Sonar

Sonar (SonarSource) provides code quality and security analysis tools for developers. Products include SonarQube (self-hosted), SonarCloud (cloud-hosted), and SonarLint (IDE plugin), offering continuous inspection through static code analysis across 30+ programming languages.

Sonar publishes 7 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Issues API, Measures API, Organizations API, and 4 more. Tagged areas include CI/CD, Code Quality, Developer Tools, DevOps, and Security.

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

Sonar’s developer surface includes authentication, engineering blog, support, pricing, and 16 more developer resources.

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40.9/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 28/100 agent aware saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-10-17 · rubric v0.24.0

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

1 published contract 2 MCP Servers

CI/CD Code Quality Developer Tools DevOps SecuritySonarCloudSonarQubeStatic Analysis

What this lets a business do 1

Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →

Software Product Engineering Management

BC-4200

IssuesMeasuresQuality Gates

GET /issues/search GET /qualitygates/list GET /qualitygates/project_status GET /measures/component

Kin Score

Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-10-17 · rubric v0.24.0

Composite quality — 40.9/100 · developing

Contract Quality 12.1 / 19

Developer Ergonomics 7.3 / 15

Access Clarity 2.8 / 15

Operational Transparency 1.8 / 10

Contract Governance 2.1 / 9

Discoverability 5.0 / 8

Regulatory Posture 2.5 / 15

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 28/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 12 / 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

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Regulatory Posture applies to this provider. Its tags matched the Horizontal (data, software, accessibility, platform) regime, so Regulatory Posture carries 15 points of the composite. If this regime is wrong for your business, say so on your provider repo — the applicability map is public and we will correct it.

Create-or-Update Ergonomics applies to this provider. This API accepts writes, so it carries 10 points of the composite. It is scored from the published contracts themselves: whether a caller can create-or-update in one call, whether the write accepts a key the caller already holds, and whether the response says which branch ran. Without that, every write needs a search-and-branch in front of it, and the first time that check is skipped a duplicate record is created. Scored against the observed mean rather than raw — a provider at the catalog average is unchanged by this facet, not penalised by it.

The six quality facets above are damped to 75 points between them, because the conditional facet above carries the other 25. That is why each facet's contribution is shown against a damped maximum: raising a quality facet moves the composite by 75% of its nominal weight, not 100%. The full arithmetic is at apis.io/rating/.

Improve this rating by publishing the missing artifacts — every area above can be raised, and the full rubric is at apis.io/rating/. Every facet and dimension name above is a link: it opens that measurement's own page — what it means, the exact checks that feed it, how the whole catalog distributes on it, and the providers at the top of it. This rating is computed from github.com/api-evangelist/sonar: open an issue to ask a question, or submit a pull request to add artifacts. Submit an artifact on GitHub — free → Manage your own listing — the Influence plan, $499/mo →

Markets this provider is in provisional

The Kin Score Market layer reads a provider inside its market: its position, and how deep its integrations go. Depth is only comparable within a position. Provisional and unweighted: not part of the Kin Score or agent readiness.

Market	Position	Depth	Registered MCP server	Declares compatibility
Software Supply Chain (SBOM, Signing, Open Source Security)	builds-on	51.7	-	-

Registered MCP server and declares compatibility are report only — not weighted. Undeclared means we found nothing we can read, so there is no number: we never infer integrations.

APIs 7

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

SonarQube Web API

REST API for interacting with SonarQube Server, enabling management of projects, quality gates, issues, rules, users, and CI/CD integrations. Uses token-based authentication.

Sonar Issues API

Code issue search and management

Sonar Measures API

Component metrics and measurement data

Sonar Organizations API

Organization management and discovery

Sonar Projects API

Project search and management within organizations

Sonar Quality Gates API

Quality gate configuration and status

Sonar User Tokens API

SonarCloud API

OPEN COLLECTION

SonarCloud Issues User Tokens API

OPEN COLLECTION

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MCP Servers 2

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

MCP Server

MCP SERVER

Sonar MCP Server

Remote MCP server at docs.sonarsource.com over HTTP.

MCP SERVER

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Sonar Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Sonar Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Sonar Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

Sonar Context

0 classes · 5 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Sonar — jsonschema rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

Sonar API Rules

8 rules · 2 errors 4 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 2

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

Issue

17 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Organization

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Sonar Sonarcloud Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 2

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Sonar Quality Gate Status Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Sonar Search Organizations Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 2

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

Sonar Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Sonar Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Sonar Agentic Access

8 operations · 1 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Agent Surfaces 3

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

MCPServer

MCPServer

LlmsText

LlmsText

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Sonar Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

