aid: encore
name: Encore
description: >-
  Encore is an open source development platform for building type-safe,
  production-ready backend applications and distributed systems. It supports
  Go and TypeScript, provides built-in infrastructure automation for
  databases, caches, pub/sub, and cron jobs, and includes a local
  development dashboard with automatic API documentation, distributed
  tracing, and OpenAPI client generation.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Backend
  - Cloud Native
  - Frameworks
  - Go
  - Infrastructure Automation
  - Microservices
  - Open Source
  - TypeScript
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/encore/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: encore:encore-application-config
    name: Encore Application Configuration
    description: >-
      The encore.app configuration file is the canonical declaration of an
      Encore application, including its platform application ID, primary
      language, global CORS rules, and authenticator settings. The
      JSONSchema captures the supported fields and is used to validate
      encore.app files in editors and CI pipelines.
    humanURL: https://encore.dev/docs/ts/develop/app-config
    tags:
      - Application Configuration
      - Encore App
      - JSON Schema
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://encore.dev/docs/ts/develop/app-config
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/encore-app-configuration.json
  - aid: encore:encore-cli
    name: Encore CLI
    description: >-
      The Encore CLI provides commands for creating, running, building,
      testing, deploying, and operating Encore applications. It also
      generates type-safe API clients in Go, TypeScript, JavaScript, and
      experimental OpenAPI from any Encore backend, targeting local,
      staging, and production environments on the Encore Cloud Platform.
    humanURL: https://encore.dev/docs/ts/cli/cli-reference
    tags:
      - CLI
      - Client Generation
      - Developer Tooling
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://encore.dev/docs/ts/cli/cli-reference
      - type: Client Generation
        url: https://encore.dev/docs/ts/cli/client-generation
      - type: Install
        url: https://encore.dev/docs/ts/install
      - type: Source Code
        url: https://github.com/encoredev/encore
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://encore.dev/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://encore.dev/docs
  - type: Getting Started
    url: https://encore.dev/docs/ts/quick-start
  - type: GitHub Organization
    url: https://github.com/encoredev
  - type: GitHub Repository
    url: https://github.com/encoredev/encore
  - type: Blog
    url: https://encore.dev/blog
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://encore.dev/pricing
  - type: Discord
    url: https://encore.dev/discord
  - type: License
    url: https://github.com/encoredev/encore/blob/main/LICENSE
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com