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Drones

Score 18.8 / 100 97 providers 12 APIs Search apis.io →

Providers using this tag (97)

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

Strong 1 Solid coverage with minor gaps
Federal Aviation AdministrationTravelUnited StatesAviationAirports4 APIs54.4
Developing 5 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
AeronesCompanyWind EnergyRenewable EnergyRobotics1 API50.6Dronecode FoundationUAVRoboticsMAVLink4 APIs48.1SkydioAutonomous SystemsDefenseEnterprise1 API43.3WingtraCompanyUAVAerial Surveying2 APIs42.0AloftAirspaceUTMLAANC1 API41.1
Thin 5 Limited public surface area
SenteraPrecision AgricultureAerial ImagerySensors1 API38.6VoltairEarth ObservationInfrastructure InspectionUtilities1 API32.6Airspace LinkCompanyUASAirspace1 API30.7Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)TravelAustraliaAviationAirports3 APIs30.0Aarav Unmanned Systems (Aereo)UAVGeospatialMapping2 APIs27.3
Emerging 19 Early or largely undocumented
Transport CanadaTravelCanadaAviationRegulator3 APIs24.2DJICompanyUAVAerial Imaging23.7AuterionCompanyAi MlUAV22.8Flyby RoboticsCompanyRoboticsPhysical AI20.0Energy RoboticsCompanyRoboticsIndustrial AutomationAutonomous Inspection19.7NerosCompanyDefenseUnmanned Systems1 API19.2AvisionCompanyUASUTM19.1PerceptoRoboticsIndustrial InspectionAutonomous Systems1 API19.0SeekOpsCompanyEnergyOil and GasEmissions1 API18.9AI ClearingCompanyConstructionConstruction TechnologyArtificial Intelligence18.7TraceAirCompanyConstructionSite Intelligence15.1XAGCompanyFrontier TechAgriculture1 API14.53DRCompanyUAVRobotics13.7DatumateCompanyConstruction TechnologyConstructionInfrastructure13.3Advanced Aircraft CompanyCompanyAerospaceDefense1 API13.2Heven AeroTechCompanyUnmanned Aerial SystemsAerospace12.0DetectCompanyCloud SaasIndustrial AIIoT11.7Arrive AICompanyLogisticsLast Mile DeliveryAutonomous Delivery11.5Elroy AirCompanyAerospace DefenseAutonomous AircraftCargo Delivery11.0
Minimal 65 Almost no public developer surface
PrenavCompanyInfrastructure InspectionDigital Twin10.9Freedom RoboticsRoboticsRobot Fleet ManagementFleet OperationsRobotics Infrastructure10.8Niricson SoftwareCompanyInfrastructureConstructionArtificial Intelligence10.6ZeitviewCompanyAerial ImageryInspection10.6InsituCompanyAerospaceDefenseUnmanned Aerial Systems10.2WestmagCompanyHardwareRobotics10.0BRINCCompanyPublic SafetyLaw Enforcement9.7Gather AICompanyPhysical AILogisticsWarehouse Inventory9.7AeronextCompanyUAVLogistics9.6bluefliteCompanyUASLogistics9.5DronamicsCompanyUAVCargo9.3SensemeshCompanyPhysical SecuritySensor FusionComputer-Vision9.2ZiplineAutonomous AircraftDrone DeliveryUnmanned Aerial Systems9.0AerodyneCompanyDrone-as-a-ServiceGeospatial8.5BrumbyCompanyAgriculturePrecision AgricultureLivestock8.5Cx2CompanyDefenseElectronic WarfareAerospace8.5Mach IndustriesCompanyDefenseAerospace8.5OrqaCompanyRoboticsFPV8.5VermeerCompanyB2BDefenseAerospace8.5FirestormCompanyDefenseAerospaceUnmanned Aerial Systems8.2DotterelCompanyAudioMicrophonesAcoustics8.1ZeromatterCompanyDeep TechSimulationAutonomy8.1AirforestryCompanyClimateEnergyForestry8.0AsylonCompanyRoboticsPhysical Security7.9Drone Racing LeagueCompanySportsEsports7.8BirdstopCompanyUAVRemote Sensing7.6PykaCompanyAutonomous AircraftAerospace7.1AerialoopCompanyUAVLogistics6.8Aerospace Times FeipengCompanyAerospaceUAV6.4Lily CameraCompanyAerial PhotographyVideography6.3SkycatchCompanyFrontier TechAerial Imagery6.3FIMI TechnologyCompanyConsumer ElectronicsCamera6.0Seeing SystemsCompanyDefenseRobotics6.0WingDrone DeliveryUnmanned AircraftUAS5.9UnmanndCompanyDefenseUAV5.7Arlo IndustriesCompanyDefenseHardwareHardtech5.5CoolantCompanyClimate TechCarbon RemovalForest Monitoring5.5Firnas AeroCompanyUAVAerial Surveillance5.5IONACompanyLogisticsDelivery5.5MightyFlyCompanyLogisticsAviation5.5Quantum SystemsUAVUASeVTOL5.5TekeverDefenseDefence TechnologyUnmanned Aerial Systems5.5ValinorCompanyDefenseGovernment5.3AerodomeCompanyDrone as First ResponderPublic Safety5.0American Aerospace AdvisorsCompanyAerospaceDefenseUnmanned Aircraft Systems5.0CitadelCompanyDefenseCounter-UAS5.0Degla IncCompanyAutonomous SystemsArtificial Intelligence5.0Earendil RoboticsCompanyRoboticsDefense5.0Impossible AerospaceCompanyDeep TechAerospace5.0Iris AutomationCompanyDeep TechUAS5.0Maquoketa ResearchCompanyDefenseAutonomous Systems5.0OrnadyneCompanyRoboticsAerospace5.0Performance Drone WorksCompanyDefenseUAV5.0Raphe MphibrCompanyAerospaceDefense5.0SE3 LabsCompanyArtificial IntelligenceSpatial AIAutonomous Systems5.0Target ArmCompanyRoboticsUAV5.0Tenet IndustriesCompanyDefenseHardware5.0Terra IndustriesCompanyDefenseDefense TechnologyAutonomous Systems5.0TopXGunCompanyFrontier TechUAV5.0VimaanCompanyAutonomous AppsComputer-VisionMachine-Learning5.0DoxelConstructionConstruction TechnologyConTechArtificial Intelligence4.6RedWing Aerospace LaboratoriesCompanyDrone DeliveryLogistics4.5Kyten TechnologiesCompanyHardwareManufacturingAerospace4.0Pitch AeronauticsCompanyElectric UtilitiesEnergy Grid2.1KespryCompanyAerial IntelligenceGeospatial0.9
Unrated 2 Not yet scored
AirMapCompanyInfrastructureAirspaceAirwareCompanyUAVAerial Analytics

