developer-api-areas.md
APIs.io API
The API Evangelist areas taxonomy — curated topic collections (authentication, webhooks, payments, …), each a scored provider index with its own site. Pro.
/areas
The API Evangelist areas taxonomy — curated topic collections (authentication, webhooks, payments, …), each a scored provider index with its own site. Filter by free text; sort by provider count. Pro tier.
q
string · maxLength: 1024
Free-text query over name and description (and tags where applicable).
sort
string · enum · maxLength: 1024
Sort order.
Enum values: provider_count
api_count
name
Default: provider_count
fields
string[] · maxItems: 1000 · style: form
Sparse fieldset — comma-separated property names to return.
page
integer · min: 1 · max: 1000000
1-based page number.
Default: 1
limit
integer · min: 1 · max: 100
Items per page.
Default: 25
200400403
List and filter areas.
meta
Meta · required
Pagination and echoed-query metadata for collection responses.
data
Area[] · maxItems: 1000 · required
/areas/{slug}
Returns a single area by slug, including its description, site link, counts, and the member providers ranked by score. Pro tier.
slug
string · maxLength: 1024 · required
Area slug (e.g. authentication).
fields
string[] · maxItems: 1000 · style: form
Sparse fieldset — comma-separated property names to return.
200403404
Get one area, with its ranked providers.
slug
string · maxLength: 1024 · required
name
string · maxLength: 1024 · required
short
string · maxLength: 1024
One-line summary.
description
string · maxLength: 20000
aliases
string[] · maxItems: 1000
area_url
string · uri · maxLength: 2048
The area's dedicated site.
Example: https://authentication.apievangelist.com
area_host
string · maxLength: 1024
icon
string · maxLength: 1024
provider_count
integer · max: 1000
api_count
integer · max: 1000
providers
RankedProvider[] · maxItems: 1000
Member providers, ranked by score. Returned on the single-area endpoint; omitted from list responses by default.
/areas/{slug}/leaders
Returns the highest-composite-scoring member providers of a curated API Evangelist area.
slug
string · maxLength: 1024 · required
Area slug (e.g. authentication).
limit
integer · min: 1 · max: 100
Items per page.
Default: 25
200404
A page of the area's top providers.