# Cloud Foundry Processes API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/cloud-foundry/cloud-foundry-processes-api/  
**Provider:** Cloud Foundry — https://apis.io/providers/cloud-foundry/  
**Base URL:** https://api.{system-domain}  
**Documentation:** https://v3-apidocs.cloudfoundry.org/

Cloud Foundry Processes API is one of 49 APIs that [Cloud Foundry](https://apis.io/providers/cloud-foundry/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Processes. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, an API reference, and API documentation.

Processes define the runnable units of an app.

## Operations (13)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/v3/processes` | List processes |
| GET | `/v3/processes/{guid}` | Get a process |
| PATCH | `/v3/processes/{guid}` | Update a process |
| GET | `/v3/processes/{guid}/process_instances` | List instances for a process |
| GET | `/v3/processes/{guid}/stats` | Get stats for a process |
| POST | `/v3/processes/{guid}/actions/scale` | Scale a process |
| DELETE | `/v3/processes/{guid}/instances/{index}` | Terminate a process instance |
| GET | `/v3/apps/{guid}/processes` | List processes for an app |
| GET | `/v3/apps/{guid}/processes/{type}` | Get a process for an app |
| PATCH | `/v3/apps/{guid}/processes/{type}` | Update a process for an app |
| GET | `/v3/apps/{guid}/processes/{type}/stats` | Get stats for a process for an app |
| POST | `/v3/apps/{guid}/processes/{type}/actions/scale` | Scale a process for an app |
| DELETE | `/v3/apps/{guid}/processes/{type}/instances/{index}` | Terminate a process instance for an app |

## Machine-readable artifacts (10)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cloud-foundry/refs/heads/main/openapi/cloud-foundry-processes-api-openapi.yml
- **APIReference** — https://v3-apidocs.cloudfoundry.org/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.cloudfoundry.org/
- **Source Code** — https://github.com/cloudfoundry/cloud_controller_ng
- **Specification** — https://github.com/cloudfoundry/cf-openapi
- **Reference** — https://cloudfoundry.github.io/cf-openapi/
- **Documentation** — https://www.openservicebrokerapi.org/
- **Specification** — https://github.com/openservicebrokerapi/servicebroker
- **Documentation** — https://github.com/cloudfoundry/app-autoscaler/blob/main/docs/user_guide.md
- **Source Code** — https://github.com/cloudfoundry/app-autoscaler

## Other Cloud Foundry APIs (12)

- [Cloud Foundry UAA](https://apis.io/apis/cloud-foundry/uaa/)
- [Cloud Foundry Loggregator](https://apis.io/apis/cloud-foundry/loggregator/)
- [BOSH Director API](https://apis.io/apis/cloud-foundry/bosh/)
- [Cloud Foundry Apps API](https://apis.io/apis/cloud-foundry/cloud-foundry-apps-api/)
- [Cloud Foundry Builds API](https://apis.io/apis/cloud-foundry/cloud-foundry-builds-api/)
- [Cloud Foundry Deployments API](https://apis.io/apis/cloud-foundry/cloud-foundry-deployments-api/)
- [Cloud Foundry Jobs API](https://apis.io/apis/cloud-foundry/cloud-foundry-jobs-api/)
- [Cloud Foundry Organizations API](https://apis.io/apis/cloud-foundry/cloud-foundry-organizations-api/)
- [Cloud Foundry Service Instances API](https://apis.io/apis/cloud-foundry/cloud-foundry-service-instances-api/)
- [Cloud Foundry Spaces API](https://apis.io/apis/cloud-foundry/cloud-foundry-spaces-api/)
- [Cloud Foundry Admin API](https://apis.io/apis/cloud-foundry/cloud-foundry-admin-api/)
- [Cloud Foundry App Usage Events API](https://apis.io/apis/cloud-foundry/cloud-foundry-app-usage-events-api/)

## Tags

Processes

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