Snyk Container

Snyk Container helps developers find and fix vulnerabilities in container images and Kubernetes workloads. It integrates into existing development workflows to provide continuous security monitoring throughout the container lifecycle, scanning Docker images, Kubernetes manifests, and Helm charts for known CVEs and misconfigurations.

Snyk Container publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network: Container Projects API, Issues API, and Targets API. Tagged areas include Container Images, Containers, Kubernetes, Security, and Vulnerability Management.

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

Snyk Container’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, getting-started guide, engineering blog, pricing, signup flow, changelog, and 16 more developer resources.

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63.6/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 32/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

3 APIs

Container ImagesContainersKubernetesSecurityVulnerability ManagementDevSecOpsOpen Source

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1

Composite quality — 63.6/100 · strong

Contract Quality 19.1 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 11.3 / 20

Commercial Clarity 11.6 / 20

Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13

Governance 8.3 / 12

Discoverability 6.5 / 10

Agent readiness — 32/100 · 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 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

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APIs 3

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

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Snyk Container Rate Limits

5 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 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Signup

Signup

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

API Documentation

API Documentation

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

LlmsText

LlmsText

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Build 6

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

PostmanWorkspace

PostmanWorkspace

GitHubOrganization

SDKs

CLI

Examples

Examples

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

TrustCenter

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

ChangeLog

ChangeLog

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

REST API

REST API

Kubernetes Operator

Kubernetes Operator

Source (apis.yml)

aid: snyk-container
name: Snyk Container
description: Snyk Container helps developers find and fix vulnerabilities in container images and Kubernetes workloads. It
  integrates into existing development workflows to provide continuous security monitoring throughout the container lifecycle,
  scanning Docker images, Kubernetes manifests, and Helm charts for known CVEs and misconfigurations.
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/snyk-container.png
tags:
- Container Images
- Containers
- Kubernetes
- Security
- Vulnerability Management
- DevSecOps
- Open Source
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/snyk-container/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: snyk-container:snyk-container-container-projects-api
  name: Snyk Container Container Projects API
  description: Manage Snyk Container scanning projects
  humanURL: https://snyk.io/product/container-vulnerability-management/
  tags:
  - Container Projects
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/snyk-container-container-projects-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.snyk.io/scan-using-snyk/snyk-container
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.snyk.io/getting-started
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/snyk-container-project-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/snyk-container-issue-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/snyk-container-project-structure.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: json-ld/snyk-container-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/snyk-container-rules.yml
  - type: Capabilities
    url: capabilities/container-security.yaml
- aid: snyk-container:snyk-container-issues-api
  name: Snyk Container Issues API
  description: Retrieve container vulnerability issues
  humanURL: https://snyk.io/product/container-vulnerability-management/
  tags:
  - Issues
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/snyk-container-issues-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.snyk.io/scan-using-snyk/snyk-container
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.snyk.io/getting-started
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/snyk-container-project-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/snyk-container-issue-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/snyk-container-project-structure.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: json-ld/snyk-container-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/snyk-container-rules.yml
  - type: Capabilities
    url: capabilities/container-security.yaml
- aid: snyk-container:snyk-container-targets-api
  name: Snyk Container Targets API
  description: Manage scan targets (images, registries)
  humanURL: https://snyk.io/product/container-vulnerability-management/
  tags:
  - Targets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/snyk-container-targets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.snyk.io/scan-using-snyk/snyk-container
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.snyk.io/getting-started
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/snyk-container-project-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/snyk-container-issue-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/snyk-container-project-structure.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: json-ld/snyk-container-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/snyk-container-rules.yml
  - type: Capabilities
    url: capabilities/container-security.yaml
common:
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/snyk-container/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/snyk-container-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/snyk-container-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/snyk-container-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/snyk-container-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/snyk-container-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://snyk.io/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.snyk.io/scan-using-snyk/snyk-container
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.snyk.io/getting-started
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/snyk
- type: Blog
  url: https://snyk.io/blog/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://snyk.io/plans/
- type: Signup
  url: https://app.snyk.io/signup
- type: REST API
  url: https://apidocs.snyk.io/
- type: API Documentation
  url: https://docs.snyk.io/snyk-api
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://docs.snyk.io/snyk-api/changelog
- type: SDKs
  url: https://github.com/snyk/snyk-sdk-java
- type: CLI
  url: https://github.com/snyk/cli
- type: Kubernetes Operator
  url: https://github.com/snyk/kubernetes-monitor
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/snyk-container-vocabulary.yml
- type: Examples
  url: examples/snyk-container-list-projects-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/snyk-container-list-issues-example.json
- type: Integrations
  url: https://snyk.io/integrations/
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://docs.snyk.io/llms.txt
integrations:
- name: View partner solutions
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

Snyk Container

APIs 3

Postman Collections 3

Open Collections 1

Pricing Plans 1