established · 2.0

DNS

Score 25.3 / 100 75 providers 56 APIs Search apis.io →
Variants seen in the corpus: DNSDnsdns

Providers using this tag (75)

Ranked by API Evangelist rating — Exemplar and Strong are expanded by default.

Exemplar 2 Complete, well-documented, and agent-ready
ThousandEyesMonitoringNetwork VisibilityDigital ExperienceObservability26 APIs70.2WhoisFreaksWHOISDomain IntelligenceIP Intelligence / Geolocation23 APIs69.1
Strong 8 Solid coverage with minor gaps
ShodanSecuritySearchInternetDevices15 APIs63.6APIFreaks - API Hub for DevelopersIP IntelligenceGeolocationWHOISDomain Intelligence27 APIs62.9IBMAPI ManagementArtificial IntelligenceBillingCloud Computing55 APIs62.6CloudflareAI GatewayAPI GatewayArtificial IntelligenceCDN87 APIs62.0FreestyleArtificial IntelligenceAgentsSandboxesVMs11 APIs61.7Cisco UmbrellaSecuritySecure Web GatewayCloud Security26 APIs61.1Amazon Route 53Domain RegistrationHealth ChecksRouting3 APIs58.9MalwarebytesCompanySecurityCybersecurityEndpoint Security52 APIs55.3
Developing 27 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
OracleCloudDatabaseEnterpriseInfrastructure378 APIs53.0MCP360MCPMCP ServerMCP GatewayAI Agents38 APIs51.9DomainToolsCompanyThreat IntelligenceDomain Intelligence12 APIs50.5Red Hat 3scaleAPI GatewayAPI ManagementDeveloper PortalEnterprise15 APIs50.0SolarWindsApplication MonitoringDatabase MonitoringInfrastructureIP Address Management31 APIs49.8InfobloxCloudDDIDHCP21 APIs49.6uCheckerEmail VerificationEmailSMTP3 APIs48.0Google Cloud DNSDomain NamesGoogle CloudName Resolution4 APIs47.9InstapageLanding PagesConversion OptimizationMarketingA/B Testing12 APIs46.4Azure NetworkingAzureCloudInfrastructureMicrosoft25 APIs45.7Amazon Route 53 ResolverHybrid CloudNetworking63 APIs45.5Microsoft Windows ServerData-CenterEnterpriseInfrastructureMicrosoft18 APIs45.1Pure StorageStorageData StorageFlash StorageEnterprise Storage130 APIs45.0TOP Group (The Open Platform)CompanyBlockchainTONTelegram23 APIs44.8Kubernetes ServicesContainer OrchestrationKubernetesLoad BalancingNetworking13 APIs43.5DNSFilterCompanySecurityContent Filtering45 APIs43.0D3CompanyCrypto InfrastructureDomains2 APIs42.9Cisco ExpresswayCollaborationFirewall TraversalH.323Session Border Controller18 APIs41.3_doneDeveloper ToolsUtility APIsAI Agentsagent-native27 APIs41.0Amazon Cloud MapCloud MapService DiscoveryMicroservices3 APIs41.0Bunny.netCDNEdgeVideoStorage26 APIs40.9SpaceshipCompanyDomainsDomain Registrar10 APIs40.4AT ProtocolAt-ProtocolatprotoBlueskyFederation12 APIs40.0Stack MachineCompanyInfrastructureServerlessWebAssembly1 API39.8OpenStackCloud PlatformInfrastructure-as-a-ServiceOpen-SourceVirtualization22 APIs39.6TucowsCompanyInfrastructureDomains2 APIs39.5Unstoppable DomainsWeb3BlockchainDomain NamesNFT Domains33 APIs39.5
Thin 23 Limited public surface area
HetznerCloud HostingInfrastructureServers32 APIs38.8VAST DataCompanyInfrastructureStorageData126 APIs38.6CoreDNSApache 2.0Cloud-NativeCNCF5 APIs38.2CompleteDNSDNS HistoryDomain IntelligenceDomains2 APIs37.9GcoreEdge CloudCDNStreamingEdge AI8 APIs37.2FrostbyteDeveloper ToolsUtility APIsGeolocationCryptocurrency10 APIs37.1RouterOSNetworkingRouterNetwork ManagementFirewall11 APIs36.9cPanelControl PanelDomainsEmail7 APIs34.9NacosAlibabaCloud-NativeConfiguration Management6 APIs33.1DatumCompanyDataCloudNetworking1 API33.0ZeaburPlatform-as-a-ServiceDeploymentCloudDevOps6 APIs33.0NetBirdNetworkingVPNZero TrustOpen-Source39 APIs32.6TailscaleVPNMesh NetworkingWireGuardZero Trust7 APIs31.8IPFSIPFSDistributed StorageContent-AddressedDecentralized40 APIs31.4OpenproviderDomainsHostingReseller35 APIs31.4F5 Distributed Cloud ServicesApplication SecurityWeb Application FirewallAPI SecurityMulti-Cloud Networking3 APIs30.7GandiDomainsDomain RegistrarEmail17 APIs30.6DNS CheckDNS MonitoringDomain MonitoringDNS Records2 APIs29.7QuantCDNCDNEdgeStatic HostingJAMstack38 APIs29.2Cisco Secure ClientEndpoint SecurityRemote AccessSecurityVPN11 APIs28.3GoDaddyAftermarketCertificatesDomains7 APIs28.2VirtualminCompanyWeb HostingControl PanelServer Management1 API27.1Weave NetContainersNetworkingKubernetesDocker5 APIs26.3
Emerging 13 Early or largely undocumented
DNSimpleDomains7 APIs25.6NS1CompanyNetworkingManaged DNS1 API25.1Pi-holeAd BlockingNetwork SecurityPrivacy4 APIs24.4NetworkCalcNetworkingSecuritySubnetting5 APIs21.7Apache LibcloudAbstraction LayerCloudMulti-CloudOpen-Source3 APIs21.4CartographySecurityCloud SecurityGraphCSPM11 APIs17.4DonutsCompanyInfrastructureDomains1 API16.9NameSiloDomainsDomain RegistrarHosting1 API15.6Cloudflare.comAliasApplication ServicesCDN1 API15.5DomScanDomainsWHOISrdap1 API13.0OpenDNSCompanyCybersecuritySecurity12.8Internet Assigned Numbers AuthorityDomainsIP AddressingMedia Types3 APIs12.4DNS CoffeeDomain NamesDomains1 API11.1
Minimal 2 Almost no public developer surface
LinkPeekScreenshotswebpage-capturewebsite-thumbnailsImage-Generation1 API10.1VeriSignInternet InfrastructureSecurity1 API8.7

