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 6 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Issues API, Measures API, Organizations API, and 3 more. Tagged areas include CI/CD, Code Quality, DevOps, Security, and SonarCloud.

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 12 more developer resources.

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60.5/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 41/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

7 APIs 1 MCP Servers

CI/CDCode QualityDevOpsSecuritySonarCloudSonarQubeStatic Analysis

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

Composite quality — 60.5/100 · strong

Contract Quality 18.7 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 6.1 / 20

Commercial Clarity 14.2 / 20

Operational Transparency 6.8 / 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.

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.

JSON Schema 2

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

Examples 2

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

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 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

StatusPage

StatusPage

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

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
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/sonar.png
tags:
- CI/CD
- Code Quality
- 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: '0.19'
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:
  - 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:
  - 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: 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

Sonar

APIs 7

Postman Collections 6

Open Collections 1

MCP Servers 1

Pricing Plans 1