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Akash Network

Akash Network is a decentralized cloud marketplace for compute - including GPUs - built on a Cosmos-SDK chain settled in AKT. Tenants post deployment manifests (SDL) and providers bid to host them. Developer surface includes the Akash Console REST API with managed wallets and credit-card billing, the Network Data API for indexed chain and provider data, the underlying Cosmos-SDK chain accessible over gRPC / REST / RPC, the Provider API on each provider, an official Akash Blockchain SDK in Go and JavaScript/TypeScript, the Provider Console, and the akash CLI.

Akash Network publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network: Bids API, Deployments API, and Leases API. Tagged areas include Decentralized Cloud, GPU, Compute, DePIN, and Cosmos.

Akash Network’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, GitHub presence, developer console, engineering blog, and 5 more developer resources.

38.2/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreeSelf serve⚡ Free to try
11 APIs
Decentralized CloudGPUComputeDePINCosmosCryptoMarketplace

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 38.2/100 · thin
Contract Quality 14.6 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 7.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 5.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 11

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Akash Console API

REST API for the managed Akash Console - deploy workloads with a managed wallet and credit-card billing, list and manage deployments, leases, and providers without needing to ru...

Akash Network Data API

Indexed network data over REST - blocks, transactions, deployments, leases, providers, GPU availability, and marketplace stats. Used for analytics, provider discovery, and dashb...

Akash Chain Node (gRPC / REST / RPC)

Direct access to the Akash Cosmos-SDK chain over gRPC, REST (LCD), and Tendermint RPC. Used to query state, broadcast transactions, and stream events from a self-run or hosted A...

Akash Provider API

HTTP API exposed by each Akash provider for lease management, manifest submission, log and event streaming, shell access, and service status. Used by tenants and tooling once a ...

Akash Blockchain SDK (Go)

Official Go SDK for the Akash chain - typed message types, client helpers for deployments, leases, and providers, AuthZ and fee-grant support, and the building blocks behind the...

Akashjs - Akash SDK (JavaScript / TypeScript)

Official JavaScript / TypeScript SDK for building Akash applications and tooling - SDL parsing, wallet signing, deployment lifecycle, and lease management.

Akash CLI

Reference command-line tool for the Akash network - keys, accounts, deployments, bids, leases, manifest send, and provider queries. Built on the Go SDK.

Akash Console (Web)

Hosted web console for browsing the marketplace, deploying SDL manifests, and managing leases - with optional managed wallet and credit-card billing.

Akash Network Bids API

Retrieve bids placed by Akash providers.

Akash Network Deployments API

Create and manage SDL-based deployments.

Akash Network Leases API

Accept bids and manage leases with providers.

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Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Akash Console API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Akash Network Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Akash Network Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Akash Network Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Akash Network Agentic Access

