Apache Libcloud

aid: apache-libcloud
name: Apache Libcloud
description: Apache Libcloud is a Python library for interacting with many popular cloud service providers using a unified
  API. It supports over 30 providers for compute, object storage, DNS, load balancers, and container services under the Apache
  2.0 license.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: open-core
  license: Apache-2.0
  open_source: true
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Open core · an OSS project plus a commercial hosted product
  confidence: high
  source:
  - license
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consuming
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/apache-libcloud.png
tags:
- Abstraction Layer
- Cloud
- Multi-Cloud
- Open-Source
- Python
tags_raw:
- Abstraction Layer
- Cloud
- Multi-Cloud
- Open Source
- Python
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-04-19'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/apache-libcloud/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: apache-libcloud:compute-api
  name: Apache Libcloud Compute API
  description: The Libcloud Compute API provides a unified Python interface for managing virtual machine instances, images,
    sizes, and networks across AWS EC2, Azure, GCP, DigitalOcean, Linode, and 25+ other providers.
  humanURL: https://libcloud.readthedocs.io/en/stable/compute/
  tags:
  - Cloud
  - Compute
  - Python
  - VM Management
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://libcloud.readthedocs.io/en/stable/compute/
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://pypi.org/project/apache-libcloud/
- aid: apache-libcloud:storage-api
  name: Apache Libcloud Storage API
  description: The Libcloud Storage API provides a unified Python interface for object storage operations across AWS S3, Azure
    Blob Storage, GCP Cloud Storage, Rackspace Cloud Files, and OpenStack Swift.
  humanURL: https://libcloud.readthedocs.io/en/stable/storage/
  tags:
  - Cloud
  - Object Storage
  - Python
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://libcloud.readthedocs.io/en/stable/storage/
- aid: apache-libcloud:dns-api
  name: Apache Libcloud DNS API
  description: The Libcloud DNS API provides a unified Python interface for managing DNS zones and records across Route53,
    Azure DNS, Google Cloud DNS, and other providers.
  humanURL: https://libcloud.readthedocs.io/en/stable/dns/
  tags:
  - Cloud
  - DNS
  - Python
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://libcloud.readthedocs.io/en/stable/dns/
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.apache.org/
- type: IssueTracker
  url: https://github.com/apache/libcloud/issues
- type: CodeOfConduct
  url: https://github.com/apache/.github/blob/main/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
- type: ContributionGuide
  url: https://github.com/apache/libcloud/blob/trunk/CONTRIBUTING.rst
- type: License
  name: Apache-2.0
  url: https://github.com/apache/libcloud/blob/trunk/LICENSE
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/apache-libcloud-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/apache-libcloud
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/apache
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/apache/libcloud
- type: Documentation
  url: https://libcloud.readthedocs.io/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://libcloud.readthedocs.io/en/stable/getting_started.html
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- type: Versioning
  url: https://libcloud.readthedocs.io/en/stable/changelog.html
- type: SDKs
  url: https://pypi.org/project/apache-libcloud/
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Multi-Cloud Portability
    description: Unified Python API across 30+ cloud providers with no vendor lock-in.
  - name: Compute Management
    description: Create, delete, and manage VMs and images across cloud providers.
  - name: Object Storage
    description: Unified blob/object storage API across all major cloud storage providers.
  - name: DNS Management
    description: Manage DNS zones and records across cloud DNS providers.
  - name: Load Balancer API
    description: Unified load balancer management across cloud providers.
  - name: Container API
    description: Docker container management via Libcloud container API.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Multi-Cloud Infrastructure
    description: Manage cloud infrastructure across multiple providers from a single Python codebase.
  - name: Cloud Provider Migration
    description: Migrate cloud workloads between providers with minimal code changes.
  - name: Infrastructure Automation
    description: Automate VM provisioning, storage, and DNS across cloud providers.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Amazon Web Services
    description: EC2 compute, S3 storage, Route53 DNS, and ELB load balancer support.
  - name: Microsoft Azure
    description: Azure Compute, Blob Storage, and Azure DNS integration.
  - name: Google Cloud Platform
    description: GCP Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, and Cloud DNS support.
  - name: OpenStack
    description: Full OpenStack Nova, Swift, and Neutron integration.
  - name: DigitalOcean
    description: DigitalOcean Droplets, Spaces, and DNS support.
- url: https://libcloud.apache.org/blog/atom.xml
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: info@apievangelist.com