IBM WebSphere
IBM WebSphere is a family of enterprise software products that provide middleware and application server capabilities for building, deploying, and managing enterprise applications.
Solid contracts, transparent operations, and an easy start — typically complete on four or five facets with one clear soft spot.
API Evangelist profiles IBM WebSphere the way a machine reads it — 480 machine-readable artifacts across 35 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 — IBM WebSphere scores 67.0/100 (strong), 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 IBM WebSphere
Each block below is one kind of artifact we hold for IBM WebSphere. 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 35
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.
WebSphere Application Server JMX API
Java Management Extensions (JMX) API for programmatic management and monitoring of WebSphere Application Server. Provides MBean access for server configuration, performance moni...
IBM WebSphere Applications API
Application deployment and lifecycle management
IBM WebSphere Authentication API
Authentication and authorization
IBM WebSphere Batch API
Jakarta Batch job management
IBM WebSphere Channels API
Channel administration
IBM WebSphere Clusters API
Cluster management operations
IBM WebSphere Compliance API
Compliance and configuration drift detection
IBM WebSphere Config API
Server configuration API
IBM WebSphere Configuration API
Server configuration management
IBM WebSphere Controller API
Collective controller operations
IBM WebSphere Features API
Liberty feature management
IBM WebSphere File Transfer API
File upload and download operations
IBM WebSphere Fixes API
Fix management and automated patching
IBM WebSphere Health API
MicroProfile Health Check API
IBM WebSphere Hosts API
Host management
IBM WebSphere Logging API
Log access and configuration
IBM WebSphere MBeans API
JMX MBean operations and attribute access
IBM WebSphere Members API
Collective member management
IBM WebSphere Messages API
Message operations - send and receive
IBM WebSphere Metrics API
MicroProfile Metrics API
IBM WebSphere Monitoring API
Performance monitoring and health checks
IBM WebSphere Nodes API
Node management operations
IBM WebSphere Notifications API
Alert and notification management
IBM WebSphere OpenAPI API
MicroProfile OpenAPI documentation endpoints
IBM WebSphere Queue Manager API
Queue manager administration
IBM WebSphere Queues API
Queue administration and management
IBM WebSphere Repositories API
Shared configuration repository management
IBM WebSphere Resources API
Resource management including data sources and JMS
IBM WebSphere Scaling API
Scaling policy and auto-scaling management
IBM WebSphere Security API
Security configuration and management
IBM WebSphere Server API
Server runtime management
IBM WebSphere Servers API
Server configuration and management
IBM WebSphere Subscriptions API
Subscription management
IBM WebSphere Topics API
Topic administration for publish/subscribe
IBM WebSphere Vulnerabilities API
Security vulnerability tracking and remediation
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Postman Collections 7
A runnable collection turns the contract into something a developer can execute in seconds. We profile them because the fastest way to trust an API is to make a real call against it.
Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.
Open Liberty APIs
POSTMANIBM MQ REST API
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Open Collections 7
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).
Open Liberty APIs
OPEN COLLECTIONWebSphere Application Server Admin REST API
OPEN COLLECTIONWebSphere Automation REST API
OPEN COLLECTIONWebSphere Liberty Admin REST API
OPEN COLLECTIONWebSphere Liberty Collective Controller REST API
OPEN COLLECTIONWebSphere Liberty REST Connector API
OPEN COLLECTIONIBM MQ REST API
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Arazzo Workflows 9
Real integrations are rarely a single call. Arazzo describes the multi-step sequences — auth, then create, then confirm — so both a human and an agent can follow the choreography, not just the endpoints.
Multi-step API workflows described with the Arazzo specification.
WebSphere Deploy and Start Application
Deploy an application archive, confirm it installed, and start it.
ARAZZOWebSphere Cluster Controlled Restart
Find a cluster, stop all its members, and start them again.
ARAZZOWebSphere Data Source Connectivity Check
Find a JDBC data source, read its configuration, and test its connection.
ARAZZOLiberty Application Restart with Diagnostics
Restart a Liberty application, capture a server dump, and verify health.
ARAZZOLiberty Server Configuration Update
Read the Liberty server configuration, update it, and confirm the server runtime.
ARAZZOIBM MQ Send Message and Verify Depth
Authenticate, confirm the target queue, send a message, and verify queue depth increased.
ARAZZOWebSphere Server Controlled Restart
Find an application server, stop it, and start it again to apply pending changes.
ARAZZOWebSphere Automation Vulnerability Remediation
Find an open critical vulnerability, inspect it, and apply a fix.
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Pricing 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.
Websphere 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.
Websphere Finops
FINOPSFeatures 8
The notable capabilities this provider advertises, captured as structured features so they can be searched and compared instead of read one landing page at a time.
Notable capabilities this provider offers.
