API archive entry · source-reported
Heroku
REST API to programmatically create apps, provision add-ons and perform other task on Heroku
Decision snapshot
Heroku is catalogued as a Development API from Heroku. The directory reports oauth authentication, HTTPS support, and CORS as yes.
- Category
- Development
- Authentication
- OAuth
- HTTPS
- Reported
- CORS
- Yes
Evaluation pathway
- Define endpoints, fields, freshness, and expected request volume.
- Read the live source and confirm access, terms, limits, and version.
- Test representative inputs, errors, latency, pagination, and data quality.
- Plan monitoring, retries, caching, version pinning, and a fallback.
What still needs verification
Pricing and quotas
Confirm current plans, free-tier limits, overages, and request ceilings.
Endpoint coverage
Check that the operations and response fields match the intended workload.
Reliability
Look for uptime history, a status page, support routes, and service commitments.
Data and privacy
Review retention, licensing, regional processing, and compliance requirements.
Versioning
Confirm the active version, change policy, deprecation window, and migration guidance.
Developer experience
Validate SDKs, examples, error formats, pagination, and test environments.
Nearby Development options
GitHub
Make use of GitHub repositories, code and user info programmatically
OAuth · HTTPS reported · CORS Yes
Bitbucket
Bitbucket API
OAuth · HTTPS reported · CORS Unknown
Gitlab
Automate GitLab interaction programmatically
OAuth · HTTPS reported · CORS Unknown
Source reference
This page separates source-reported facts from questions that need live provider verification.