# Cisco Software Suggestion API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/cisco-support-apis/cisco-software-suggestion-api/  
**Provider:** Cisco Support APIs — https://apis.io/providers/cisco-support-apis/  
**Base URL:** https://apix.cisco.com/software/suggestion/v2  
**Documentation:** https://developer.cisco.com/docs/support-apis/software-suggestion/

Cisco Software Suggestion API is one of 8 APIs that [Cisco Support APIs](https://apis.io/providers/cisco-support-apis/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Software Lifecycle, Upgrades, Support, Networking, and Recommendations. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and an API reference.

The Software Suggestion API returns the software release Cisco recommends for a product, chosen on stability, longevity and adoption rate, along with the available images and compatibility against a currently-installed release. It answers the question every network operations team asks before a maintenance window — what should this device be running — for up to ten product IDs or MDF IDs at a time.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **Documentation** — https://developer.cisco.com/docs/support-apis/software-suggestion/
- **APIReference** — https://developer.cisco.com/docs/support-apis/software-suggestion/

## Other Cisco Support APIs APIs (7)

- [Cisco EoX API](https://apis.io/apis/cisco-support-apis/cisco-eox-api/)
- [Cisco Serial Number to Information API](https://apis.io/apis/cisco-support-apis/cisco-serial-number-to-information-api/)
- [Cisco Product Information API](https://apis.io/apis/cisco-support-apis/cisco-product-information-api/)
- [Cisco Bug API](https://apis.io/apis/cisco-support-apis/cisco-bug-api/)
- [Cisco Case API](https://apis.io/apis/cisco-support-apis/cisco-case-api/)
- [Cisco Automated Software Distribution API](https://apis.io/apis/cisco-support-apis/cisco-automated-software-distribution-api/)
- [Cisco Service Order Return (RMA) API](https://apis.io/apis/cisco-support-apis/cisco-service-order-return-api/)

## Tags

Software Lifecycle, Upgrades, Support, Networking, Recommendations

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