.io/product/pricing/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/SmartBear/swaggerhub-cli
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/smartbear-graphql.md
- aid: smartbear:smartbear-organizations-api
  name: SmartBear Organizations API
  description: Manage organizations and members
  humanURL: https://swagger.io/product/
  tags:
  - Organizations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smartbear-organizations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.smartbear.com/swaggerhub/docs/en/index.html
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://swagger.io/product/pricing/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/SmartBear/swaggerhub-cli
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/smartbear-graphql.md
- aid: smartbear:smartbear-projects-api
  name: SmartBear Projects API
  description: Manage SwaggerHub projects
  humanURL: https://swagger.io/product/
  tags:
  - Projects
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smartbear-projects-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.smartbear.com/swaggerhub/docs/en/index.html
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://swagger.io/product/pricing/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/SmartBear/swaggerhub-cli
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/smartbear-graphql.md
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/smartbear-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/smartbear-trust-center.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/smartbear-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/smartbear-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/smartbear
- type: Website
  url: https://smartbear.com/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developer.smartbear.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://support.smartbear.com/documentation/
- type: Community
  url: https://community.smartbear.com/
- type: Blog
  url: https://smartbear.com/blog/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/SmartBear
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/SmartBear-DevRel
- type: Pricing
  url: https://swagger.io/product/pricing/
- type: OpenAPI
  url: openapi/smartbear-swaggerhub-openapi.yml
- type: Spectral
  url: rules/smartbear-rules.yml
- type: Capabilities
  url: capabilities/api-design-and-governance.yaml
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/smartbear-api-entry-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/smartbear-integration-schema.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/smartbear-swaggerhub-structure.json
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/smartbear-context.jsonld
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/smartbear-vocabulary.yml
- type: Integrations
  url: https://smartbear.com/integrations/
- name: MCP Server
  url: https://github.com/SmartBear/smartbear-mcp
  type: MCPServer
integrations:
- name: logo
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com