The Graph
The Graph is a decentralized blockchain data indexing protocol. It exposes Subgraphs (GraphQL APIs over indexed on-chain data), Substreams (parallel streaming dataflows), the Token API (REST/MCP for token data), and supports 80+ chains. Self-hosted Graph Node and Firehose are open-source.
Limited machine-readable signal and partial portal coverage — documentation a human can read, but little a machine or agent can consume without scraping.
API Evangelist profiles The Graph the way a machine reads it — 15 machine-readable artifacts across 6 APIs, pulled from the provider's own public surface and indexed so a developer, an analyst, or an AI agent can evaluate it against every other provider on the network.
Every provider in the network is reduced to the same set of machine-readable artifacts — OpenAPI contracts, event specifications, GraphQL schemas, runnable collections, pricing and rate-limit signals, security posture, OAuth scopes, and the agent surfaces (MCP servers and skills) that let software drive the API on its own. We profile them because the interface is the part of a company you can actually inspect: it is a truer signal of what a provider does than any marketing page. From those artifacts we compute the Kin Score — The Graph scores 36.1/100 (thin), with a separate agent-readiness read of 48/100 (agent ready). The full breakdown is below, followed by every artifact we hold — each card links through to its machine-readable definition on apis.io.
Kin Score
This is the API Evangelist rating — a single, repeatable read computed from the artifacts on this page. Green fill is points earned; the red track is points possible, so every bar shows earned-versus-possible at a glance.
Kin Score
How this is scored →scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
How we profile The Graph
Each block below is one kind of artifact we hold for The Graph. For each we say what it is and why it earns a place in the profile, then list every one we've indexed — capped at two rows, scroll within the panel for the rest.
APIs 6
Each API is captured as its own OpenAPI definition — every operation, parameter, and response. This is the single most useful machine-readable description of what an API does, and it's what lets us score, lint, mock, and generate against it without asking the provider for anything.
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
The Graph Subgraphs (GraphQL)
Per-subgraph GraphQL endpoints served by the decentralized network of Indexers. Each subgraph defines its own schema; queries are billed in GRT or via a hosted gateway in USD.
The Graph Token API
REST API for cross-chain token data (balances, holders, prices, transfers, metadata) with built-in MCP server for AI agents.
The Graph Substreams
gRPC streaming protocol for parallelized blockchain dataflows backed by Firehose. Substreams power high-throughput indexing pipelines.
Graph Node Admin JSON-RPC (self-hosted)
JSON-RPC admin interface to a self-hosted Graph Node for deploying, listing, and managing subgraphs. Public hosted-service is deprecated; this surface applies to self-managed in...
Firehose
Open-source flat-file extraction layer that powers Substreams. Provides chain-specific gRPC streams of blocks and transactions.
The Graph Subgraphs API
The Subgraphs API from The Graph — 2 operation(s) for subgraphs.
Open Collections 1
Open, tool-agnostic collections carry the same runnable value as Postman without locking you to one client — the portable, forkable form of the same exercise.
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
The Graph Gateway (Subgraphs GraphQL)
OPEN COLLECTIONGraphQL 1
Where a provider ships GraphQL, the schema is the contract. We profile it alongside the REST surface so the whole interface is legible in one place.
GraphQL schemas published by this provider.
The Graph GraphQL API
Per-subgraph GraphQL endpoints served by the decentralized network of Indexers. Each subgraph defines its own schema; queries are billed in GRT or via a hosted gateway in USD.
GRAPHQLPricing Plans 1
Pricing is part of the interface. Machine-readable plans tell you what a tier costs and includes before you commit — one of the six things the Kin Score reads for commercial clarity.
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Rate Limits 1
Rate limits are the difference between a demo that works and a production integration that doesn't fall over. Publishing them is an operational-transparency signal — and a hard requirement for any agent that plans its own throughput.
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
The Graph Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSFinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals let a buyer model the financial operations of an API before it's live. We profile them for the same reason we profile pricing: the money is part of the contract.
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
The Graph Finops
FINOPSSecurity Posture 3
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals — the evidence that a provider takes security seriously enough to document it. We profile it because you can't govern what you can't see.
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Agentic Access 1
An x-agentic-access contract marks which operations are safe for an agent to run on its own and which need a human in the loop. It is the difference between an API an agent can use and one it can use safely.
Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.
Resources
Every other property we hold for The Graph — documentation, portals, status pages, policies, and corporate surface — grouped by the job it does, following the integrator's arc from getting started to running in production.
Agent Surfaces 2
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Access & Security 3
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Operate 1
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 2
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 3
The organization behind the API
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