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Semantic Vocabularies 8
JSON-LD contexts give the data shared meaning across APIs. We profile them because semantics are what let a machine reconcile 'customer' here with 'customer' somewhere else.
JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.
context Context
JSON-LDOpen Libertys Context
JSON-LDWebsphere Admin Rest Context
JSON-LDWebsphere Mq Rest Context
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Spectral Rules 2
Governance rulesets we run against this provider's specs — the automated checks behind parts of the score. Profiling them makes the quality bar explicit and re-runnable, not a matter of opinion.
IBM WebSphere API Rules
SPECTRALIBM WebSphere API Rules
SPECTRALJSON Schema 127
Standalone JSON Schema definitions describe the data models behind the API. We profile them so the shapes are validatable on their own — useful long after a single request is forgotten.
Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.
WebSphere Application
JSON SCHEMAWebSphere Cluster
JSON SCHEMAIBM MQ Message Queue
JSON SCHEMABatchJobExecution
JSON SCHEMABatchJobInstance
JSON SCHEMAError
JSON SCHEMAHealthCheckResponse
JSON SCHEMAMetricsResponse
JSON SCHEMAServerConfig
JSON SCHEMAWebSphere Server
JSON SCHEMAApplication
JSON SCHEMAApplicationStatus
JSON SCHEMACluster
JSON SCHEMAClusterStatus
JSON SCHEMAConfigResource
JSON SCHEMADataSource
JSON SCHEMAError
JSON SCHEMAHealthStatus
JSON SCHEMANode
JSON SCHEMAPerformanceData
JSON SCHEMAResourceType
JSON SCHEMASecurityRole
JSON SCHEMAServer
JSON SCHEMAServerStatus
JSON SCHEMAUser
JSON SCHEMAApplication
JSON SCHEMAApplicationStatus
JSON SCHEMAAttributeValue
JSON SCHEMAComplianceReport
JSON SCHEMAError
JSON SCHEMAFix
JSON SCHEMAManagedServer
JSON SCHEMANotification
JSON SCHEMAOverallHealth
JSON SCHEMAServerHealth
JSON SCHEMAVulnerability
JSON SCHEMABatchJobExecution
JSON SCHEMABatchJobInstance
JSON SCHEMAChannel
JSON SCHEMAChannelCreate
JSON SCHEMACluster
JSON SCHEMAClusterStatus
JSON SCHEMACollectiveCluster
JSON SCHEMACollectiveMember
JSON SCHEMAComplianceReport
JSON SCHEMAConfigElement
JSON SCHEMAConfigResource
JSON SCHEMAControllerInfo
JSON SCHEMADataSource
JSON SCHEMAError
JSON SCHEMAFeature
JSON SCHEMAFix
JSON SCHEMAHealthCheck
JSON SCHEMAHealthCheckResponse
JSON SCHEMAHealthStatus
JSON SCHEMAHost
JSON SCHEMAConfigElement
JSON SCHEMAError
JSON SCHEMAFeature
JSON SCHEMAHealthCheck
JSON SCHEMALibertyApplication
JSON SCHEMALibertyApplicationStatus
JSON SCHEMALibertyServer
JSON SCHEMALogMessage
JSON SCHEMALoggingConfig
JSON SCHEMAMetrics
JSON SCHEMAServerConfig
JSON SCHEMAClusterStatus
JSON SCHEMACollectiveCluster
JSON SCHEMACollectiveMember
JSON SCHEMAControllerInfo
JSON SCHEMAError
JSON SCHEMAHost
JSON SCHEMAMemberStatus
JSON SCHEMAScalingPolicy
JSON SCHEMASharedConfig
JSON SCHEMAAttributeValue
JSON SCHEMAError
JSON SCHEMAMBeanDetail
JSON SCHEMAMBeanInfo
JSON SCHEMANotification
JSON SCHEMANotificationSubscription
JSON SCHEMALibertyApplication
JSON SCHEMALibertyApplicationStatus
JSON SCHEMALibertyServer
JSON SCHEMALoggingConfig
JSON SCHEMALogMessage
JSON SCHEMAManagedServer
JSON SCHEMAMBeanDetail
JSON SCHEMAMBeanInfo
JSON SCHEMAMemberStatus
JSON SCHEMAMessage
JSON SCHEMAMetrics
JSON SCHEMAMetricsResponse
JSON SCHEMAChannelCreate
JSON SCHEMAChannel
JSON SCHEMAError
JSON SCHEMAMessage
JSON SCHEMAQueueCreate
JSON SCHEMAQueueManager
JSON SCHEMAQueue
JSON SCHEMAQueueUpdate
JSON SCHEMASubscription
JSON SCHEMATopicCreate
JSON SCHEMATopic
JSON SCHEMANode
JSON SCHEMANotification
JSON SCHEMANotificationSubscription
JSON SCHEMAOverallHealth
JSON SCHEMAPerformanceData
JSON SCHEMAQueue
JSON SCHEMAQueueCreate
JSON SCHEMAQueueManager
JSON SCHEMAQueueUpdate
JSON SCHEMAResourceType
JSON SCHEMAScalingPolicy
JSON SCHEMASecurityRole
JSON SCHEMAServer
JSON SCHEMAServerConfig
JSON SCHEMAServerHealth
JSON SCHEMAServerStatus
JSON SCHEMASharedConfig
JSON SCHEMASubscription
JSON SCHEMATopic
JSON SCHEMATopicCreate
JSON SCHEMAUser
JSON SCHEMAVulnerability
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JSON Structure 67
JSON Structure captures the data shapes in a form built for tooling — a complement to JSON Schema that keeps the model machine-legible.
JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.
Open Libertys Batch Job Execution Structure
JSON STRUCTUREOpen Libertys Batch Job Instance Structure
JSON STRUCTUREOpen Libertys Error Structure
JSON STRUCTUREOpen Libertys Health Check Response Structure
JSON STRUCTUREOpen Libertys Metrics Response Structure
JSON STRUCTUREOpen Libertys Server Config Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Admin Rest Application Status Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Admin Rest Application Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Admin Rest Cluster Status Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Admin Rest Cluster Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Admin Rest Config Resource Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Admin Rest Data Source Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Admin Rest Error Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Admin Rest Health Status Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Admin Rest Node Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Admin Rest Performance Data Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Admin Rest Resource Type Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Admin Rest Security Role Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Admin Rest Server Status Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Admin Rest Server Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Admin Rest User Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Automation Rest Compliance Report Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Automation Rest Error Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Automation Rest Fix Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Automation Rest Managed Server Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Automation Rest Notification Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Automation Rest Overall Health Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Automation Rest Server Health Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Automation Rest Vulnerability Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Liberty Admin Rest Config Element Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Liberty Admin Rest Error Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Liberty Admin Rest Feature Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Liberty Admin Rest Health Check Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Liberty Admin Rest Liberty Server Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Liberty Admin Rest Log Message Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Liberty Admin Rest Logging Config Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Liberty Admin Rest Metrics Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Liberty Admin Rest Server Config Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Liberty Rest Connector Error Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Liberty Rest Connector M Bean Detail Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Liberty Rest Connector M Bean Info Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Liberty Rest Connector Notification Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Mq Rest Channel Create Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Mq Rest Channel Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Mq Rest Error Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Mq Rest Message Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Mq Rest Queue Create Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Mq Rest Queue Manager Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Mq Rest Queue Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Mq Rest Queue Update Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Mq Rest Subscription Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Mq Rest Topic Create Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Mq Rest Topic Structure
JSON STRUCTUREWebsphere Structure
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Examples 189
Real request and response payloads are what turn a spec from abstract into obvious — and they're one of the twelve things an agent needs to call an API correctly on the first try.
Example request and response payloads for these APIs.
Open Libertys Error Example
EXAMPLEWebsphere Applyfix Example
EXAMPLEWebsphere Getchannel Example
EXAMPLEWebsphere Getcluster Example
EXAMPLEWebsphere Getfeature Example
EXAMPLEWebsphere Getfix Example
EXAMPLEWebsphere Gethealth Example
EXAMPLEWebsphere Gethost Example
EXAMPLEWebsphere Getmember Example
EXAMPLEWebsphere Getmetrics Example
EXAMPLEWebsphere Getnode Example
EXAMPLEWebsphere Getqueue Example
EXAMPLEWebsphere Getserver Example
EXAMPLEWebsphere Getstarted Example
EXAMPLEWebsphere Gettopic Example
EXAMPLEWebsphere Listfixes Example
EXAMPLEWebsphere Listhosts Example
EXAMPLEWebsphere Listmbeans Example
EXAMPLEWebsphere Listnodes Example
EXAMPLEWebsphere Listqueues Example
EXAMPLEWebsphere Listroles Example
EXAMPLEWebsphere Listtopics Example
EXAMPLEWebsphere Listusers Example
EXAMPLEWebsphere Login Example
EXAMPLEWebsphere Stopmember Example
EXAMPLEWebsphere Stopserver Example
EXAMPLEWebsphere Syncnode Example
EXAMPLEWebsphere Uploadfile Example
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Security 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.
Use Cases 6
What developers actually build with this provider — captured so the catalogue answers 'what is this for', not just 'what does this expose'.
What developers build with this provider.
Integrations 8
Pre-built integrations with other platforms tell you where this provider already fits in a stack.
Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.
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Resources
Every other property we hold for IBM WebSphere — 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.
Get Started 4
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Documentation 1
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 1
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Design & Contract 9
Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events
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Build 3
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
Access & Security 3
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Operate 4
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 3
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 1
The organization behind the API
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