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DroneDeploy is the unified reality-capture platform for construction, agriculture, mining, energy, oil & gas, and inspection workflows. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, DroneDeploy combines aerial drone mapping, ground 360 capture, robotics (DJI Dock, Boston Dynamics Spot), and vision-language AI (Progress AI, Safety AI, Earthworks AI) into a single platform that operates across 3M+ sites in 180 countries and has processed 2.8B+ images. Developers integrate via a GraphQL API at https://www.dronedeploy.com/graphql, an Apps Platform with OAuth2 templates that embed third-party apps into the DroneDeploy web application, and a 40+ partner App Market spanning construction (Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, PlanGrid), GIS (ArcGIS, Mapbox), cloud storage (S3, Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, Azure), and agriculture (Climate FieldView).

3 APIs 3 Capabilities 12 Features
DronesReality CaptureMappingPhotogrammetry3D ModelsOrthomosaicLiDARConstructionAgricultureAIAerialRobotics

DroneDeploy publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network: GraphQL API. Tagged areas include Drones, Reality Capture, Mapping, Photogrammetry, and 3D Models.

The DroneDeploy catalog on APIs.io includes 3 machine-runnable capabilities, 1 JSON-LD context, and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

DroneDeploy’s developer surface includes developer portal, documentation, sandbox, signup flow, support, engineering blog, YouTube channel, and 17 more developer resources.

APIs

DroneDeploy GraphQL API

DroneDeploy's GraphQL API is the primary programmatic interface for the DroneDeploy reality-capture platform. A single POST endpoint at https://www.dronedeploy.com/graphql expos...

DroneDeploy Apps Platform

The DroneDeploy Apps Platform lets third parties build embedded apps and serverless "functions" that run inside the DroneDeploy web application and the DroneDeploy App Market. A...

DroneDeploy Flight Log Parser

Open-source JavaScript/TypeScript library for parsing DroneDeploy flight log files (the .csv/.json telemetry files emitted by the DroneDeploy Flight App). MIT-licensed, maintain...

Capabilities

DroneDeploy GraphQL API — Exports

Naftiko capability for the DroneDeploy GraphQL API Exports surface. Wraps the POST /graphql endpoint with two operations: listExports (read the exports connection on a MapPlan) ...

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DroneDeploy GraphQL API — Plans

Naftiko capability for the DroneDeploy GraphQL API Plans surface. Wraps the POST /graphql endpoint and exposes a listPlans operation that returns the organization plans connecti...

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DroneDeploy GraphQL API — Viewer

Naftiko capability for the DroneDeploy GraphQL API Viewer surface. Wraps the single POST /graphql endpoint and exposes a getViewer operation that returns the authenticated user ...

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Features

DroneDeploy Aerial — automated drone flight, photogrammetry, orthomosaic, 3D models, design overlays
DroneDeploy Ground — 360 walks, mobile 3D scanning, LiDAR, 8K imagery, BIM overlays
DroneDeploy Robotics — dock automation and industrial inspection with Boston Dynamics and DJI Dock
Progress AI — automated schedule and progress tracking from reality capture
Safety AI — visual hazard detection ranked by severity
Earthworks AI — cut/fill volumetrics and earthworks progress
GraphQL API at https://www.dronedeploy.com/graphql with strongly-typed schema and Relay-style cursor pagination
GraphiQL interactive explorer at https://www.dronedeploy.com/graphiql/
Apps Platform with OAuth2 templates and serverless function model
DroneDeploy App Market with 40+ integration partners (Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, ArcGIS, S3, Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, Azure, Climate FieldView)
14-day free trial, no credit card required
Operates across 3M+ sites in 180 countries; 2.8B+ images processed

Semantic Vocabularies

Drone Deploy Context

0 classes · 7 properties

JSON-LD

API Governance Rules

DroneDeploy API Rules

5 rules · 3 errors 2 warnings

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Resources

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Portal
Portal
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Documentation
Documentation
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Documentation
Documentation
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Documentation
Documentation
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Sandbox
Sandbox
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StatusPage
StatusPage
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SignUp
SignUp
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Login
Login
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Support
Support
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TermsOfService
TermsOfService
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PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy
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Blog
Blog
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Careers
Careers
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AboutUs
AboutUs
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GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization
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AppMarket
AppMarket
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LinkedIn
LinkedIn
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X
X
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YouTube
YouTube
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Plans
Plans
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Trial
Trial
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Plans
Plans
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RateLimits
RateLimits
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FinOps
FinOps