APIs with this tag (56)

Ranked by the provider's API Evangelist rating — the Kin Score is scored per provider, not per API, so every API of a provider shares its band. How the rating works →

Exemplar 3 Complete, well-documented, and agent-ready
ThousandEyes Tests APIThis API allows you to list, create, edit, and delete Network and Application Synthetics tests.70.2WhoisFreaks DNS APIDNS lookup APIs (live, historical, reverse, bulk)69.1WhoisFreaks MCP ServerOfficial open-source Model Context Protocol server (Java) exposing 14 WhoisFreaks domain-intelligence tools...69.1
Strong 8 Solid coverage with minor gaps
Shodan DNS APIForward, reverse, and domain DNS lookups.63.6APIFreaks MCP ServerOfficial first-party Model Context Protocol server (Apache-2.0) exposing 59 read-only tools across 13 categ...62.9IBM Cloud DNS ServicesManage private DNS zones and resolution for IBM Cloud VPC networks.62.6IBM Cloud Internet ServicesProvide DDoS protection, global load balancing, DNS management, WAF, and CDN capabilities for internet-faci...62.6Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 DNS Resolver APIThe Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 DNS Resolver is a fast and privacy-focused public DNS resolver. It supports DNS over...62.0Cloudflare Registrar APIThe Cloudflare Registrar API allows developers to manage domain registrations at cost. It provides endpoint...62.0Freestyle DNS APIAPIs for managing DNS records.61.7Malwarebytes DNS APIThe DNS API from Malwarebytes — 4 operation(s) for dns.55.3
Developing 21 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
OCI DNS APIREST APIs for managing DNS zones, records, steering policies, and resolvers in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure,...53.0Oracle Dns APIThe dns API from Oracle — 27 operation(s) for dns.53.0Red Hat 3scale DNS APIInspect and manage DNS cache state50.0SolarWinds IPAM APIAPI for IP address management providing CRUD operations for subnets, IP addresses, and DNS entries through ...49.8Infoblox BloxOne DNS Configuration APIAPI for configuring DNS settings within the BloxOne platform. Manages DNS server configurations, views, ACL...49.6Infoblox BloxOne DNS Data APIAPI for managing DNS data records within the BloxOne platform. Provides endpoints for creating, reading, up...49.6Infoblox BloxOne DNS Forwarding Proxy APIAPI for managing DNS Forwarding Proxy (DFP) configurations within BloxOne Threat Defense. Enforces DNS clie...49.6Instapage Domains APIList the custom domains connected to an Instapage workspace, with connection status, SSL status and custom ...46.4Azure DNS APIHost DNS zones and manage DNS records using the Azure DNS REST API. Supports creating, updating, and deleti...45.7Azure Private DNS APIManage private DNS zones for name resolution within Azure virtual networks. Azure Private DNS provides a re...45.7Azure Traffic Manager APIDNS-based traffic load balancer for distributing traffic globally.45.7DNS Server Management APIAPIs for managing Windows DNS Server services.45.1Pure Storage DNS APIDNS attributes include the domain suffix, static name servers, mode (static or DHCP), and search domain. Th...45.0TOP Group (The Open Platform) DNS APIThe DNS API from TOP Group (The Open Platform) — 4 operation(s) for dns.44.8Kubernetes DNS for Services and PodsKubernetes provides DNS-based service discovery for Services and Pods within a cluster. DNS records are aut...43.5Cisco Expressway DNS APIDNS server