CI/CD APIs

Continuous integration and deployment

5 APIs in this category · last checked 2 October 2026
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This directory lists 5 ci/cd APIs. Use the filters below to narrow by authentication, HTTPS support and CORS. Every entry shows whether it needs authentication, serves over HTTPS and allows cross-origin requests, so you can pick one that fits your stack before you read a single doc page.

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Buddy

Buddy automates CI/CD pipelines for building, testing and deploying code, authenticating with OAuth or a personal access token, and enforces rate limits that return HTTP 429 once exceeded.

Auth: OAuth HTTPS CORS: Yes

Azure DevOps Health

Azure Resource Health reports current and past incidents affecting your cloud resources so you can diagnose outages, authenticating through Azure Active Directory OAuth tokens over HTTPS.

Auth: OAuth HTTPS CORS: Unknown

Bitrise

Bitrise runs build, test and deployment pipelines for mobile apps and lets you trigger or inspect builds via REST calls, authenticated with a personal access token or workspace API token over HTTPS.

Auth: apiKey HTTPS CORS: Unknown

CircleCI

CircleCI lets you trigger builds, read pipeline and job data and manage projects through its v2 REST API, authenticated with a token via bearer auth or the Circle Token header, with rate limits.

Auth: apiKey HTTPS CORS: Unknown

Travis CI

Travis CI exposes build, job and repository data through its v3 REST API, authenticated with a personal access token obtained by exchanging a GitHub login token for API access.

Auth: apiKey HTTPS CORS: Unknown

Best CI/CD APIs for Developers

A CI/CD API allows developers to programmatically trigger builds, query pipeline status, retrieve test reports, and orchestrate deployments across their development lifecycle. These APIs are the backbone of modern DevOps automation.

Continuous integration APIs let you trigger builds, read job status and automate deployments from your own tooling instead of clicking through a dashboard. CircleCI and Travis CI both offer mature REST APIs with token authentication and are good defaults for GitHub based projects. Buddy stands out for explicit CORS support, so you can call it straight from a browser app. Bitrise is the strongest pick for mobile pipelines, with separate tokens for personal and workspace scoped access. Azure DevOps Health suits teams already on Azure who need resource incident data rather than build automation.

The main pitfall in this category is vendor churn: CI platforms get acquired and sunset fast, so check a provider status page before building on it, not just its API reference.

What to check before you pick one

  • Webhook support: Bidirectional webhooks let you react to pipeline events in real time without polling.
  • Artifact access: APIs that expose build artifacts allow downstream systems to consume test reports and binaries programmatically.
  • Environment management: Look for APIs that support environment variables and secrets management for secure pipeline configuration.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are CI/CD APIs?

CI/CD APIs provide programmatic access to continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines, allowing you to trigger builds, query pipeline status, retrieve test results, and manage deployments from external systems.

Can I trigger a GitHub Actions workflow via API?

Yes. GitHub provides a REST API endpoint for triggering workflow dispatch events. You send a POST request with a personal access token and can pass custom input parameters to the workflow.

What CI/CD tools offer free API access?

GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and CircleCI all offer free API access on their free tiers. Jenkins is self-hosted and provides a full REST API at no cost.

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