Sources

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- aid: drone-deploy:drone-deploy-graphql-api
  name: DroneDeploy GraphQL API
  tags:
  - Drones
  - Reality Capture
  - Mapping
  - GraphQL
  - Plans
  - Exports
  humanURL: https://developer-docs.dronedeploy.com/api/introduction
  baseURL: https://www.dronedeploy.com/graphql
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  - url: https://developer-docs.dronedeploy.com/api/authentication
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  - url: https://developer-docs.dronedeploy.com/api/pagination
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://www.dronedeploy.com/graphiql/
    type: Sandbox
  - url: openapi/drone-deploy-graphql-api-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  - url: json-schema/drone-deploy-plan-schema.json
    type: JSONSchema
  - url: json-schema/drone-deploy-export-schema.json
    type: JSONSchema
  - url: json-ld/drone-deploy-context.jsonld
    type: JSONLD
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/graphql-plans.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/graphql-exports.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/graphql-viewer.yaml
  description: DroneDeploy's GraphQL API is the primary programmatic interface for the DroneDeploy reality-capture
    platform. A single POST endpoint at https://www.dronedeploy.com/graphql exposes a strongly-typed schema rooted
    at the `viewer` object that gives the authenticated user access to organizations, plans (MapPlan and other
    Plan variants), exports, layers, geometry, and processing status. Forward, cursor-based pagination via
    Relay-style edges/nodes/pageInfo. Authenticated with `Authorization Bearer` API keys obtained from
    DroneDeploy Support or via a Developer Partner / Enterprise account.
- aid: drone-deploy:drone-deploy-apps-platform
  name: DroneDeploy Apps Platform
  tags:
  - Apps
  - Marketplace
  - OAuth
  - Extensions
  humanURL: https://developer-docs.dronedeploy.com/introduction/overview
  properties:
  - url: https://developer-docs.dronedeploy.com/introduction/overview
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://www.dronedeploy.com/product/market
    type: AppMarket
  - url: https://github.com/dronedeploy/app-examples
    type: CodeRepository
  - url: https://github.com/dronedeploy/oauth-function-template
    type: CodeRepository
  - url: https://github.com/dronedeploy/function-wrapper
    type: SDK
  description: The DroneDeploy Apps Platform lets third parties build embedded apps and serverless "functions"
    that run inside the DroneDeploy web application and the DroneDeploy App Market. Apps consume the GraphQL API
    on behalf of the signed-in user, can register OAuth2 flows via the oauth-function-template, and are surfaced
    in the App Market across construction, agriculture, mining, utilities, and renewable energy verticals.
- aid: drone-deploy:drone-deploy-flight-log-parser
  name: DroneDeploy Flight Log Parser
  tags:
  - SDK
  - Flight Logs
  - Telemetry
  humanURL: https://github.com/dronedeploy/flight-log-parser
  properties:
  - url: https://github.com/dronedeploy/flight-log-parser
    type: CodeRepository
  - url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/flight-log-parser
    type: SDK
  description: Open-source JavaScript/TypeScript library for parsing DroneDeploy flight log files (the .csv/.json
    telemetry files emitted by the DroneDeploy Flight App). MIT-licensed, maintained on GitHub.
tags:
- Drones
- Reality Capture
- Mapping
- Photogrammetry
- 3D Models
- Orthomosaic
- LiDAR
- Construction
- Agriculture
- AI
- Aerial
- Robotics
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access: 3rd-Party
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- type: Portal
  url: https://www.dronedeploy.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer-docs.dronedeploy.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer-docs.dronedeploy.com/dronedeploy-apps
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer-docs.dronedeploy.com/api/introduction
- type: Sandbox
  url: https://www.dronedeploy.com/graphiql/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.dronedeploy.com
- type: SignUp
  url: https://www.dronedeploy.com/get-started
- type: Login
  url: https://www.dronedeploy.com/app2/auth/signin
- type: Support
  url: https://help.dronedeploy.com/hc/en-us
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.dronedeploy.com/legal/master-services-agreement
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.dronedeploy.com/legal/privacy
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.dronedeploy.com/blog
- type: Careers
  url: https://www.dronedeploy.com/about/careers
- type: AboutUs
  url: https://www.dronedeploy.com/about
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/dronedeploy
- type: AppMarket
  url: https://www.dronedeploy.com/product/market
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dronedeploy
- type: X
  url: https://twitter.com/dronedeploy
- type: YouTube
  url: https://www.youtube.com/c/DroneDeploy
- url: https://www.dronedeploy.com/pricing
