# Cisco IOS XE RESTCONF API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/cisco-hardware/ios-xe-restconf-api/  
**Provider:** Cisco Hardware — https://apis.io/providers/cisco-hardware/  
**Documentation:** https://developer.cisco.com/docs/ios-xe/

Cisco IOS XE RESTCONF API is one of 11 APIs that [Cisco Hardware](https://apis.io/providers/cisco-hardware/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include IOS XE, RESTCONF, Router, Switches, and YANG. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

The IOS XE RESTCONF API exposes Cisco enterprise routers and switches running IOS XE through a model-driven RESTCONF interface that maps directly onto YANG data models. Operations include retrieving device configuration, applying configuration changes, and reading operational state. Authentication uses basic auth and payloads are negotiated as JSON or XML.

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **Documentation** — https://developer.cisco.com/docs/ios-xe/
- **YANG Models** — https://github.com/YangModels/yang/tree/main/vendor/cisco/xe
- **Sandbox** — https://devnetsandbox.cisco.com/RM/Topology

## Other Cisco Hardware APIs (10)

- [Cisco Catalyst Center API](https://apis.io/apis/cisco-hardware/catalyst-center-api/)
- [Cisco APIC REST API](https://apis.io/apis/cisco-hardware/apic-rest-api/)
- [Cisco UCS Manager API](https://apis.io/apis/cisco-hardware/ucs-manager-api/)
- [Cisco Hardware Authentication API](https://apis.io/apis/cisco-hardware/cisco-hardware-authentication-api/)
- [Cisco Hardware CommandRunner API](https://apis.io/apis/cisco-hardware/cisco-hardware-commandrunner-api/)
- [Cisco Hardware Devices API](https://apis.io/apis/cisco-hardware/cisco-hardware-devices-api/)
- [Cisco Hardware Discovery API](https://apis.io/apis/cisco-hardware/cisco-hardware-discovery-api/)
- [Cisco Hardware Network API](https://apis.io/apis/cisco-hardware/cisco-hardware-network-api/)
- [Cisco Hardware Sites API](https://apis.io/apis/cisco-hardware/cisco-hardware-sites-api/)
- [Cisco Hardware Topology API](https://apis.io/apis/cisco-hardware/cisco-hardware-topology-api/)

## Tags

IOS XE, RESTCONF, Router, Switches, YANG

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