# Web Methods

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/web-methods/  
**Website:** https://www.ibm.com/products/webmethods-hybrid-integration  
**APIs profiled:** 0

Web Methods (webMethods) is an enterprise integration platform pioneer, founded in 1996 by Phillip and Caren Merrick in Fairfax, Virginia to connect software applications in real time using web standards such as HTTP and XML. Its 2000 IPO was one of the largest first-day pops of the dot-com era. webMethods was acquired by Software AG in 2007 for $546 million, and its integration portfolio - now including webMethods.io Integration (iPaaS), API Gateway and API Management, the Developer Portal, B2B/EDI, messaging, managed file transfer, and event-driven integration - was acquired by IBM in July 2024 as IBM webMethods Hybrid Integration. Mayfield was an early venture backer of the company.

## Kin Score — 12.3 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 12.3).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 57.4 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 26.2 |
| Commercial Clarity | 0.0 |
| Access Clarity | 0.0 |

## Agent readiness — 8.5 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## Security (3)

- **Web Methods Authentication** — http/oauth2/openIdConnect · 3 schemes
- **Web Methods Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Web Methods Vulnerability Disclosure** — Hackerone · security.txt · contact published

## Tags

Company, Integration, iPaaS, API Management, API Gateway, Enterprise Integration, B2B, EDI, Developer Portal, Middleware, ESB, Event-Driven

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/web-methods/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.