configuration management41.3DNS & WHOIS LookupLook up all 13 DNS record types plus full WHOIS registration data for up to 10 domains in one call. Send up...41.0Bunny.net DNS APIEndpoints for managing DNS zones and records on the Bunny.net DNS platform, including geo-steering and load...40.9AT Protocol Identity (DID & Handles)Identity in AT Protocol is anchored in DIDs (did:plc or did:web), with human-readable handles resolved thro...40.0OpenStack DNS (Designate) APIDesignate is the OpenStack DNS-as-a-Service. The v2 API exposes endpoints for zones, recordsets, pools, tra...39.6OpenSRS Domains and TLS/SSL APIWholesale reseller API for domain-name lookup, registration, transfer, renewal, DNS-zone management and TLS...39.5
Thin 15 Limited public surface area
Hetzner DNS APIThe Hetzner DNS API provides programmatic access to manage DNS zones, records, and configurations for domai...38.8VAST Data dns APIThe DNS path represents a VAST Cluster DNS service. You can create one VAST Cluster DNS service per cluster...38.6CoreDNS DNS InterfaceCoreDNS implements the standard DNS protocol (RFC 1035) serving both UDP and TCP queries. In Kubernetes, it...38.2Gcore DNS APIManaged authoritative DNS zones and RRSets.37.2RouterOS DNS APIDNS cache and configuration36.9Datum Cloud APIKubernetes-style declarative control-plane API for managing Datum Cloud resources — projects, domains, DNS ...33.0Zeabur Domains APIBind generated (*.zeabur.app) or custom domains to a service, list bound domains, check domain availability...33.0NetBird DNS APIInteract with and view information about DNS configuration.32.6Tailscale DNS APIThe DNS API from Tailscale — 3 operation(s) for dns.31.8IPFS Dns APIThe Dns API from IPFS — 1 operation(s) for dns.31.4Openprovider APIThe Openprovider Reseller API provides programmatic access to domain registration and management, DNS, SSL ...31.4F5 Distributed Cloud Services APIComprehensive REST API for managing F5 Distributed Cloud Services including load balancers, WAF/WAAP polici...30.7DNS Check REST APIRESTful JSON API for managing DNS record monitors and DNS record group monitors at DNSCheck.co. All request...29.7Cisco Umbrella APIThe Cisco Umbrella API exposes the cloud-delivered DNS, secure web gateway, and roaming protection services...28.3Weave Net DNS APIThe DNS API from Weave Net — 2 operation(s) for dns.26.3
Emerging 8 Early or largely undocumented
Pi-hole DNS APIDNS blocking configuration.24.4NetworkCalc DNS APIDNS lookups and record queries.21.7Apache Libcloud DNS APIThe Libcloud DNS API provides a unified Python interface for managing DNS zones and records across Route53,...21.4Cartography Cloudflare Intel ModuleIngests Cloudflare zones, DNS, and security configurations into the graph for edge-exposure analysis.17.4NameSilo Domain APIThe NameSilo Domain API allows developers to search, register, transfer, renew, and manage domains programm...15.6DomScan APIREST domain-intelligence API (40+ endpoints under /v1) for availability, DNS, WHOIS/RDAP, SSL/TLS, email au...13.0IANA Root Zone DatabaseThe Root Zone Database represents the delegation details of top-level domains, including country code (ccTL...12.4DNS Coffee APIDNS Coffee collects, analyzes, and archives changes to root zone files provided by various top-level domain...11.1
Minimal 1 Almost no public developer surface
VeriSign APIThe VeriSign API provides access to platform services and data for enterprise integration and automation.8.7

