Calico

Calico is an open source networking and network security solution for containers, virtual machines, and native host-based workloads. Created and maintained by Tigera, it is the most widely adopted solution for container networking and security, powering over 8 million nodes daily across 166 countries.

Calico publishes 7 APIs on the APIs.io network, including BGPConfiguration API, BGPPeer API, GlobalNetworkPolicy API, and 4 more. Tagged areas include CNI, Containers, eBPF, Kubernetes, and Network Policy.

Calico’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, getting-started guide, engineering blog, pricing, training material, CLI, and 48 more developer resources.

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71.0/100 exemplar ▬ flat Agent 42/100 agent ready open core · Apache-2.0 Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

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1 APIs 1 MCP Servers

CNI Containers eBPF Kubernetes Network Policy Network Security Networking Open-Source Service Mesh

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

Composite quality — 71.0/100 · exemplar

Contract Quality 8.4 / 16

Developer Ergonomics 9.2 / 13

Access Clarity 12.1 / 13

Operational Transparency 3.8 / 8

Contract Governance 1.4 / 8

Discoverability 4.9 / 7

Regulatory Posture 12.0 / 15

Open Source Surface 8.5 / 10

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 42/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 12 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 9 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 5 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 6 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 5 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Regulatory Posture applies to this provider. Its tags matched the Insurance regime, so Regulatory Posture carries 15 points of the composite. If this regime is wrong for your business, say so on your provider repo — the applicability map is public and we will correct it.

Open Source Surface applies to this provider. This product is open source and we read its repository directly, so Open Source Surface carries 10 points of the composite. It is scored from what the repository actually publishes — a security policy, a contribution guide, a release history, a code of conduct — read live from the provider rather than inferred from our own catalog pointers. This facet adds; nothing was taken away to make room for it. An open-source project is not excused from the commercial facets, because exemption would strip it of the points it does earn. If we have the wrong repository, or this product is not open source, say so on your provider repo and we will drop the facet rather than have you publish against it.

Create-or-Update Ergonomics applies to this provider. This API accepts writes, so it carries 10 points of the composite. It is scored from the published contracts themselves: whether a caller can create-or-update in one call, whether the write accepts a key the caller already holds, and whether the response says which branch ran. Without that, every write needs a search-and-branch in front of it, and the first time that check is skipped a duplicate record is created. Scored against the observed mean rather than raw — a provider at the catalog average is unchanged by this facet, not penalised by it.

The six quality facets above are damped to 65 points between them, because both conditional facets apply and carry 35 points together. That is why each facet's contribution is shown against a damped maximum: raising a quality facet moves the composite by 65% of its nominal weight, not 100%. The full arithmetic is at apis.io/rating/.

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APIs 10

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

Calico Client API

The Calico Client Library provides programmatic access to manage Calico resources such as network policies, IP pools, BGP configuration, host and workload endpoints, and IPAM se...

calicoctl CLI

calicoctl is the command-line tool that enables operators and automation systems to create, read, update, and delete Calico resources such as policies, IP pools, BGP peers, host...

Calico Kubernetes CRDs

Calico exposes its networking and security primitives through Kubernetes Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) including NetworkPolicy, GlobalNetworkPolicy, IPPool, BGPConfiguratio...

Calico BGPConfiguration API

The BGPConfiguration API from Calico — 2 operation(s) for bgpconfiguration.

Calico BGPPeer API

The BGPPeer API from Calico — 2 operation(s) for bgppeer.

Calico GlobalNetworkPolicy API

The GlobalNetworkPolicy API from Calico — 2 operation(s) for globalnetworkpolicy.

Calico HostEndpoint API

The HostEndpoint API from Calico — 2 operation(s) for hostendpoint.

Calico IPPool API

The IPPool API from Calico — 2 operation(s) for ippool.

Calico NetworkPolicy API

The NetworkPolicy API from Calico — 2 operation(s) for networkpolicy.

Calico Profile API

The Profile API from Calico — 2 operation(s) for profile.

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Open Collections 9

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

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Project Calico API (projectcalico.org/v3) BGPConfiguration API

OPEN COLLECTION

Project Calico API (projectcalico.org/v3) BGPConfiguration BGPPeer API

OPEN COLLECTION

Project Calico API (projectcalico.org/v3) BGPConfiguration GlobalNetworkPolicy API

OPEN COLLECTION

Project Calico API (projectcalico.org/v3) BGPConfiguration HostEndpoint API

OPEN COLLECTION

Project Calico API (projectcalico.org/v3) BGPConfiguration IPPool API

OPEN COLLECTION

Project Calico API (projectcalico.org/v3) BGPConfiguration NetworkPolicy API

OPEN COLLECTION

Project Calico API (projectcalico.org/v3) BGPConfiguration Profile API

OPEN COLLECTION

Project Calico API (projectcalico.org/v3)

OPEN COLLECTION

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MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

Tigera MCP Server

A live, OAuth-protected remote MCP server operated by Tigera, Inc. — the company that creates and maintains Project Calico — on www.tigera.io, the host that also serves Calico's...

