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APIs.io APIs API

Index of HTTP application programming interfaces.

APIs.io APIs API is one of 11 APIs that APIs.io publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 2 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include APIs. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, authentication docs, rate-limit docs, a changelog, and 2 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 7 operations across 7 paths, and defines 16 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 0.1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://search-api.apis.io.

7 operations 7 paths 16 schemas 7 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
0.1.0
Base URL
https://apis.io/api/v1
Authentication
API Key
Contact
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

APIs.io APIs API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as x-api-key (api_key).

Paths & Operations 7

Across 7 paths, the API surfaces 7 operations — 7 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

APIs 7

Index of HTTP application programming interfaces.

GET
/search/apis
APIs.io Search APIs
searchAPIs 3 params → 200400401403404429500
GET
/providers/{slug}/apis
List the APIs published by a provider.
listProviderApis 8 params → 200404
GET
/apis
List and filter APIs across the network.
listApis 14 params → 200400
GET
/apis/{aid}
Get one API by aid.
getApi 4 params → 200404
GET
/apis/{aid}/artifacts
One API's artifacts, grouped by type.
getApiArtifacts 2 params → 200404
GET
/apis/{aid}/similar
APIs similar to a given one.
findSimilarApis 2 params → 200404
GET
/openapis/{aid}
An API's primary OpenAPI.
getOpenapi 2 params → 200404

Schemas 16

The contract defines 16 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Api (11 properties), API (9 properties), Artifact (9 properties), Contact (9 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Artifact
object
A machine- or human-readable artifact attached to an API.
9 properties 2 required
Band
string
Rating band derived from the composite score.
Link
object
5 properties 1 required
Meta
object
5 properties 3 required
Problem_2
object
A Problem Details object per [RFC 9457](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9457). Served as application/problem+json. Extension members (e.g. parameter) may be…
6 properties 3 required
Property
object
A representation of a URL
2 properties 2 required
APIs
array
Listing of APIs in the APIs.json format.
API
object
The description of the API
9 properties 7 required
Search
object
An JSON API object with metadata, data, and links.
3 properties 3 required
Problem
object
5 properties
Meta_2
object
Pagination and echoed-query metadata for collection responses.
5 properties 4 required
Contact
object
Information on contacting the API support
9 properties 1 required
ApiList
object
2 properties 2 required
ArtifactType
string
The type of an artifact. Open enumeration — the catalog carries ~50 types; the most common are listed here. Unknown values are allowed.
Api
object
An individual API owned by a provider.
11 properties 3 required
metaInformation
object
Metadata about the API
2 properties 2 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

apis-io-apis-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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APIs.io Search API
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