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Stoplight

Stoplight is a collaborative, design-first API platform providing a visual editor for OpenAPI specifications, interactive hosted documentation, automatic mock servers, API style guides and governance, and open-source tools including Prism (mock server), Spectral (JSON/YAML linter), and Elements (documentation components). Acquired by SmartBear in 2023, Stoplight is now positioned within SmartBear's API Hub solution group alongside SwaggerHub, with Spectral, Prism, and Elements progressively integrated into the unified API Hub experience. The platform supports OpenAPI v3.1, v3.0, v2.0, Arazzo v1.0, and AsyncAPI v2.x, with integrations for GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Azure DevOps. The Stoplight status page now redirects to stoplight.status.smartbear.com, confirming the operational consolidation under SmartBear.

Stoplight publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network: Versions API. Tagged areas include API Design, API Documentation, API Governance, AsyncAPI, and Design-First.

The Stoplight catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Stoplight’s developer surface includes developer portal, documentation, pricing, engineering blog, support, signup flow, getting-started guide, and 53 more developer resources.

69.7/100 exemplar ▬ flat Agent 30/100 agent ready open core · Apache-2.0 Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
AccessFreemium
2 APIs
API DesignAPI DocumentationAPI GovernanceAsyncAPIDesign-FirstLintingMock ServersOpenAPISmartBear API HubStyle Guides

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
Open Source Surface applies to this provider. This product is open source and we read its repository directly, so Open Source Surface carries 10 points of the composite. It is scored from what the repository actually publishes — a security policy, a contribution guide, a release history, a code of conduct — read live from the provider rather than inferred from our own catalog pointers. This facet adds; nothing was taken away to make room for it. An open-source project is not excused from the commercial facets, because exemption would strip it of the points it does earn. If we have the wrong repository, or this product is not open source, say so on your provider repo and we will drop the facet rather than have you publish against 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 80 points between them, because the conditional facet above carries the other 20. That is why each facet's contribution is shown against a damped maximum: raising a quality facet moves the composite by 80% 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/stoplight: 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 →

APIs 7

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

Stoplight Platform

Stoplight Platform is a SaaS collaborative API design and documentation management tool providing a visual editor for OpenAPI specifications, interactive hosted documentation, a...

Stoplight Prism

Prism is an open-source HTTP mock and proxy server that turns any OpenAPI v2/v3 or Postman Collection file into a realistic API server with mocking, transformations, and validat...

Stoplight Spectral

Spectral is an open-source JSON and YAML linter for creating automated API style guides and governance rulesets. Provides built-in support for OpenAPI v3.1, v3.0, and v2.0, Araz...

Stoplight Elements

Elements is an open-source toolkit for building beautiful, interactive API documentation from OpenAPI specifications using embeddable React or Web Components. Provides highly cu...

Stoplight Studio

Stoplight Studio is the visual API design and technical writing editor included in the Stoplight Platform. Provides a form-based editor for creating and editing OpenAPI v2 and v...

Stoplight CLI

The Stoplight CLI enables programmatic linting of API descriptions and pushing analysis results to the Stoplight Platform from CI/CD pipelines. Supports analyzing local projects...

Stoplight Versions API

The Versions API from Stoplight — 5 operation(s) for versions.

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Stoplight Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

Stoplight Context

6 classes · 7 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Stoplight API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

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

Spectral Ruleset

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Stoplight Spectral Ruleset Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Security Posture 4

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

Stoplight Authentication

2 schemes

SECURITY

Stoplight Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Stoplight Trust Center

