aid: dnn-software
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/dnn-software.png
name: DNN Software
description: >-
  DNN Software is the company behind DNN Platform (formerly DotNetNuke), a leading open-source
  web content management system (CMS) and web application framework built on Microsoft ASP.NET
  and C#. Originally created by Shaun Walker in 2002, DNN provides a modular platform for building
  websites, intranets, and web applications, extended through custom modules, providers, and skins.
  For developers, DNN ships a first-party set of .NET libraries on NuGet (DotNetNuke.Core,
  DotNetNuke.WebApi, DotNetNuke.Web, and related packages) plus a DotNetNuke Web API (ASP.NET Web API)
  services framework for building authenticated REST endpoints inside a DNN site. The open-source
  DNN Platform is developed in the open on GitHub under an MIT license, with community documentation,
  forums, and Discord maintained by the DNN Community.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dnn-software/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- sierra-ventures
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
tags:
- Company
- Saas
- CMS
- Content Management
- Open Source
- ASP.NET
- .NET
- Web Framework
- DotNetNuke
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/dnn-software-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://dnnsoftware.com/
- type: Packages
  url: packages/dnn-software-packages.yml
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.dnncommunity.org/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/dnnsoftware
- type: SourceCode
  url: https://github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform
- type: Community
  url: https://dnncommunity.org/
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence