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Reference

Score 20.2 / 100 6 providers +69 via APIs 74 APIs Search apis.io →
Business capabilities this tag reaches
Developer Platform & API Ecosystem Management 1

Providers using this tag (6)

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

Developing 1 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
Thin 1 Limited public surface area
Emerging 2 Early or largely undocumented
Minimal 2 Almost no public developer surface

APIs with this tag (74)

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
Strong 11 Solid coverage with minor gaps
Developing 20 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
PayMate Reference APIReference data53.9fatsecret Reference APIReference data for brands, categories, and exercises53.6Wealth-X Reference APIReference / lookup data used to build searches.52.9Emplifi Reference APIManaged profiles, labels, label groups, listening queries, ad accounts52.5Temenos Reference APIManage reference data including exchange rates, interest rates, security prices, swap rates, holiday calend...52.3Getty Images Reference APIThe Reference API from Getty Images — 1 operation(s) for reference.50.4crob.at Reference APIRead sample teams and Pokemon reference data.50.3MNTN Reference APIEnumerations and lookup data shared across endpoints.48.6Delft University of Technology Reference APIControlled vocabularies — licenses, categories and depositing groups.47.6Telenor Sverige Reference APIThe reference API from Telenor Sverige — 2 operation(s) for reference.45.7Engrate Reference APIThe reference API from Engrate — 2 operation(s) for reference.45.3Refinitiv Reference APIReference data operations for retrieving profile details and resolution toolkit configurations.44.8FERC Reference APIForm lists and submission constraints.44.7Paga Reference APILook-up operations - banks, mobile operators, status.44.3Climatiq Reference APIReference data such as regions and unit types.44.2Maxar Technologies MGP Postman CollectionPublic Postman workspace documenting the Maxar Geospatial Platform API surface for quick exploration and te...43.1Postfinder Reference APIThis document.43.1Sideko SDK ReferenceBoilerplate code used by Sideko to generate SDKs, including example SDKs that demonstrate the generated sur...40.4Databento Reference APIReference and non-price data that complements the market data feeds - a security master (instrument definit...40.1Moody's Corporation Reference APIOperations for retrieving frequency, vintage, and file type metadata39.8
Thin 23 Limited public surface area
Fortellis AsyncAPI Hello World ReferenceHello World AsyncAPI reference distributed by Fortellis to teach the asynchronous API pattern, channel topo...39.1Composabl APIComposabl API as documented publicly: 4 operations. Contract generated from the documentation by API Evange...38.8Composabl Reference APIThe Reference API from Composabl — 4 operation(s) for reference.38.8HealthSherpa Reference APIThe Reference API from HealthSherpa — 3 operation(s) for reference.37.9RunSignup Reference APIReference data such as countries and states used across the API.37.4One Degree Reference APIProperty types, rating types, and guides.36.5Rice University Reference APIControlled vocabularies the catalog's fields draw from.36.0Payer APIPayer API as documented publicly: 33 operations. Contract generated from the documentation by API Evangelis...35.7Payer Reference APIThe Reference API from Payer — 2 operation(s) for reference.35.7Bunny.net Countries APIReference endpoint returning the list of countries Bunny.net supports for geo-targeting in Pull Zone and DN...35.6Bunny.net Regions APIReference endpoint returning the list of Bunny.net edge and storage regions for use in zone configuration.35.6Willo Reference APIRead-only reference data - languages and IDV countries of employment.34.7Metals-API Reference APISymbols and reference data.34.3Elexon Reference APIReference data which can be used to filter other API requests.32.4Apache HTTP Server Configuration ReferenceConfiguration directive reference for Apache HTTP Server covering VirtualHost, mod_ssl, mod_rewrite, mod_pr...31.1OpenPrescribing Reference APIBNF code, organisation code and organisation-location reference lookups.30.9TutorCruncher Reference APIReference data - subjects, countries, categories, action types.30.2Sportsbook API Reference APIThe Reference API from Sportsbook API — 2 operation(s) for reference.28.7Monad JSON-RPC APIFull JSON-RPC method reference — standard Ethereum eth_*, net_*, web3_*, debug_*, and trace_* methods plus ...28.1Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) and Handbook (FAH)Department-wide policy and procedural manuals issued by the Office of Directives Management.28.0Forex Reference APIThe Reference API from Forex — 1 operation(s) for reference.27.7MCP Reference ServersCanonical collection of reference MCP server implementations maintained by the project. The active servers ...26.8Portcast Reference APISupported carrier SCAC reference data.26.3
Emerging 16 Early or largely undocumented
IGDB Reference APIReference data such as keywords, collections, and franchises.26.1Wodify Reference APIReference data such as locations, employees, programs, and services.25.6ReDocReDoc is an open-source API documentation renderer for OpenAPI specifications, originally created by Rebill...25.3Claim.MD Reference APIPayer directory, enrollment, appeals, and webhooks.25.0References DHL eCommerce AmericasProvides reference data for products, fields, and glossary information across DHL eCommerce Americas APIs.24.4ITU Reference APICountry and region reference data.24.0Amiibo API Reference APIReference data endpoints for types, series, characters, and game series23.4Spinwheel Reference APIConstants and vehicle reference data.22.9Chainguard Unified API SpecThe unified Chainguard API specification combines API v1 and v2 definitions in a single reference, useful f...22.8BICS Reference APIQuery BICS reference data.22.2PostEx Reference APIOperational cities and merchant address reference data21.6Lane API Reference APIThe Reference API from Lane API — 4 operation(s) for reference.20.7National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Reference APIReference variables and value lists20.3Helium Documentation RepositorySource repository for docs.helium.com, covering the Mobile and IoT networks, tokens, wallets, and network-d...19.1Frends Reference APIThe Reference API from Frends — 6 operation(s) for reference.18.1Aave InterfaceOpen-source web interface (app.aave.com) for interacting with the Aave protocol — a reference implementatio...15.8
Minimal 1 Almost no public developer surface

Companies reaching this through an API (69)

These companies publish an API, specification or operation carrying “Reference” but do not classify their business under it. Listed unranked and kept out of the count above, because one tagged operation is not a statement about what a company does.

Aave Amiibo API Apache HTTP Server API Evangelist APITube Aviation Edge BICS CDK Global Central Intelligence Agency Chainguard Claim.MD Clarivate Climatiq Composabl crob.at Currencycloud Databento Delft University of Technology Department of State DeveloperHub DHL Elexon Emplifi Engrate fatsecret FERC Forex Frends Getty Images HealthSherpa Helium Network IGDB ITU Lane API Massive (formerly Polygon.io) Metals-API Microsoft .NET MNTN Model Context Protocol (MCP) Monad Moody's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Numbers Online One Degree OpenPrescribing Paga Paper and Beyond Payer PayMate Portcast
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Score breakdown

Frequency
58.7
log-scaled weighted occurrences
Breadth
0.1
spread across providers
Quality lift
24.9
mean composite of providers using it
Cohesion
3.2
strength of nearest seed neighbor

Related tags

Currency 5 co-occurrences History 5 co-occurrences Reference Data 6 co-occurrences Financial Data 6 co-occurrences Schedule 6 co-occurrences Documentation 6 co-occurrences OpenAPI 6 co-occurrences

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