SOC 2, ISO/IEC 27001, NIST CSF

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 5

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 6

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Design & Contract 11

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

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Build 5

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 6

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Learn 2

Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance

Operate 8

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

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Commercial 6

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 4

The organization behind the API

Other 5

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: stoplight
name: Stoplight
description: Stoplight is a collaborative, design-first API platform providing a visual editor for OpenAPI specifications,
  interactive hosted documentation, automatic mock servers, API style guides and governance, and open-source tools including
  Prism (mock server), Spectral (JSON/YAML linter), and Elements (documentation components). Acquired by SmartBear in 2023,
  Stoplight is now positioned within SmartBear's API Hub solution group alongside SwaggerHub, with Spectral, Prism, and Elements
  progressively integrated into the unified API Hub experience. The platform supports OpenAPI v3.1, v3.0, v2.0, Arazzo v1.0,
  and AsyncAPI v2.x, with integrations for GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Azure DevOps. The Stoplight status page now redirects
  to stoplight.status.smartbear.com, confirming the operational consolidation under SmartBear.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: open-core
  license: Apache-2.0
  open_source: true
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Open core · an OSS project plus a commercial hosted product
  confidence: high
  source:
  - license
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consuming
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/stoplight.png
tags:
- API Design
- API Documentation
- API Governance
- AsyncAPI
- Design-First
- Linting
- Mock Servers
- OpenAPI
- SmartBear API Hub
- Style Guides
created: '2026-03-03'
modified: '2026-08-27'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/stoplight/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: stoplight:stoplight-platform
  name: Stoplight Platform
  description: Stoplight Platform is a SaaS collaborative API design and documentation management tool providing a visual
    editor for OpenAPI specifications, interactive hosted documentation, automatic mock servers, API style guides, governance
    features, and multi-branch Git integration. Teams design, document, mock, and govern APIs using a design-first approach.
    Supports OpenAPI v3.1/v3.0/v2.0, Arazzo v1.0, and AsyncAPI v2.x. Integrates with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Azure
    DevOps. Now part of SmartBear's API Hub solution group alongside SwaggerHub.
  humanURL: https://stoplight.io
  tags:
  - API Design
  - API Documentation
  - API Governance
  - Design-First
  - Mock Servers
  - OpenAPI
  - SmartBear API Hub
  - Style Guides
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.stoplight.io/docs/platform/vrjs3xapm31b7-stoplight-documentation
  - type: Portal
    url: https://stoplight.io
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://stoplight.io/pricing
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.stoplight.io/docs/platform/vrjs3xapm31b7-stoplight-documentation
  - type: Signup
    url: https://stoplight.io/welcome
  - type: Login
    url: https://stoplight.io/login
  - type: CaseStudies
    url: https://stoplight.io/case-studies
  - type: Solutions
    url: https://stoplight.io/solutions
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://stoplight.status.smartbear.com/
- aid: stoplight:prism
  name: Stoplight Prism
  description: Prism is an open-source HTTP mock and proxy server that turns any OpenAPI v2/v3 or Postman Collection file
    into a realistic API server with mocking, transformations, and validations. Enables frontend and backend teams to develop
    in parallel using API descriptions. Can be used as a local CLI tool or via hosted Stoplight mock servers. Supports dynamic
    example generation, request/response validation, and content negotiation. The prism repository on GitHub has approximately
    4,943 stars and is one of Stoplight's flagship open-source projects.
  humanURL: https://stoplight.io/open-source/prism
  tags:
  - API Testing
  - Mock Servers
  - Open-Source
  - OpenAPI
  - Postman
  - Proxy
  - Validation
  tags_raw:
  - API Testing
  - Mock Servers
  - Open Source
  - OpenAPI
  - Postman
  - Proxy
  - Validation
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.stoplight.io/docs/prism/674b27b261c3c-prism-overview
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/stoplightio/prism
  - type: NPM
    url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stoplight/prism-cli
- aid: stoplight:spectral
  name: Stoplight Spectral
  description: Spectral is an open-source JSON and YAML linter for creating automated API style guides and governance rulesets.
