SpaceAPI

SpaceAPI is an open standard for hackerspaces, makerspaces, fablabs, and similar community spaces to publish real-time information about their spaces in a machine-readable JSON format. It provides a central directory (collector) that aggregates endpoints from participating spaces around the world, enabling applications to discover and display space status, location, contact, and operational information.

SpaceAPI publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network: Directory API. Tagged areas include Co-Working, Event Spaces, Maker Spaces, Hackerspaces, and Community.

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

SpaceAPI’s developer surface includes documentation, GitHub presence, and 4 more developer resources.

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26.8/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 26/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

AccessFreemium

1 APIs

Co-Working Event SpacesMaker SpacesHackerspacesCommunity Open Standard

Kin Score

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scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

Composite quality — 26.8/100 · thin

Contract Quality 15.1 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 1.9 / 20

Access Clarity 0.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 1.7 / 13

Contract Governance 1.2 / 12

Discoverability 6.9 / 10

Agent readiness — 26/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 9 / 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 4 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Surface 0 / 5

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APIs 1

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

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Spaceapi Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

JSON Schema 1

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

Examples 1

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHub

GitHub

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Directory

Source (apis.yml)

aid: spaceapi
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/spaceapi/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: SpaceAPI
description: SpaceAPI is an open standard for hackerspaces, makerspaces, fablabs, and similar community spaces to publish
  real-time information about their spaces in a machine-readable JSON format. It provides a central directory (collector)
  that aggregates endpoints from participating spaces around the world, enabling applications to discover and display space
  status, location, contact, and operational information.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/spaceapi.png
tags:
- Co-Working
- Event Spaces
- Maker Spaces
- Hackerspaces
- Community
- Open Standard
created: '2024-11-07'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: spaceapi:spaceapi-directory-api
  name: SpaceAPI Directory API
  description: SpaceAPI directory listing operations
  humanURL: https://spaceapi.io
  baseURL: https://collector.spaceapi.io
  tags:
  - Directory
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/spaceapi-directory-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://spaceapi.io
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://spaceapi.io/how-to-use/
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/spaceapi/refs/heads/main/rules/spaceapi-rules.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/spaceapi/refs/heads/main/json-schema/spaceapi-directory-entry-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/spaceapi/refs/heads/main/json-structure/spaceapi-directory-entry-structure.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/spaceapi/refs/heads/main/json-ld/spaceapi-context.jsonld
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/spaceapi/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/spaceapi-vocabulary.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/spaceapi-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/spaceapi-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://spaceapi.io
- type: Documentation
  url: https://spaceapi.io/how-to-use/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/SpaceApi
- type: Directory
  url: https://directory.spaceapi.io/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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