MCP SERVER

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Calico Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Calico Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Calico Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 4

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

Calico Authentication

http/mutualTLS · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Calico Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Calico Vulnerability Disclosure

Hackerone

SECURITY

Calico Trust Center

SOC 2, Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), GDPR, CCPA, PCI DSS

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Calico Scopes

OAuth 2.0 · no documented scopes

0 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

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

Calico Agentic Access

28 operations · 14 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Sandbox

Sandbox

Login

Documentation 4

Reference material describing how the API behaves

ContributionGuide

Documentation

JSONSchema

APIReference

Agent Surfaces 5

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

MCPServer

LLMsTxt

WellKnown

AgentSkill

Design & Contract 6

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conformance

ErrorCatalog

Lifecycle

Conventions

Idempotency

DataModel

Build 6

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubRepository

Packages

SDKs

CLI

ToolCrosswalk

Access & Security 9

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

SecurityPolicy

SecurityPolicy

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Certification

Compliance

TrustCenter

Security

OAuthScopes

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Learn 1

Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance

Training

Training

Operate 10

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

IssueTracker

Releases

Slack

StatusPage

Deprecation

ChangeLog

ChangeLog

RateLimits

Support

HelpCenter

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Commercial 6

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

License

Pricing

Plans

FinOps

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Protobuf

Protobuf

Protobuf

Protobuf

Source (apis.yml)