    Provides built-in support for OpenAPI v3.1, v3.0, and v2.0, Arazzo v1.0, and AsyncAPI v2.x. Enables teams to validate
    API descriptions against custom rulesets, enforce consistent design standards, and integrate API governance into CI/CD
    pipelines. Supports custom functions and third-party ruleset packages via npm. SmartBear has integrated Spectral into
    SwaggerHub for API design and governance. The spectral repository has approximately 3,115 stars.
  humanURL: https://stoplight.io/open-source/spectral
  tags:
  - API Governance
  - AsyncAPI
  - CI/CD
  - Linting
  - Open-Source
  - OpenAPI
  - Style Guides
  tags_raw:
  - API Governance
  - AsyncAPI
  - CI/CD
  - Linting
  - Open Source
  - OpenAPI
  - Style Guides
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.stoplight.io/docs/spectral/674b27b261c3c-overview
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/stoplightio/spectral
  - type: NPM
    url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stoplight/spectral-cli
  - type: Docker
    url: https://hub.docker.com/r/stoplight/spectral
  - type: GitHubAction
    url: https://github.com/stoplightio/spectral-action
  - type: VSCodeExtension
    url: https://github.com/stoplightio/vscode-spectral
  - type: Rulesets
    url: https://github.com/stoplightio/spectral-rulesets
  - type: OWASPRuleset
    url: https://github.com/stoplightio/spectral-owasp-ruleset
  - type: DocumentationRuleset
    url: https://github.com/stoplightio/spectral-documentation
- aid: stoplight:elements
  name: Stoplight Elements
  description: Elements is an open-source toolkit for building beautiful, interactive API documentation from OpenAPI specifications
    using embeddable React or Web Components. Provides highly customizable, interactive API reference documentation, including
    operation listings, request/response examples, schema viewers, and try-it functionality. Can be embedded in any web application
    or used as a standalone documentation site. The elements repository has approximately 2,425 stars. SmartBear has integrated
    Elements into the SwaggerHub experience.
  humanURL: https://stoplight.io/open-source/elements
  tags:
  - API Documentation
  - Components
  - Open-Source
  - OpenAPI
  - React
  - Web Components
  tags_raw:
  - API Documentation
  - Components
  - Open Source
  - OpenAPI
  - React
  - Web Components
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.stoplight.io/docs/elements/d6a8ba3f3c186-stoplight-elements
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/stoplightio/elements
  - type: NPM
    url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stoplight/elements
  - type: Demo
    url: https://elements-demo.stoplight.io/
- aid: stoplight:studio
  name: Stoplight Studio
  description: Stoplight Studio is the visual API design and technical writing editor included in the Stoplight Platform.
    Provides a form-based editor for creating and editing OpenAPI v2 and v3 specifications with full validation, mocking,
    and modeling support. Includes a built-in Markdown editor, image manager, and the ability to publish documentation to
    the Stoplight documentation platform. Available as a web app and desktop application. The studio repository has approximately
    867 stars.
  humanURL: https://stoplight.io/api-design
  tags:
  - API Design
  - Editor
  - OpenAPI
  - Technical Writing
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.stoplight.io/docs/platform/16c3ca3b09855-design-editor-overview
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/stoplightio/studio
- aid: stoplight:cli
  name: Stoplight CLI
  description: The Stoplight CLI enables programmatic linting of API descriptions and pushing analysis results to the Stoplight
    Platform from CI/CD pipelines. Supports analyzing local projects, running Spectral rulesets, and integrating API governance
    checks into automated build workflows with GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Jenkins, and other CI platforms.
  humanURL: https://docs.stoplight.io/docs/platform/f76c84240244f-publish-with-the-stoplight-cli
  tags:
  - CI/CD
  - CLI
  - DevOps
  - Open-Source
  - OpenAPI
  tags_raw:
  - CI/CD
  - CLI
  - DevOps
  - Open Source
  - OpenAPI
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.stoplight.io/docs/platform/f76c84240244f-publish-with-the-stoplight-cli
  - type: NPM
    url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stoplight/cli
  - type: GitHubActionWorkflow
    url: https://github.com/stoplightio/stoplight-cli-workflow
- aid: stoplight:stoplight-versions-api
  name: Stoplight Versions API
  description: The Versions API from Stoplight — 5 operation(s) for versions.
  humanURL: https://stoplight.io
  baseURL: https://api.stoplight.io/v1
  tags:
  - Versions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/stoplight-versions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/stoplight-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/stoplight-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/stoplight-data-model.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/stoplight-conventions.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.stoplight.io/docs/platform/vrjs3xapm31b7-stoplight-documentation
