Automate Your Software Supply Chain with APIs

Accelerate your development workflows and strengthen your software supply chain by integrating with Sonatype APIs.

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Expand the Power of the Sonatype Platform

Unlock new efficiencies and greater control by connecting your tools directly into Sonatype solutions. Our APIs enable seamless integration, automation, and visibility across your SDLC. Whether you need to automate component evaluations, enforce policy compliance, or extract SBOM data, our APIs make it easy to plug Sonatype into your existing processes.

Nexus Repository APIs

Automate repository configuration, artifact management, and security policy enforcement.

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Repository Firewall APIs

Configure quarantine behavior for policy violations and access security metrics and analytics with Firewall APIs.

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Lifecycle APIs

Evaluate components and AI models against enterprise policies and automate governance at scale.

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SBOM Manager APIs

Ingest, manage, and share software bill of materials (SBOMs) across your ecosystem.

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REST APIs That Work as Hard as You Do

Take control with RESTful APIs across the Sonatype Platform — designed to be developer-friendly, flexible, and robust.

Nexus Repository is available in the cloud.
Sonatype Lifecycle graphs with insights into build priorities and policy threats.
Sonatype Repository Firewall dashboard of component insights
SBOM Manager's dashboard into components, vulnerabilities, and policy violations.

Customization and Automation Features in Nexus Repository

Scripting API

Automate complex repository workflows using Groovy-based scripting.

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Bundle Development

Create custom capabilities for Nexus Repository using plug-in bundles.

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Webhooks

Trigger external events and integrations when repository actions occur.

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URI

Support artifact retrieval using customizable HTTP endpoints.

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Integrations and Language Support

From CI/CD tools to IDEs, Sonatype integrates with the technologies developers use every day.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is API and REST API?

An application programming interface (API) allows software systems to communicate. A REST API is a type of API that follows standard HTTP methods to expose functionality, making it simple to integrate with web-based tools.

How does a REST API work?

REST APIs use HTTP methods like GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE to allow clients to access or manipulate resources on a server. Each endpoint corresponds to a specific function or data set.

How to test the REST API?

You can use tools like Postman or cURL to send HTTP requests to the API endpoints. Authentication may be required, and documentation for each product provides example requests and responses.

What is a Webhook vs. API?

APIs are used to pull or push data between systems when requested, while webhooks automatically send data to another service when a specific event occurs — offering real-time communication without polling.