# OpenLDAP Directory Service

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/openldap/ldap-protocol/  
**Provider:** OpenLDAP — https://apis.io/providers/openldap/  
**Base URL:** ldap://localhost:389  
**Documentation:** https://www.openldap.org/doc/

OpenLDAP Directory Service is published by [OpenLDAP](https://apis.io/providers/openldap/) on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include LDAP, Directory, and Protocol. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

LDAP v3 protocol interface provided by the slapd directory server for reading, writing, and managing hierarchical directory entries. Authentication is via simple bind, SASL mechanisms, or TLS client certificates rather than a REST API.

## Machine-readable artifacts (4)

- **Documentation** — https://www.openldap.org/doc/
- **Admin Guide** — https://www.openldap.org/doc/admin26/
- **Manual Pages** — https://www.openldap.org/software/man.cgi
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openldap/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Tags

LDAP, Directory, Protocol

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