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Snowplow

Snowplow is a behavioral data platform that enables organizations to collect, process, and model granular event-level data from web, mobile, and server-side sources, providing a data pipeline for analytics and AI use cases. The platform uses a schema-first approach with self-describing JSON events validated against the Iglu schema registry. The Snowplow Console API provides programmatic governance of data structures (schemas), data products (tracking plans), and event specifications.

Snowplow publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network: Authentication API, Data Products API, and Data Structures API. Tagged areas include Analytics Platform, Behavioral Data, Data Collection, Data Engineering, and Data Pipeline.

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

Snowplow’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, pricing, GitHub presence, signup flow, support, and 13 more developer resources.

59.1/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
4 APIs
Analytics PlatformBehavioral DataData CollectionData EngineeringData PipelineEvent TrackingOpen Source

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 59.1/100 · strong
Contract Quality 18.4 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 8.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 14.2 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
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 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 4

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

Snowplow Tracker SDKs

Snowplow provides tracker SDKs for all major platforms including JavaScript (web), iOS, Android, Python, Java, Go, Ruby, .NET, PHP, and Rust. Trackers generate self-describing e...

Snowplow Authentication API

Credentials API for obtaining JWT access tokens from API key credentials.

Snowplow Data Products API

Manage data products (tracking plans) which organize event specifications and define the behavioral data strategy for a product or feature.

Snowplow Data Structures API

Manage JSON Schema data structures (event schemas) in Snowplow. Data structures define the shape of events tracked in your pipeline. Supports versioning, validation, and deploym...

Postman Collections 3

Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.

Open Collections 1

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

Snowplow Console API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Snowplow Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

Snowplow Context

6 classes · 30 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Snowplow API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

Snowplow API Rules

8 rules · 2 errors 4 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 2

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

Snowplow Data Structure

9 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Snowplow Event

30 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Snowplow Pipeline Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 2

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Security Posture 3

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

Snowplow Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Snowplow Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Snowplow Trust Center

SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Snowplow Agentic Access

13 operations · 6 acting

13 operations · 6 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: snowplow
name: Snowplow
description: Snowplow is a behavioral data platform that enables organizations to collect, process, and model granular event-level
  data from web, mobile, and server-side sources, providing a data pipeline for analytics and AI use cases. The platform uses
  a schema-first approach with self-describing JSON events validated against the Iglu schema registry. The Snowplow Console
  API provides programmatic governance of data structures (schemas), data products (tracking plans), and event specifications.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · 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/snowplow.png
tags:
- Analytics Platform
- Behavioral Data
- Data Collection
- Data Engineering
- Data Pipeline
- Event Tracking
- Open Source
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/snowplow/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: snowplow:snowplow-trackers
  name: Snowplow Tracker SDKs
  description: Snowplow provides tracker SDKs for all major platforms including JavaScript (web), iOS, Android, Python, Java,
    Go, Ruby, .NET, PHP, and Rust. Trackers generate self-describing events and send them to the Snowplow Collector. All trackers
    support self-describing events, contexts, page views, structured events, and session tracking.
  humanURL: https://docs.snowplow.io/docs/collecting-data/collecting-from-own-applications
  tags:
  - Analytics
  - Event Tracking
  - SDK
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.snowplow.io/docs/collecting-data/collecting-from-own-applications
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/snowplow
- aid: snowplow:snowplow-authentication-api
  name: Snowplow Authentication API
  description: Credentials API for obtaining JWT access tokens from API key credentials.
  humanURL: https://docs.snowplow.io/docs/event-studio/programmatic-management/
  tags:
  - Authentication
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/snowplow-authentication-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.snowplow.io/docs/event-studio/programmatic-management/
  - type: SwaggerUI
    url: https://console.snowplowanalytics.com/api/msc/v1/docs/
- aid: snowplow:snowplow-data-products-api
  name: Snowplow Data Products API
  description: Manage data products (tracking plans) which organize event specifications and define the behavioral data strategy
    for a product or feature.
  humanURL: https://docs.snowplow.io/docs/event-studio/programmatic-management/
  tags:
  - Data Products
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/snowplow-data-products-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.snowplow.io/docs/event-studio/programmatic-management/
  - type: SwaggerUI
    url: https://console.snowplowanalytics.com/api/msc/v1/docs/
- aid: snowplow:snowplow-data-structures-api
  name: Snowplow Data Structures API
  description: Manage JSON Schema data structures (event schemas) in Snowplow. Data structures define the shape of events
    tracked in your pipeline. Supports versioning, validation, and deployment to dev/prod registries.
  humanURL: https://docs.snowplow.io/docs/event-studio/programmatic-management/
  tags:
  - Data Structures
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/snowplow-data-structures-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.snowplow.io/docs/event-studio/programmatic-management/
  - type: SwaggerUI
    url: https://console.snowplowanalytics.com/api/msc/v1/docs/
common:
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/snowplow/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/snowplow-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/snowplow-trust-center.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/snowplow-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/snowplow-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/snowplow
- type: Website
  url: https://snowplow.io
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.snowplow.io
- type: Blog
  url: https://snowplow.io/blog
- type: Pricing
  url: https://snowplow.io/pricing
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/snowplow
- type: Login
  url: https://console.snowplowanalytics.com
- type: Signup
  url: https://snowplow.io/get-started
- type: Support
  url: https://snowplow.io/support
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.snowplow.io/docs/getting-started-on-snowplow-open-source
- type: Community
  url: https://discourse.snowplow.io
- type: DataStructuresAPI
  url: https://docs.snowplow.io/docs/data-product-studio/data-structures/manage/api/
- type: TrackingPlansAPI
  url: https://docs.snowplow.io/docs/data-product-studio/data-products/api/
- type: CredentialsAPI
  url: https://docs.snowplow.io/docs/account-management/
- type: Integrations
  url: https://snowplow.io/partners
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://docs.snowplow.io/llms.txt
integrations:
- name: Databricks
- name: Snowflake
- name: Google BigQuery
- name: Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- name: Amazon S3
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com