Software Development Lifecycle

aid: software-development-lifecycle
name: Software Development Lifecycle
description: The Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) encompasses all processes, tools, and methodologies involved in planning,
  developing, testing, and delivering software from inception to retirement. Modern SDLC platforms integrate project planning,
  source control, code review, automated testing, security scanning, CI/CD pipelines, and release management into unified
  developer experience platforms. This profile covers the landscape of APIs, tools, and platforms that support each phase
  of the software development lifecycle.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Development Process
- Project Management
- Quality Assurance
- Software Engineering
- DevOps
- Platform Engineering
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/software-development-lifecycle/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-02'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: software-development-lifecycle:planning-and-tracking
  name: Planning and Tracking APIs
  description: APIs for agile planning, backlog management, sprint tracking, roadmapping, and team capacity planning tools
    used in the planning phase of the software development lifecycle.
  humanURL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_project_management
  baseURL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_project_management
  tags:
  - Agile Planning
  - Backlog Management
  - Sprint Tracking
  - Roadmapping
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_project_management
- aid: software-development-lifecycle:code-and-review
  name: Code and Review APIs
  description: APIs for source control, code repositories, branching strategies, pull requests, and code review platforms
    that support collaborative development in the implementation phase.
  humanURL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Version_control
  baseURL: https://api.github.com
  tags:
  - Source Control
  - Code Review
  - Version Control
  - Collaboration
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.github.com/en/rest
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/rest-api-description/main/descriptions/api.github.com/api.github.com.json
- aid: software-development-lifecycle:build-and-test
  name: Build and Test APIs
  description: APIs for build automation, test frameworks, code coverage tools, and quality gates that verify software correctness
    and maintainability during the testing phase of the lifecycle.
  humanURL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Build_automation
  baseURL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Build_automation
  tags:
  - Build Automation
  - Testing
  - Code Coverage
  - Quality Gates
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Build_automation
- aid: software-development-lifecycle:security-scanning
  name: Security Scanning APIs
  description: APIs for static application security testing (SAST), dynamic application security testing (DAST), software
    composition analysis (SCA), and container security scanning integrated into the development lifecycle.
  humanURL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_application_security_testing
  baseURL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_application_security_testing
  tags:
  - SAST
  - DAST
  - Security Scanning
  - DevSecOps
  - SCA
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_application_security_testing
- aid: software-development-lifecycle:deployment-and-release
  name: Deployment and Release APIs
  description: APIs for CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure provisioning, environment management, feature flags, and progressive
    delivery tools that support the deployment and release phase of the software development lifecycle.
  humanURL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CI/CD
  baseURL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CI/CD
  tags:
  - CI/CD
  - Deployment
  - Infrastructure as Code
  - Feature Flags
  - Progressive Delivery
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CI/CD
- aid: software-development-lifecycle:monitoring-and-observability
  name: Monitoring and Observability APIs
  description: APIs for application performance monitoring, error tracking, log management, and distributed tracing that support
    the operations and maintenance phase of the software development lifecycle.
  humanURL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observability_(software)
  baseURL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observability_(software)
  tags:
  - Monitoring
  - Observability
  - APM
  - Log Management
  - Tracing
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observability_(software)
- aid: software-development-lifecycle:developer-platforms
  name: Developer Platform APIs
  description: APIs for integrated developer experience (IDP) platforms that unify planning, coding, building, testing, and
    deployment into a single platform with internal developer portals, service catalogs, and self-service infrastructure.
  humanURL: https://internaldeveloperplatform.org/
  baseURL: https://internaldeveloperplatform.org/
  tags:
  - Developer Platform
  - Internal Developer Portal
  - Service Catalog
  - Platform Engineering
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://internaldeveloperplatform.org/
common:
- url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_development_process
  name: Software Development Process
  type: Documentation
- url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_software_development
  name: Agile Software Development
  type: Documentation
- url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DevOps
  name: DevOps
  type: Documentation
- url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DevSecOps
  name: DevSecOps
  type: Documentation
- url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platform_engineering
  name: Platform Engineering
  type: Documentation
- url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuous_integration
  name: Continuous Integration
  type: Documentation
- url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuous_delivery
  name: Continuous Delivery
  type: Documentation
- url: https://internaldeveloperplatform.org/
  name: Internal Developer Platform Guide
  type: Documentation
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com