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APIs.io Tags API

The tag taxonomy, with network-wide ranking metadata.

APIs.io Tags 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 Tags. 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 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 11 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.

2 operations 2 paths 11 schemas 2 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 Tags API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as x-api-key (api_key).

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Tags 2

The tag taxonomy, with network-wide ranking metadata.

GET
/tags
List and rank tags.
listTags 7 params → 200
GET
/tags/{slug}
Get one tag, with its linked providers, APIs, and neighbors.
getTag 2 params → 200404

Schemas 11

The contract defines 11 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Tag (13 properties), Provider (10 properties), ProviderScore (8 properties), Problem (6 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Band
string
Rating band derived from the composite score.
Tag
object
A tag in the taxonomy, with network-wide ranking metadata.
13 properties 2 required
ProviderScore
object
A provider's rating, rubric v0.3.
8 properties 2 required
Link
object
3 properties 2 required
TagList
object
2 properties 2 required
TagRef
object
2 properties
Trend
string
Week-over-week movement in composite score (±5 thresholds).
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
Meta
object
Pagination and echoed-query metadata for collection responses.
5 properties 4 required
Provider
object
An organization publishing one or more APIs.
10 properties 2 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-tags-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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