developer-getting-started.md
No signup or key is required — every endpoint is an open GET. The base URL is https://apis.io/api/v1.
TerminalCode
`curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/search?q=payments&limit=3"`
Scope by what comes back with return (apis, providers, or tags), and filter by tags, providers, artifact_types, industry, region, and rating band:
TerminalCode
`# Messaging APIs from strong+ providers that ship an OpenAPI
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/search?return=apis&tags=messaging&artifact_types=OpenAPI&band=exemplar,strong"`
TerminalCode
`curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/providers/twilio"
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/providers/twilio/apis"`
Fetch one API and inline a specific artifact:
TerminalCode
`curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/apis/twilio:twilio-accounts-api?artifact_types=OpenAPI&include=content"`
TerminalCode
`curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/providers/twilio/rating"
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/ratings?band=exemplar&facet=governance&min_facet=70"`
Collections return { meta, data } with page-based pagination:
TerminalCode
`curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/search?q=weather&page=2&limit=25"`
Code
`{ "meta": { "total": 152, "page": 2, "limit": 25, "pages": 7 }, "data": [/* … */] }`
See the full API Reference for every parameter and response shape.
Last modified on July 15, 2026