# OSV API by [Google](/organizations/google/) - **ID:** `e2e2008f-9b6a-41a3-abfb-09deb9eeca27` - **JSON API:** /api/v1/catalog/products/e2e2008f-9b6a-41a3-abfb-09deb9eeca27/ - **Slug:** osv-api - **Product website:** https://osv.dev - **Documentation:** https://google.github.io/osv.dev/api/ - **Organization website:** https://about.google/ - **Categories:** [Software Package Intelligence](/categories/software-package-intelligence/) ## Description Google-led open source vulnerability database and REST API for querying known security vulnerabilities in open source packages. Supports querying by package version or commit hash across more than 25 ecosystems including PyPI, npm, Go, Maven, crates.io, and NuGet. Uses the OpenSSF OSV schema, an open standard developed in collaboration with open source communities. No API rate limits currently. Full database dumps available via public GCS bucket. ## AI-native score: Unrated Research coverage is 38/100. An AI-native grade requires 40/100. The provisional breakdown below shows the AI-native signals recorded so far. The AI-native score measures agent-readiness and is not a substitute for your own security or vendor-risk review. See [methodology](/methodology/) for how coverage and the grade are computed. | Component | Applies | Raw | Effective weight | Nominal weight | Contribution | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Integration | Yes | 3/10 | 35% | 35% | 10.5 | | Trust | Yes | 0/6 | 30% | 30% | 0.0 | | Portability | Yes | 4/4 | 20% | 20% | 20.0 | | Security | Yes | 0/4 | 15% | 15% | 0.0 | - **Integration signals:** API spec, OpenAPI / gRPC / GraphQL (+1); Command-line interface (+1); SDK / developer kit (+1) - **Portability signals:** Data export (full, +2); Open standards (+1); Standard protocol access (+1); No proprietary-SDK lock-in (+1); Open source (+1) ## Trust & Data Policy - **Data export:** ✓ Full - **Open standards:** ✓ Yes - **Standard protocol access:** ✓ Yes - **No proprietary-SDK lock-in:** ✓ Yes - **Open source:** ✓ Yes - **Not yet researched:** llms.txt, WebMCP, Headless signup, Trust center, Multi-factor authentication, Zero data retention, No generative AI training, Hard budget caps, Sandbox environment, Data import, Documented provider swap, Self-hostable - **Source code:** https://github.com/google/osv.dev ## Confirmed absences These decision fields were researched and confirmed absent — not available based on current evidence, until contrary information supersedes the finding. Each carries the check performed, the page checked, and the date, so you can act on the negative without repeating the research. A label-scoped absence applies only to its label (e.g. no SOC 2 does not mean no certifications). - **A2A servers** — confirmed absent (whole field), checked 2026-10-13. Checked the comprehensive OSV API documentation and its complete six request types for an Agent2Agent server interface; none is documented. Source: https://google.github.io/osv.dev/api/ - **MCP servers** — confirmed absent (whole field), checked 2026-10-13. Checked the comprehensive OSV API documentation and its complete six request types for an MCP server interface; none is documented. Source: https://google.github.io/osv.dev/api/ ## Security & Compliance **Compliance certifications:** Not yet researched. **Access controls:** Not yet researched. ## Capabilities No capabilities listed. ## Jobs To Be Done - **Research software packages and dependencies** — Look up metadata, versions, licenses, dependency graphs, and known vulnerabilities for software packages and open source dependencies. ## Offers No offers listed. ## Reviews No approved reviews yet. ## Benchmarks No benchmarks listed. ## Documentation The primary documentation link is at the top of this page. No other documentation links listed. ## API Specs - [OSV API Swagger](https://osv.dev/docs/osv_service_v1.swagger.json) (OpenAPI) ## MCP Servers Confirmed absent based on current evidence — no MCP servers. See Confirmed absences above for method, source, and date. ## A2A Servers Confirmed absent based on current evidence — no A2A servers. See Confirmed absences above for method, source, and date. ## Native Connectors Not yet researched. ## Command-Line Interfaces - [OSV-Scanner](https://google.github.io/osv-scanner/) (`osv-scanner`) ## Developer Kits - [OSV API Go Bindings](https://github.com/google/osv.dev/tree/master/bindings/go) — Languages: Go ## Agent Skills Not yet researched. ## Other products from Google - [Google Maps Platform](/organizations/google/products/google-maps-platform/) — Tier C. - [Cloud Natural Language](/organizations/google/products/cloud-natural-language/) — Unrated. - [Google Analytics 4](/organizations/google/products/google-analytics-4/) — Unrated. - [Google Cloud Text-to-Speech](/organizations/google/products/google-cloud-text-to-speech/) — Unrated. - [Google Cloud Translation](/organizations/google/products/google-cloud-translation/) — Unrated. - [Google Ads](/organizations/google/products/google-ads/) — Unrated. ## Related products - [Ecosyste.ms Packages API](/organizations/ecosystems/products/ecosystems-packages-api/) by Ecosyste.ms — Unrated. Same job: Research software packages and dependencies (not assessed). - [deps.dev API](/organizations/open-source-insights/products/deps-dev-api/) by Open Source Insights — Unrated. Same job: Research software packages and dependencies (not assessed). ## Add this badge to your site Own this product? The Open Agent Guide badge links your site back to this directory listing. It makes no grade claim while this product is unrated, and updates on its own once enough is verified to assign a grade. Badge image: https://www.openagentguide.com/organizations/google/products/osv-api/badge.svg (seal), https://www.openagentguide.com/organizations/google/products/osv-api/badge.svg?style=flat (flat). For the copy-paste HTML and Markdown embed code, open the badge panel on [this product's page](https://www.openagentguide.com/organizations/google/products/osv-api/#badge-embed-heading). 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