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 Overflow APIitems[] (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 Utilities APIalgo, hex, base64, base64url, length_bits, hmac (crc32/adler32: hex, decimal)21algo: sha256; hex: b94d27b9934d3e08a52e52d7da7dabfac484efe37a5380ee9088f7ace2efcde9yesView API
4Generation APIfile{file_b64|download_token, filename, content_type=application/pdf, bytes, pages_hint, delive...21file: invoice.pdfyesView API
5Product Hunt API scraperposts[] (id, slug, name, tagline, upvotes, comments_count, daily/weekly/monthly_rank, topics, p...13name: /aiyesView API
6Email Deliverability & DNS Health APIdomain, score{score,grade,breakdown}, spf{}, dkim{}, dmarc{}, mx{}, bimi{}, mta_sts{}, tls_rpt{...12domain: google.com; score: 80yesView API
7Email Preflight APIhtml_validity{parse_ok,warnings[]}, size{bytes,gmail_clip_risk,limit}, accessibility{missing_al...7html_validity: true; size: 89yesView API
8Package Registries APIpackage{} — name, latest version, description, license, homepage, repository, keywords, maintai...7name: fastapiyesView API
9Service Status & Incident APIvendor, name, indicator, is_operational, description, raw_indicator, active_incident_count, upd...7name: GitHubyesView API
10Vulnerability & Dependency Intelligence APIpackage, ecosystem, version, vuln_count, severity_summary{by_severity:{critical,high,moderate,l...7package: org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core; ecosystem: MavenyesView API
11Web Archive APIsnapshots[] (timestamp, datetime, original, mimetype, statuscode, digest, length, snapshot_url)...7snapshots: [redacted-phone]; count: 10yesView API
12Domain Risk APIdomain, registered, risk_score (0-100), risk_level (low|medium|elevated|high), reasons[] (plain...6domain: google.com; registered: trueyesView API
13MCP Server & Agent-Skill Registry API{ results: [{id,name,title,type,description,github_url,license,version,transport[],status,updat...6title: Google Drive; name: [redacted-name]yesView API
14Change-Detect APIcontent_hash, structural_hash, text_hash, title, meta_description, main_content, normalized_tex...5title: Example DomainyesView API
15Threat Intelligence APItarget, type, malicious (bool), verdict (clean|suspicious|malicious), score (0-100), sources[]...5target: https://github.com/; type: urlyesView API
16Web Extract APIfinal_url, title, metadata{canonical,lang,site_name,author,published_at,og,...}, extraction{met...5title: Web scraping - WikipediayesView API
17Package & Dependency Trust APIpackage{name,ecosystem,version,description,homepage}, metadata{license{value,spdx,tier,risk_not...4generated_at: [redacted-phone]T19:16:54ZyesView API
18Passive OSINT & Recon APIdomain, 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 API includes 87 actions (questions, question, answers). Stack Overflow API 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 API includes 21 actions (hash, uuid, encode). Developer Utilities API The primary catalog return is algo, hex, base64, base64url, length_bits, hmac (crc32/adler32: hex, decimal).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  18. Passive OSINT & Recon API includes 4 actions (subdomains, domain, ip). Passive OSINT & Recon API 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 API, GitHub Developer Data, Developer Utilities API, Generation API, Product Hunt API scraper, Email Deliverability & DNS Health API, Email Preflight API, Package Registries API, Service Status & Incident API, Vulnerability & Dependency Intelligence API, Web Archive API, Domain Risk API, MCP Server & Agent-Skill Registry API, Change-Detect API, Threat Intelligence API, Web Extract API, Package & Dependency Trust API, Passive OSINT & Recon API.

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 API 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.