Akash Network

name: Akash Network
description: Akash Network is a decentralized cloud computing marketplace that connects users with underutilized compute capacity
  from data centers and bare-metal providers worldwide. It enables deploying containerized workloads at 60-85% lower cost
  than traditional cloud providers. The platform offers REST APIs for deployment management, provider discovery, GPU availability,
  AI inference, and direct blockchain interaction via Cosmos SDK modules.
image: https://akash.network/favicon.ico
tags:
- Cloud Computing
- Decentralized
- Blockchain
- Kubernetes
- GPU
- AI Inference
- Cosmos
- Web3
url: https://akash.network
baseURL: https://akash.network
humanURL: https://akash.network
contact:
- FN: Akash Network Support
  url: https://akash.network/community
  email: hello@akash.network
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- name: Akash Console Deployment API
  description: REST API for programmatic deployment management on Akash Network with managed wallets and credit-card billing.
    Supports creating, listing, updating, and closing deployments via SDL manifests. Includes bid management, lease creation,
    and escrow funding operations. Designed for SaaS platforms and non-crypto-native users.
  image: https://akash.network/favicon.ico
  humanURL: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/console-api/
  baseURL: https://console-api.akash.network
  tags:
  - Deployments
  - Leases
  - Bids
  - Escrow
  - Cloud
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/console-api/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/console-api/getting-started
  - type: ReferenceDocumentation
    url: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/console-api/api-reference
  contact:
  - FN: Akash Network Support
    url: https://akash.network/community
  X-pricing:
  - plans:
    - name: Pay-As-You-Go
      description: Credit-card billing for managed wallet deployments. Minimum deposit $0.50. Billed in USD; API converts
        to AKT/USDC on-chain automatically.
      url: https://console.akash.network/
      price: 0.0
  X-rateLimit:
  - rate:
    - requests: 1
      unit: second
      notes: Avoid polling faster than every 3 seconds. 429 TooManyRequests returned when rate exceeded. Implement exponential
        backoff on 5xx errors.
  X-authentication:
  - type: x-api-key
    description: Pass API key via x-api-key header. Create and manage keys at console.akash.network under Settings > API Keys.
    url: https://console.akash.network/settings/api-keys
- name: Akash Console Network Data API
  description: Publicly accessible indexed API for querying provider information, GPU availability, resource statistics, and
    network-wide metrics. No authentication required. Returns real-time provider resource availability, hardware specifications,
    uptime, and GPU models across the Akash Network marketplace.
  image: https://akash.network/favicon.ico
  humanURL: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/rest-api/providers-api/
  baseURL: https://console-api.akash.network
  tags:
  - Providers
  - GPU
  - Network Stats
  - Public
  - Monitoring
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/rest-api/providers-api/
  - type: GuidanceDocumentation
    url: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/rest-api/gpu-availability-guide
  contact:
  - FN: Akash Network Support
    url: https://akash.network/community
  X-rateLimit:
  - rate:
    - requests: 0
      unit: none
      notes: Public, unauthenticated API. No formal rate limits documented. Recommended to avoid excessive polling.
- name: Akash Blockchain REST API
  description: Direct REST access to Akash blockchain state via gRPC-Gateway on port 1317. Exposes Cosmos SDK modules (auth,
    bank, staking, governance) and Akash-specific modules (deployment, market, provider, audit, certificate, escrow). Supports
    querying chain state and submitting transactions. Swagger UI available at /swagger/ on any running node.
  image: https://akash.network/favicon.ico
  humanURL: https://akash.network/docs/node-operators/architecture/api-layer/
  baseURL: https://api.akashnet.net
  tags:
  - Blockchain
  - Cosmos SDK
  - Deployments
  - Staking
  - Governance
  - gRPC-Gateway
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://akash.network/docs/node-operators/architecture/api-layer/
  - type: ReferenceDocumentation
    url: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/sdk/api-reference
  contact:
  - FN: Akash Network Support
    url: https://akash.network/community
  X-rateLimit:
  - rate:
    - requests: 10
      unit: second
      notes: Rate limiting recommended via reverse proxy at 10 requests/second for production node setups. Public community
        nodes may have independent limits.
- name: AkashML Inference API
  description: OpenAI-compatible AI inference API providing access to open-source LLMs hosted on decentralized compute across
    80+ global datacenters. Supports chat completions with models including Llama 3.3-70B, DeepSeek V3, Qwen3-30B-A3B, and
    others. Drop-in replacement for OpenAI API clients. New accounts receive $100 in free AI token credits.
  image: https://akash.network/favicon.ico
  humanURL: https://akash.network/blog/akashml-managed-ai-inference-on-the-decentralized-supercloud/
  baseURL: https://api.akashml.com
  tags:
  - AI
  - LLM
  - Inference
  - OpenAI Compatible
  - Chat Completions
  - Llama
  - DeepSeek
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://akashml.com/
  - type: Playground
    url: https://playground.akashml.com
  contact:
  - FN: AkashML Support
    url: https://akash.network/community
  X-pricing:
  - plans:
    - name: Pay-Per-Token
      description: Pay-per-token pricing with no subscription. New accounts receive $100 in free credits. Pricing varies by
        model.
      url: https://akashml.com/
      price: 0.13
      unit: per million input tokens (Llama 3.3-70B)
  X-rateLimit:
  - rate:
    - requests: 0
      unit: none
      notes: No formal rate limits published. Service advertises no capacity caps. Sub-200ms response times across 80+ global
        datacenters.
  X-authentication:
  - type: Bearer
    description: Bearer token authentication via Authorization header. Obtain API key from akashml.com account dashboard.
    url: https://akashml.com/
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://akash.network
- type: Documentation
  url: https://akash.network/docs
- type: APIDocumentation
  url: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/getting-started/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/akash-network
- type: Blog
  url: https://akash.network/blog
- type: Community
  url: https://akash.network/community
- type: Discord
  url: https://discord.akash.network
- type: Twitter
  url: https://twitter.com/akashnet_
- type: Status
  url: https://stats.akash.network
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://akash.network/terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://akash.network/privacy
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://github.com/akash-network/node/releases
- type: SDKs
  url: https://github.com/akash-network/chain-sdk