Score breakdown

Frequency
57.5
log-scaled weighted occurrences
Breadth
2.1
spread across providers
Quality lift
46.4
mean composite of providers using it
Cohesion
7.3
strength of nearest seed neighbor

Related tags

Domains 25 co-occurrences WHOIS 8 co-occurrences SSL 7 co-occurrences DNS Records 6 co-occurrences Hosting 8 co-occurrences Networking 23 co-occurrences Domain Intelligence 5 co-occurrences CDN 8 co-occurrences

Where this tag comes from

Provider tag47
Api tag55
Openapi tag18
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Cohort brief

Auto-generated

The 75 providers in the APIs.io catalog tagged DNS, scored on the Kin Score. Every figure below is computed from the catalog — nothing here is written.

Providers
75
all scored
Mean Kin Score
37.9
+17.2 vs catalog 20.7
Mean Agent Readiness
22.4
+12.7 vs catalog 9.7
Spread
8.7–70.2
median 38.8 · σ 14.6
How the 75 split by band
Exemplar 2Strong 8Developing 27Thin 23Emerging 13Minimal 2
Facet averages, against the whole catalog
FacetThis cohortCatalogDifferenceScored
Contract Quality 44.9 17.5 +27.4 75
Developer Ergonomics 41 17.9 +23.1 75
Operational Transparency 25.4 11.3 +14.1 75
Access Clarity 33.9 22.3 +11.6 75
Discoverability 69.3 60.4 +8.9 75
Contract Governance 11.5 6.4 +5.1 75

A facet is averaged over the members that carry it, not over the whole cohort — the “Scored” column is that count. Averaging an absent facet as zero would score our own coverage gaps as the providers’ posture.

What this cohort publishes
ArtifactThis cohortCatalogDifference
MCP server (any) 29% 16% +13
MCP server (first-party) 12% 7% +5
Agent Skills 0% 0% 0
OAuth scopes 12% 9% +3
Security 95% 88% +7
Arazzo workflows 7% 2% +5
Governance rules 37% 13% +24

mcp_pct counts any mcp/ artifact including ones API Evangelist derived from the provider OpenAPI; mcp_first_party_pct counts only servers the provider publishes. Prefer the latter.

Top by Kin Score
  1. 1 ThousandEyes 70.2
  2. 2 WhoisFreaks 69.1
  3. 3 Shodan 63.6
  4. 4 APIFreaks - API Hub for Developers 62.9
  5. 5 IBM 62.6
  6. 6 Cloudflare 62
  7. 7 Freestyle 61.7
  8. 8 Cisco Umbrella 61.1
  9. 9 Amazon Route 53 58.9
  10. 10 Malwarebytes 55.3
Top by Agent Readiness
  1. 1 ThousandEyes 51.1
  2. 2 Cloudflare 44.5
  3. 3 Oracle 41.9
  4. 4 IBM 39.4
  5. 5 DomainTools 39
  6. 6 uChecker 36.7
  7. 7 Unstoppable Domains 36.7
  8. 8 VAST Data 35.1
  9. 9 Spaceship 33.2
  10. 10 Malwarebytes 32.9
All 75 members of this roster resolve to a scored provider in the catalog.Generated from the catalog build of 25 August 2026, across 26891 providers, using the same computation served by the APIs.io cohort API. Briefs are published for rosters of 5 or more scored providers; below that a distribution is not meaningful.

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