PostmanWorkspace

PostmanWorkspace

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

Support

Support

StatusPage

StatusPage

Commercial 5

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

FinOps

Pricing

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

CapabilityMap

CapabilityMap

Source (apis.yml)

aid: sonar
name: Sonar
description: Sonar (SonarSource) provides code quality and security analysis tools for developers. Products include SonarQube
  (self-hosted), SonarCloud (cloud-hosted), and SonarLint (IDE plugin), offering continuous inspection through static code
  analysis across 30+ programming languages.
kind: contract
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/sonar.png
tags:
- CI/CD
- Code Quality
- Developer Tools
- DevOps
- Security
- SonarCloud
- SonarQube
- Static Analysis
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/sonar/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: sonar:sonarqube-web-api
  name: SonarQube Web API
  description: REST API for interacting with SonarQube Server, enabling management of projects, quality gates, issues, rules,
    users, and CI/CD integrations. Uses token-based authentication.
  humanURL: https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/latest/extension-guide/web-api/
  tags:
  - Code Quality
  - DevOps
  - Security
  - SonarQube
  - Static Analysis
  - Technical Debt
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/latest/extension-guide/web-api/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://api-docs.sonarsource.com/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/latest/extension-guide/web-api/
- aid: sonar:sonar-issues-api
  name: Sonar Issues API
  description: Code issue search and management
  humanURL: https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/latest/extension-guide/web-api/
  tags:
  - Issues
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/sonar-issues-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://sonarcloud.io/web_api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.sonarcloud.io/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.sonarcloud.io/advanced-setup/api-authentication/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/sonar-organization-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/sonar-issue-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/sonar-sonarcloud-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/sonar-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/sonar-rules.yml
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/sonar-search-organizations-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/sonar-quality-gate-status-example.json
- aid: sonar:sonar-measures-api
  name: Sonar Measures API
  description: Component metrics and measurement data
  humanURL: https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/latest/extension-guide/web-api/
  tags:
  - Measures
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/sonar-measures-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://sonarcloud.io/web_api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.sonarcloud.io/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.sonarcloud.io/advanced-setup/api-authentication/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/sonar-organization-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/sonar-issue-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/sonar-sonarcloud-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/sonar-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/sonar-rules.yml
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/sonar-search-organizations-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/sonar-quality-gate-status-example.json
- aid: sonar:sonar-organizations-api
  name: Sonar Organizations API
  description: Organization management and discovery
  humanURL: https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/latest/extension-guide/web-api/
  tags:
  - Organization
  tags_raw:
  - Organizations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/sonar-organizations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://sonarcloud.io/web_api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.sonarcloud.io/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.sonarcloud.io/advanced-setup/api-authentication/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/sonar-organization-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/sonar-issue-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/sonar-sonarcloud-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/sonar-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/sonar-rules.yml
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/sonar-search-organizations-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/sonar-quality-gate-status-example.json
- aid: sonar:sonar-projects-api
  name: Sonar Projects API
  description: Project search and management within organizations
  humanURL: https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/latest/extension-guide/web-api/
  tags:
  - Project
  tags_raw:
  - Projects
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/sonar-projects-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://sonarcloud.io/web_api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.sonarcloud.io/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.sonarcloud.io/advanced-setup/api-authentication/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/sonar-organization-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/sonar-issue-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/sonar-sonarcloud-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/sonar-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/sonar-rules.yml
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/sonar-search-organizations-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/sonar-quality-gate-status-example.json
- aid: sonar:sonar-quality-gates-api
  name: Sonar Quality Gates API
  description: Quality gate configuration and status
  humanURL: https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/latest/extension-guide/web-api/
  tags:
  - Quality Gates
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/sonar-quality-gates-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://sonarcloud.io/web_api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.sonarcloud.io/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.sonarcloud.io/advanced-setup/api-authentication/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/sonar-organization-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/sonar-issue-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/sonar-sonarcloud-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/sonar-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/sonar-rules.yml
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/sonar-search-organizations-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/sonar-quality-gate-status-example.json
- aid: sonar:sonar-user-tokens-api
  name: Sonar User Tokens API
  description: API token generation and management
  humanURL: https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/latest/extension-guide/web-api/
  tags:
  - User Tokens
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/sonar-user-tokens-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://sonarcloud.io/web_api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.sonarcloud.io/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.sonarcloud.io/advanced-setup/api-authentication/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/sonar-organization-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/sonar-issue-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/sonar-sonarcloud-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/sonar-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/sonar-rules.yml
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/sonar-search-organizations-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/sonar-quality-gate-status-example.json
common:
- type: Plans
  url: plans/sonar-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/sonar-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/sonar-finops.yml
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/sonar-capability-edges.yml
  name: Sonar Business Capability Map
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/sonar/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/sonar-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/sonar-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/sonar-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sonarsource
- type: Website
  url: https://www.sonarsource.com/
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/SonarSource
- type: Support
  url: https://community.sonarsource.com/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.sonarsource.com/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.sonarsource.com/plans-and-pricing/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.sonarsource.com/terms/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.sonarsource.com/privacy/
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/sonar-vocabulary.yml
  title: Sonar Vocabulary
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.sonarsource.com/integrations/
- name: MCP Server
  url: https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarqube-mcp-server
  type: MCPServer
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://docs.sonarsource.com/llms.txt
integrations:
- name: GitHub
- name: Bitbucket
- name: Azure DevOps
- name: GitLab
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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