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.smartbear.com/
- type: IssueTracker
  url: https://github.com/stoplightio/prism/issues
- type: Releases
  url: https://github.com/stoplightio/prism/releases
- type: CodeOfConduct
  url: https://github.com/stoplightio/prism/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
- type: ContributionGuide
  url: https://github.com/stoplightio/prism/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md
- type: License
  name: Apache-2.0
  url: https://github.com/stoplightio/prism/blob/main/LICENSE
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/stoplight-domain-security.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://stoplight.io
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.stoplight.io/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://stoplight.io/pricing
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.stoplight.io/
- type: About
  url: https://stoplight.io/about
- type: Support
  url: https://support.stoplight.io/
- type: Contact
  url: https://stoplight.io/contact
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://stoplight.status.smartbear.com/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://stoplight.io/privacy
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://stoplight.io/terms
- type: Security
  url: https://stoplight.io/security-practices
- type: SignUp
  url: https://stoplight.io/welcome
- type: Login
  url: https://stoplight.io/login
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/stoplightio
- type: OpenSource
  url: https://stoplight.io/open-source
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://stoplight.io/api-development-guide
- type: Solutions
  url: https://stoplight.io/solutions
- type: CaseStudies
  url: https://stoplight.io/case-studies
- type: Webinars
  url: https://stoplight.io/webinars
- type: Guides
  url: https://stoplight.io/guides
- type: Press
  url: https://stoplight.io/press
- type: YouTube
  url: https://www.youtube.com/stoplight
- type: APIGovernance
  url: https://stoplight.io/api-governance
- type: APIDocumentation
  url: https://stoplight.io/api-documentation
- type: Integrations
  url: https://stoplight.io/integrations
- type: ParentCompany
  url: https://smartbear.com/
- type: OpenAPI
  url: openapi/stoplight-platform-v1-openapi.yml
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/stoplight-platform-v1-overlay.yaml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/stoplight-authentication.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/stoplight-problem-types.yml
- type: ErrorCodes
  url: errors/stoplight-error-codes.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/stoplight-conventions.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/stoplight-data-model.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/stoplight-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/stoplight-packages.yml
- type: CLI
  url: cli/stoplight-cli.yml
- type: Components
  url: components/stoplight-components.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/stoplight-sandbox.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/stoplight-lifecycle.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/stoplight-changelog.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/stoplight-conformance.yml
- type: Compliance
  url: https://smartbear.com/security/
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/stoplight-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/stoplight-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: Plans
  url: plans/stoplight-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/stoplight-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/stoplight-finops.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/stoplight-vocabulary.yml
- type: Rules
  url: rules/stoplight-jsonschema-spectral-rules.yml
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/stoplight-spectral-ruleset-schema.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/stoplight-spectral-ruleset-structure.json
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/stoplight-context.jsonld
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/stoplight-llms.txt
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: Community
  url: https://community.smartbear.com/category/stoplight/discussions/stoplight
integrations:
- name: GitHub
- name: GitLab
- name: Bitbucket
- name: Azure DevOps
- name: SAML SSO
- name: LDAP
- name: Google Analytics
plans:
- name: Free
  price: $0
  users: 1
  projects: 1
- name: Basic
  priceAnnual: $44/month
  priceMonthly: $56/month
  users: 3
  additionalUser: $11-$14
  projects: unlimited
- name: Startup
  priceAnnual: $113/month
  priceMonthly: $147/month
  users: 8
  additionalUser: $11-$14
  projects: unlimited
- name: Pro Team
  priceAnnual: $362/month
  priceMonthly: $453/month
  users: 15
  additionalUser: $22-$27
  teams: 20
- name: Enterprise
  price: custom
  users: unlimited
  projects: unlimited
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-08-27'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 23
  pass: local-v1

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