  data:
  - id: flight-and-analysis
    name: Flight & Analysis
    entries:
    - geo: US
      unit: 1
      label: Pilot
      limit: 1
      price: 4188
      metric: user
      timeFrame: year
      description: Single admin user license; upload up to 3,000 images per map; email and live chat support.
    elements:
    - name: Single admin user license
    - name: Upload up to 3,000 images per map
    - name: Email and live chat support
    - name: Ground capture processing not included
    description: For individual drone pilots running aerial flights and surveys.
  - id: ag-lite
    name: Ag Lite
    entries:
    - geo: US
      unit: 1
      label: Pilot
      limit: 1
      price: 1908
      metric: user
      timeFrame: year
      description: Single pilot license; upload up to 1,000 images per map; Stand Count and Live Map; email support.
    elements:
    - name: Single pilot license
    - name: Upload up to 1,000 images per map
    - name: Stand Count analysis
    - name: Live Map
    - name: Email-based support
    description: Entry plan for agriculture pilots.
  - id: advanced-flight-and-analysis
    name: Advanced Flight & Analysis
    entries:
    - geo: US
      unit: 1
      label: Organization
      limit: 1
      price: Call
      metric: organization
      timeFrame: year
      description: Custom pricing. 10,000 image upload per map; cut/fill, thermal, vertical inspections.
    elements:
    - name: 10,000 image upload per map
    - name: Cut/fill analysis
    - name: Thermal imaging
    - name: Vertical inspections
    description: For larger commercial flight operations needing advanced analytics.
  - id: unified
    name: DroneDeploy Unified
    entries:
    - geo: US
      unit: 1
      label: Organization
      limit: 1
      price: Call
      metric: organization
      timeFrame: year
      description: Enterprise plan unifying aerial, ground, robotics, fixed cameras, and AI add-ons.
    elements:
    - name: Aerial + Ground + Robotics
    - name: 360 cameras, fixed cameras, smartphones
    - name: Progress AI, Safety AI, Earthworks AI add-ons
    - name: Dock Automation and Robotic Automation add-ons
    - name: DroneDeploy Firewall data security add-on
    description: Enterprise unified reality-capture platform; pricing on request.
  name: Plans
  type: Plans
- type: Trial
  url: https://www.dronedeploy.com/get-started
- url: plans/drone-deploy-plans-pricing.yml
  type: Plans
- url: rate-limits/drone-deploy-rate-limits.yml
  type: RateLimits
- url: finops/drone-deploy-finops.yml
  type: FinOps
- type: Features
  data:
  - DroneDeploy Aerial — automated drone flight, photogrammetry, orthomosaic, 3D models, design overlays
  - DroneDeploy Ground — 360 walks, mobile 3D scanning, LiDAR, 8K imagery, BIM overlays
  - DroneDeploy Robotics — dock automation and industrial inspection with Boston Dynamics and DJI Dock
  - Progress AI — automated schedule and progress tracking from reality capture
  - Safety AI — visual hazard detection ranked by severity
  - Earthworks AI — cut/fill volumetrics and earthworks progress
  - GraphQL API at https://www.dronedeploy.com/graphql with strongly-typed schema and Relay-style cursor pagination
  - GraphiQL interactive explorer at https://www.dronedeploy.com/graphiql/
  - Apps Platform with OAuth2 templates and serverless function model
  - DroneDeploy App Market with 40+ integration partners (Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, ArcGIS, S3,
    Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, Azure, Climate FieldView)
  - 14-day free trial, no credit card required
  - Operates across 3M+ sites in 180 countries; 2.8B+ images processed
  sources:
  - https://developer-docs.dronedeploy.com/api/introduction
  - https://developer-docs.dronedeploy.com/api/authentication
  - https://www.dronedeploy.com/pricing
  - https://www.dronedeploy.com/product/market
  - https://status.dronedeploy.com
  updated: '2026-05-25'
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
position: Consuming
description: DroneDeploy is the unified reality-capture platform for construction, agriculture, mining, energy,
  oil & gas, and inspection workflows. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, DroneDeploy combines
  aerial drone mapping, ground 360 capture, robotics (DJI Dock, Boston Dynamics Spot), and vision-language AI
  (Progress AI, Safety AI, Earthworks AI) into a single platform that operates across 3M+ sites in 180 countries
  and has processed 2.8B+ images. Developers integrate via a GraphQL API at https://www.dronedeploy.com/graphql,
  an Apps Platform with OAuth2 templates that embed third-party apps into the DroneDeploy web application, and
  a 40+ partner App Market spanning construction (Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, PlanGrid), GIS (ArcGIS,
  Mapbox), cloud storage (S3, Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, Azure), and agriculture (Climate FieldView).
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: [email protected]
  X: apievangelist
  url: https://apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.16'