3 operations · 2 acting

3 operations · 2 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: akash-network
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/akash-network/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Akash Network
kind: company
description: Akash Network is a decentralized cloud marketplace for compute - including GPUs - built on a Cosmos-SDK chain
  settled in AKT. Tenants post deployment manifests (SDL) and providers bid to host them. Developer surface includes the Akash
  Console REST API with managed wallets and credit-card billing, the Network Data API for indexed chain and provider data,
  the underlying Cosmos-SDK chain accessible over gRPC / REST / RPC, the Provider API on each provider, an official Akash
  Blockchain SDK in Go and JavaScript/TypeScript, the Provider Console, and the akash CLI.
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Free · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/akash-network.png
tags:
- Decentralized Cloud
- GPU
- Compute
- DePIN
- Cosmos
- Crypto
- Marketplace
created: '2026-05-23'
modified: '2026-05-23'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: akash-network:console-api
  name: Akash Console API
  description: REST API for the managed Akash Console - deploy workloads with a managed wallet and credit-card billing, list
    and manage deployments, leases, and providers without needing to run a node or hold AKT directly.
  humanURL: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/console-api
  baseURL: https://console.akash.network/
  tags:
  - REST
  - Deployments
  - Managed
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/console-api
- aid: akash-network:network-data-api
  name: Akash Network Data API
  description: Indexed network data over REST - blocks, transactions, deployments, leases, providers, GPU availability, and
    marketplace stats. Used for analytics, provider discovery, and dashboards (the API powering Cloudmos / Akash Stats).
  humanURL: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/
  baseURL: https://api.cloudmos.io/
  tags:
  - Indexer
  - Analytics
  - Marketplace
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/
- aid: akash-network:chain-grpc-rest-rpc
  name: Akash Chain Node (gRPC / REST / RPC)
  description: Direct access to the Akash Cosmos-SDK chain over gRPC, REST (LCD), and Tendermint RPC. Used to query state,
    broadcast transactions, and stream events from a self-run or hosted Akash node.
  humanURL: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/
  baseURL: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/
  tags:
  - Cosmos SDK
  - gRPC
  - REST
  - RPC
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/
- aid: akash-network:provider-api
  name: Akash Provider API
  description: HTTP API exposed by each Akash provider for lease management, manifest submission, log and event streaming,
    shell access, and service status. Used by tenants and tooling once a lease is established.
  humanURL: https://akash.network/docs/providers/
  baseURL: https://github.com/akash-network/provider
  tags:
  - Provider
  - Leases
  - Deployments
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://akash.network/docs/providers/
  - type: Repository
    url: https://github.com/akash-network/provider
- aid: akash-network:sdk-go
  name: Akash Blockchain SDK (Go)
  description: Official Go SDK for the Akash chain - typed message types, client helpers for deployments, leases, and providers,
    AuthZ and fee-grant support, and the building blocks behind the akash CLI.
  humanURL: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/sdk
  baseURL: https://github.com/akash-network/node
  tags:
  - SDK
  - Go
  - Cosmos SDK
  properties:
  - type: Repository
    url: https://github.com/akash-network/node
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/sdk
- aid: akash-network:sdk-js
  name: Akashjs - Akash SDK (JavaScript / TypeScript)
  description: Official JavaScript / TypeScript SDK for building Akash applications and tooling - SDL parsing, wallet signing,
    deployment lifecycle, and lease management.
  humanURL: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/sdk
  baseURL: https://github.com/akash-network/akashjs
  tags:
  - SDK
  - JavaScript
  - TypeScript
  properties:
  - type: Repository
    url: https://github.com/akash-network/akashjs
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/sdk
- aid: akash-network:cli
  name: Akash CLI
  description: Reference command-line tool for the Akash network - keys, accounts, deployments, bids, leases, manifest send,
    and provider queries. Built on the Go SDK.
  humanURL: https://akash.network/docs/deployments/akash-cli/installation/
  baseURL: https://github.com/akash-network/node
  tags:
  - CLI
  - Tooling
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://akash.network/docs/deployments/akash-cli/installation/
  - type: Repository
    url: https://github.com/akash-network/node
- aid: akash-network:console
  name: Akash Console (Web)
  description: Hosted web console for browsing the marketplace, deploying SDL manifests, and managing leases - with optional
    managed wallet and credit-card billing.
  humanURL: https://console.akash.network/
  baseURL: https://console.akash.network/
  tags:
  - Console
  - Web App
  properties:
  - type: Application
    url: https://console.akash.network/
- aid: akash-network:akash-network-bids-api
  name: Akash Network Bids API
  description: Retrieve bids placed by Akash providers.
  humanURL: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/console-api
  baseURL: https://console.akash.network/
  tags:
  - Bids
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/akash-network-bids-api-openapi.yml
- aid: akash-network:akash-network-deployments-api
  name: Akash Network Deployments API
  description: Create and manage SDL-based deployments.
  humanURL: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/console-api
  baseURL: https://console.akash.network/
  tags:
  - Deployments
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/akash-network-deployments-api-openapi.yml
- aid: akash-network:akash-network-leases-api
  name: Akash Network Leases API
  description: Accept bids and manage leases with providers.
  humanURL: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/console-api
  baseURL: https://console.akash.network/
  tags:
  - Leases
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/akash-network-leases-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/akash-network-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/akash-network-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/akash-network-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://akash.network/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://akash.network/docs/
- type: API Documentation
  url: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/akash-network
- type: Console
  url: https://console.akash.network/
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/akash-network/
- url: https://akash.network/blog/
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com