aid: calico
name: Calico
description: Calico is an open source networking and network security solution for containers, virtual machines, and native
  host-based workloads. Created and maintained by Tigera, it is the most widely adopted solution for container networking
  and security, powering over 8 million nodes daily across 166 countries.
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
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/calico.png
tags:
- CNI
- Containers
- eBPF
- Kubernetes
- Network Policy
- Network Security
- Networking
- Open-Source
- Service Mesh
tags_raw:
- CNI
- Containers
- eBPF
- Kubernetes
- Network Policy
- Network Security
- Networking
- Open Source
- Service Mesh
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/calico/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-09-05'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: calico:calico-client-api
  name: Calico Client API
  description: The Calico Client Library provides programmatic access to manage Calico resources such as network policies,
    IP pools, BGP configuration, host and workload endpoints, and IPAM settings. It is the core programmatic interface consumed
    by calicoctl and other Calico components for managing container networking and security resources.
  humanURL: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/
  baseURL: https://{kube_apiserver_host}/apis/projectcalico.org/v3
  tags:
  - Client Library
  - CNI
  - Network Policy
  - Networking
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/projectcalico/calico
- aid: calico:calicoctl-cli
  name: calicoctl CLI
  description: calicoctl is the command-line tool that enables operators and automation systems to create, read, update, and
    delete Calico resources such as policies, IP pools, BGP peers, host endpoints, and workload endpoints. It also supports
    datastore migration, IPAM management, node diagnostics, and cluster status operations.
  humanURL: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/calicoctl/
  baseURL: https://{kube_apiserver_host}/apis/projectcalico.org/v3
  tags:
  - CLI
  - IPAM
  - Network Policy
  tags_raw:
  - CLI
  - IPAM
  - Network Policy
  - Operations
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/calicoctl/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/projectcalico/calico/tree/master/calicoctl
- aid: calico:calico-kubernetes-crds
  name: Calico Kubernetes CRDs
  description: Calico exposes its networking and security primitives through Kubernetes Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs)
    including NetworkPolicy, GlobalNetworkPolicy, IPPool, BGPConfiguration, BGPPeer, HostEndpoint, WorkloadEndpoint, FelixConfiguration,
    and others. These CRDs allow declarative management of container networking and security via the Kubernetes API.
  humanURL: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/resources/
  baseURL: https://{kube_apiserver_host}/apis/projectcalico.org/v3
  tags:
  - CRDs
  - Kubernetes
  - Network Policy
  - Security
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/resources/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/projectcalico/calico
- aid: calico:calico-bgpconfiguration-api
  name: Calico BGPConfiguration API
  description: The BGPConfiguration API from Calico — 2 operation(s) for bgpconfiguration.
  humanURL: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/
  baseURL: https://{kube_apiserver_host}/apis/projectcalico.org/v3
  tags:
  - BGPConfiguration
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/calico-bgpconfiguration-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/calico-bgpconfiguration-api-overlay.yaml
- aid: calico:calico-bgppeer-api
  name: Calico BGPPeer API
  description: The BGPPeer API from Calico — 2 operation(s) for bgppeer.
  humanURL: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/
  baseURL: https://{kube_apiserver_host}/apis/projectcalico.org/v3
  tags:
  - BGPPeer
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/calico-bgppeer-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/calico-bgppeer-api-overlay.yaml
- aid: calico:calico-globalnetworkpolicy-api
  name: Calico GlobalNetworkPolicy API
  description: The GlobalNetworkPolicy API from Calico — 2 operation(s) for globalnetworkpolicy.
  humanURL: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/
  baseURL: https://{kube_apiserver_host}/apis/projectcalico.org/v3
  tags:
  - GlobalNetworkPolicy
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/calico-globalnetworkpolicy-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/calico-globalnetworkpolicy-api-overlay.yaml
- aid: calico:calico-hostendpoint-api
  name: Calico HostEndpoint API
  description: The HostEndpoint API from Calico — 2 operation(s) for hostendpoint.
  humanURL: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/
  baseURL: https://{kube_apiserver_host}/apis/projectcalico.org/v3
  tags:
  - HostEndpoint
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/calico-hostendpoint-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/calico-hostendpoint-api-overlay.yaml
- aid: calico:calico-ippool-api
  name: Calico IPPool API
  description: The IPPool API from Calico — 2 operation(s) for ippool.
  humanURL: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/
  baseURL: https://{kube_apiserver_host}/apis/projectcalico.org/v3
  tags:
  - IP Pool
  tags_raw:
  - IPPool
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/calico-ippool-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/calico-ippool-api-overlay.yaml
- aid: calico:calico-networkpolicy-api
  name: Calico NetworkPolicy API
  description: The NetworkPolicy API from Calico — 2 operation(s) for networkpolicy.
  humanURL: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/
  baseURL: https://{kube_apiserver_host}/apis/projectcalico.org/v3
  tags:
  - Network Policy
  tags_raw:
  - NetworkPolicy
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/calico-networkpolicy-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/calico-networkpolicy-api-overlay.yaml
- aid: calico:calico-profile-api
  name: Calico Profile API
  description: The Profile API from Calico — 2 operation(s) for profile.
  humanURL: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/
  baseURL: https://{kube_apiserver_host}/apis/projectcalico.org/v3
  tags:
  - Profile
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/calico-profile-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/calico-profile-api-overlay.yaml
common:
- type: IssueTracker
  url: https://github.com/projectcalico/calico/issues
- type: Releases
  url: https://github.com/projectcalico/calico/releases
- type: SecurityPolicy
  url: https://github.com/projectcalico/calico/blob/master/SECURITY.md
- type: ContributionGuide
  url: https://github.com/projectcalico/calico/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
- type: License
  name: Apache-2.0
  url: https://github.com/projectcalico/calico/blob/master/LICENSE.md
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/calico-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/calico-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/calico-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/calico-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tigera/
- type: Website
  url: https://www.tigera.io/project-calico/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.tigera.io/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/getting-started/kubernetes/quickstart
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/projectcalico
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/projectcalico/calico
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.tigera.io/blog/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.tigera.io/tigera-products/calico/
- type: Slack
  url: https://slack.projectcalico.org/
- type: Training
  url: https://www.tigera.io/interactive-training/
- type: Certification
  url: https://www.tigera.io/lp/calico-certification/
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.tigera.io/partners/
- type: Packages
  url: packages/calico-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/calico-packages.yml
- type: CLI
  url: cli/calico-cli.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/calico-mcp.yml
- type: ToolCrosswalk
  url: mcp/calico-tool-crosswalk.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/calico-llms.txt
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/calico-well-known.yml
- type: Protobuf
  url: grpc/calico-goldmane-api.proto
- type: Protobuf
  url: grpc/_index.yml
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/_index.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/calico-conformance.yml
- type: Compliance
  url: conformance/calico-conformance.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/calico-trust-center.yml
- type: Security
  url: security/calico-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/calico-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/calico-lifecycle.yml
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.calicocloud.io/
- type: Deprecation
  url: lifecycle/calico-lifecycle.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/release-notes/
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/calico-changelog.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/calico-scopes.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/calico-conventions.yml
- type: Idempotency
  url: conventions/calico-conventions.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/calico-data-model.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/calico-sandbox.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: Plans
  url: plans/calico-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/calico-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/calico-finops.yml
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/
- type: Support
  url: https://www.tigera.io/calico-support/
- type: HelpCenter
  url: https://github.com/projectcalico/calico/discussions
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.tigera.io/legal/terms-of-use/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.tigera.io/legal/privacy-policy/
- type: Login
  url: https://www.calicocloud.io/login
integrations:
- name: AWS EKS
- name: Azure AKS
- name: Google GKE
- name: Red Hat OpenShift
- name: Fortinet
- name: Mirantis
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-09-05'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 44
  pass: local-v3
x-parent: tigera
x-relationship: product

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