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APIs.io Providers API

Organizations publishing APIs on the network.

APIs.io Providers 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 Providers. 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 6 operations across 6 paths, and defines 14 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.

6 operations 6 paths 14 schemas 6 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 Providers API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as x-api-key (api_key).

Paths & Operations 6

Across 6 paths, the API surfaces 6 operations — 6 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Providers 6

Organizations publishing APIs on the network.

GET
/providers
List and filter providers.
listProviders 16 params → 200400
GET
/providers/{slug}
Get one provider.
getProvider 2 params → 200404
GET
/providers/{slug}/apis
List the APIs published by a provider.
listProviderApis 8 params → 200404
GET
/providers/{slug}/artifacts
Every artifact a provider publishes.
getProviderArtifacts 1 param → 200404
GET
/providers/{slug}/onboarding
A provider's getting-started view.
getProviderOnboarding 1 param → 200404
GET
/providers/{slug}/similar
Providers similar to a given one.
findSimilarProviders 2 params → 200404

Schemas 14

The contract defines 14 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Api (11 properties), Provider (10 properties), Artifact (9 properties), ProviderScore (8 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
3 properties 2 required
Meta
object
Pagination and echoed-query metadata for collection responses.
5 properties 4 required
Trend
string
Week-over-week movement in composite score (±5 thresholds).
ProviderList
object
2 properties 2 required
FacetName
string
One of the six rating facets.
Provider
object
An organization publishing one or more APIs.
10 properties 2 required
Problem
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
ProviderScore
object
A provider's rating, rubric v0.3.
8 properties 2 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
Facets
object
The six facet scores, each 0–100.
6 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

apis-io-providers-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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