APIs with this tag (12)

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 →

Strong 1 Solid coverage with minor gaps
FAA UAS Data Delivery System Open DataArcGIS Open Data hub for unmanned aircraft data — UAS Facility Maps (the LAANC altitude grid), national sec...54.4
Developing 6 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
MAVLink ProtocolMAVLink is the message-level interoperability standard for drones, and the Dronecode Foundation publishes i...48.1MAVSDK gRPC APIMAVSDK is the Dronecode Foundation's programmable interface to any MAVLink vehicle, and the only surface in...48.1PX4 AutopilotPX4 is the open source flight control firmware the Dronecode Foundation stewards — the software running on ...48.1Skydio Cloud APIThe Skydio Cloud API is an HTTP-based REST API with JSON request and response bodies that lets developers m...43.3Wingtra Customer and Partner Portal GraphQL APIThe GraphQL API behind my.wingtra.com, Wingtra's customer and partner portal. The schema answers anonymous ...42.0WingtraCLOUD APIThe versioned REST API the WingtraCLOUD browser client at cloud.wingtra.com calls — sites, flights, drones,...42.0
Thin 2 Limited public surface area
AirHub APIREST API delivering airspace data and services for UAS applications — B4UFLY airspace briefings, LAANC SDSP...30.7CASA RPAS Digital Platform APIA partner-only API that supplies CASA advisories, notifications and geospatial map data to drone safety app...30.0
Emerging 3 Early or largely undocumented
APEX — Adaptive Payload EXchangeAPEX is Neros Technologies' open, MIT-licensed plug-and-play protocol for connecting drone platforms (hosts...19.2Percepto AIM APIThe HTTP API behind the Percepto AIM (Autonomous Inspection and Monitoring) console at drones.percepto.co. ...19.0XAG Open PlatformXAG's developer Open Platform (Chinese-language) integrating application management, device data authorizat...14.5

Score breakdown

Frequency
55.4
log-scaled weighted occurrences
Breadth
2.7
spread across providers
Quality lift
14.3
mean composite of providers using it
Cohesion
9.4
strength of nearest seed neighbor

Where this tag sits

UAV 23 providers

Related tags

UAV 23 co-occurrences Autonomous Systems 14 co-occurrences Robotics 40 co-occurrences Defense 31 co-occurrences Aerospace 27 co-occurrences Public Safety 11 co-occurrences UAS 7 co-occurrences Airspace 6 co-occurrences

Where this tag comes from

Provider tag97
Api tag12

Cohort brief

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The 85 providers in the APIs.io catalog tagged Drones, scored on the Kin Score. Every figure below is computed from the catalog — nothing here is written.

Providers
85
all scored
Mean Kin Score
13.4
-10.6 vs catalog 24
Mean Agent Readiness
4.1
-8.3 vs catalog 12.4
Spread
4–54.4
median 8.5 · σ 11.7
How the 85 split by band
Exemplar 0Strong 1Developing 5Thin 5Emerging 19Minimal 55
Facet averages, against the whole catalog
FacetThis cohortCatalogDifferenceScored
Contract Governance 2.7 6.5 -3.8 85
Discoverability 55.9 61 -5.1 85
Operational Transparency 4.8 14 -9.2 85
Access Clarity 14.8 26.5 -11.7 85
Developer Ergonomics 11 23.4 -12.4 85
Contract Quality 5.6 20.1 -14.5 85

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) 5% 10% -5
MCP server (first-party) 3% 13% -10
Agent Skills 0% 0% 0
OAuth scopes 5% 11% -6
Security 99% 96% +3
Arazzo workflows 0% 2% -2
Governance rules 0% 13% -13

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 Federal Aviation Administration 54.4
  2. 2 Aerones 50.6
  3. 3 Dronecode Foundation 48.1
  4. 4 Skydio 43.3
  5. 5 Wingtra 42
  6. 6 Aloft 41.1
  7. 7 Sentera 38.6
  8. 8 Voltair 32.6
  9. 9 Airspace Link 30.7
  10. 10 Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) 30
Top by Agent Readiness
  1. 1 Aerones 48.4
  2. 2 Voltair 39
  3. 3 Wingtra 33.5
  4. 4 Aarav Unmanned Systems (Aereo) 31.9
  5. 5 Federal Aviation Administration 30.4
  6. 6 Sentera 24.8
  7. 7 Dronecode Foundation 24.6
  8. 8 Aloft 23.6
  9. 9 Advanced Aircraft Company 23.2
  10. 10 Skydio 19.8
All 97 members of this roster resolve to a scored provider in the catalog.Generated from the catalog build of 20 September 2026, across 27620 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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