Developer Tools data APIs

Best Developer Tools APIs (2026)

Best Developer Tools APIs (2026) are ReefAPI category hubs for live JSON: developer tools APIs return structured data for developer workflows. ReefAPI offers 18 non-legal developer tools APIs behind one key, one credit pool and the same { ok, data, meta, error } envelope, with examples derived from the catalog and committed live snapshots.

Comparison table

Ranked Developer Tools API list

Ranked by catalog action count, then alphabetically for ties; legal-heavy engines are excluded.

#EngineWhat it returnsActionsSnapshot sampleFree tierLanding
1Stack Overflowitems[] (questions: id, title, body, score, tags, owner→author, link), site, attribution; meta...87title: Using async/await with a forEach loopyesView API
2GitHub Developer Datauser{} — login, id, name, bio, company, blog, location, public_repos, followers, following, cre...39name: [redacted-name]; company: Linux FoundationyesView API
3Developer Utilitiesalgo, hex, base64, base64url, length_bits, hmac (crc32/adler32: hex, decimal)21algo: sha256; hex: b94d27b9934d3e08a52e52d7da7dabfac484efe37a5380ee9088f7ace2efcde9yesView API
4Generationfile{file_b64|download_token, filename, content_type=application/pdf, bytes, pages_hint, delive...21file: invoice.pdfyesView API
5Product Huntposts[] (id, slug, name, tagline, upvotes, comments_count, daily/weekly/monthly_rank, topics, p...13name: LovableyesView API
6Email Deliverability & DNS Healthdomain, score{score,grade,breakdown}, spf{}, dkim{}, dmarc{}, mx{}, bimi{}, mta_sts{}, tls_rpt{...12domain: google.com; score: 80yesView API
7Email Preflighthtml_validity{parse_ok,warnings[]}, size{bytes,gmail_clip_risk,limit}, accessibility{missing_al...7html_validity: true; size: 89yesView API
8Package Registriespackage{} — name, latest version, description, license, homepage, repository, keywords, maintai...7name: fastapiyesView API
9Service Status & Incidentvendor, name, indicator, is_operational, description, raw_indicator, active_incident_count, upd...7name: GitHubyesView API
10Vulnerability & Dependency Intelligencepackage, ecosystem, version, vuln_count, severity_summary{by_severity:{critical,high,moderate,l...7package: org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core; ecosystem: MavenyesView API
11Web Archivesnapshots[] (timestamp, datetime, original, mimetype, statuscode, digest, length, snapshot_url)...7snapshots: [redacted-phone]; count: 10yesView API
12Domain Riskdomain, registered, risk_score (0-100), risk_level (low|medium|elevated|high), reasons[] (plain...6domain: google.com; registered: trueyesView API
13MCP Server & Agent-Skill Registry{ results: [{id,name,title,type,description,github_url,license,version,transport[],status,updat...6title: Google Drive; name: [redacted-name]yesView API
14Change-Detectcontent_hash, structural_hash, text_hash, title, meta_description, main_content, normalized_tex...5title: Example DomainyesView API
15Threat Intelligencetarget, type, malicious (bool), verdict (clean|suspicious|malicious), score (0-100), sources[]...5target: https://github.com/; type: urlyesView API
16Web Extractfinal_url, title, metadata{canonical,lang,site_name,author,published_at,og,...}, extraction{met...5title: Web scraping - WikipediayesView API
17Package & Dependency Trustpackage{name,ecosystem,version,description,homepage}, metadata{license{value,spdx,tier,risk_not...4generated_at: [redacted-phone]T17:19:42ZyesView API
18Passive OSINT & Recondomain, count, subdomains[] (sorted unique), source_matrix{host:[sources]}, sources{per-source...4domain: hackerone.com; subdomains: a.ns.hackerone.comyesView API
Engine notes

What each Developer Tools API covers

  1. Stack Overflow includes 87 actions (questions, question, answers). Stack Overflow The primary catalog return is items[] (questions: id, title, body, score, tags, owner→author, link), site, attribution; meta....

  2. GitHub Developer Data includes 39 actions (user, user_repos, user_followers). GitHub Developer Data The primary catalog return is user{} — login, id, name, bio, company, blog, location, public_repos, followers, following, cre....

  3. Developer Utilities includes 21 actions (hash, uuid, encode). Developer Utilities The primary catalog return is algo, hex, base64, base64url, length_bits, hmac (crc32/adler32: hex, decimal).

  4. Generation includes 21 actions (pdf_render, pdf_from_html, pdf_from_url). Generation The primary catalog return is file{file_b64|download_token, filename, content_type=application/pdf, bytes, pages_hint, delive....

  5. Product Hunt includes 13 actions (posts, post, reviews). Product Hunt The primary catalog return is posts[] (id, slug, name, tagline, upvotes, comments_count, daily/weekly/monthly_rank, topics, p....

  6. Email Deliverability & DNS Health includes 12 actions (check, spf, dmarc). Email Deliverability & DNS Health The primary catalog return is domain, score{score,grade,breakdown}, spf{}, dkim{}, dmarc{}, mx{}, bimi{}, mta_sts{}, tls_rpt{....

  7. Email Preflight includes 7 actions (audit_html, css_support, spam_score). Email Preflight The primary catalog return is html_validity{parse_ok,warnings[]}, size{bytes,gmail_clip_risk,limit}, accessibility{missing_al....

  8. Package Registries includes 7 actions (package, versions, version). Package Registries The primary catalog return is package{} — name, latest version, description, license, homepage, repository, keywords, maintai....

  9. Service Status & Incident includes 7 actions (status, incidents, components). Service Status & Incident The primary catalog return is vendor, name, indicator, is_operational, description, raw_indicator, active_incident_count, upd....

  10. Vulnerability & Dependency Intelligence includes 7 actions (package_vulns, vuln_detail, advisory_search). Vulnerability & Dependency Intelligence The primary catalog return is package, ecosystem, version, vuln_count, severity_summary{by_severity:{critical,high,moderate,l....

  11. Web Archive includes 7 actions (snapshots, available, history). Web Archive The primary catalog return is snapshots[] (timestamp, datetime, original, mimetype, statuscode, digest, length, snapshot_url)....

  12. Domain Risk includes 6 actions (assess, age, parked). Domain Risk The primary catalog return is domain, registered, risk_score (0-100), risk_level (low|medium|elevated|high), reasons[] (plain....

  13. MCP Server & Agent-Skill Registry includes 6 actions (search, server_detail, skill_detail). MCP Server & Agent-Skill Registry The primary catalog return is { results: [{id,name,title,type,description,github_url,license,version,transport[],status,updat....

  14. Change-Detect includes 5 actions (snapshot, diff, monitor_check). Change-Detect The primary catalog return is content_hash, structural_hash, text_hash, title, meta_description, main_content, normalized_tex....

  15. Threat Intelligence includes 5 actions (url_check, domain_reputation, ip_reputation). Threat Intelligence The primary catalog return is target, type, malicious (bool), verdict (clean|suspicious|malicious), score (0-100), sources[]....

  16. Web Extract includes 5 actions (scrape, map, crawl). Web Extract The primary catalog return is final_url, title, metadata{canonical,lang,site_name,author,published_at,og,...}, extraction{met....

  17. Package & Dependency Trust includes 4 actions (package_trust, repo_trust, lockfile_scan). Package & Dependency Trust The primary catalog return is package{name,ecosystem,version,description,homepage}, metadata{license{value,spdx,tier,risk_not....

  18. Passive OSINT & Recon includes 4 actions (subdomains, domain, ip). Passive OSINT & Recon The primary catalog return is domain, count, subdomains[] (sorted unique), source_matrix{host:[sources]}, sources{per-source....

FAQ

Questions about Developer Tools APIs

Which Developer Tools API is free?

Every Developer Tools API listed here can be tried with ReefAPI's free tier: 1,000 credits on signup, no card required. The current hub includes Stack Overflow, GitHub Developer Data, Developer Utilities, Generation, Product Hunt, Email Deliverability & DNS Health, Email Preflight, Package Registries, Service Status & Incident, Vulnerability & Dependency Intelligence, Web Archive, Domain Risk, MCP Server & Agent-Skill Registry, Change-Detect, Threat Intelligence, Web Extract, Package & Dependency Trust, Passive OSINT & Recon.

Do these Developer Tools APIs need login?

No source-site login is needed for the listed ReefAPI responses. You call ReefAPI with an x-api-key header, and each engine returns the standard JSON envelope.

How fresh is the Developer Tools data?

Production requests fetch live data through ReefAPI. The table's sample data point comes from the committed snapshot for each engine, and the sitemap uses catalog freshness for recrawling.

What is the best Developer Tools API to start with?

Stack Overflow appears first because this hub ranks engines by action count, then alphabetically for ties. Use that as a coverage signal, then choose the API whose returned fields match your workflow.