CAMARA is an open-source Linux Foundation project developing standardized, open, and globally-available telecom APIs as part of the Telco Global API Alliance. Founded and supported by AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Nokia, Telefonica, Vodafone, GSMA, and many others, CAMARA defines consistent, operator-agnostic network capability APIs so developers can access programmable network services such as quality-on-demand, device location, SIM swap, number verification, and edge cloud across multiple carriers through a single, unified, standard API surface.
CAMARA publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network: Sessions API. Tagged areas include Telecom, Network APIs, Standards, Linux Foundation, and Open Gateway.
The CAMARA catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context.
CAMARA’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 17 more developer resources.
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Provides location-verification, location-retrieval, and geofencing subscription endpoints allowing applications to confirm whether a mobile device is in a specified area, to ret...
Silent, cryptographically strong verification that the mobile number a user claims to own is actually the number of the SIM attached to the device making the request. Replaces S...
Detects whether the SIM attached to a given mobile number has recently been changed. Used by banks, crypto platforms, and other high-assurance services to mitigate SIM-swap acco...
Provides queries and event subscriptions about a mobile device's connectivity status (reachable, connected, roaming) so applications can adapt behaviour, trigger retries, or swi...
Returns the closest Mobile Edge Cloud (MEC) endpoint for a given device based on operator network topology, allowing edge-native applications to connect to the lowest-latency ed...
Lifecycle APIs for deploying, managing, and terminating edge-native application instances across operator Mobile Edge Cloud infrastructure, enabling developers to place workload...
Returns a privacy-preserving identifier for a device associated with a network-attached session, enabling correlation and authentication flows while minimising exposure of raw M...
Extends Quality On Demand semantics to fixed-line / home broadband devices, allowing applications to request guaranteed bandwidth or low-latency sessions for devices attached to...
Exposes network insight data such as historical and real-time network quality, congestion, and throughput characteristics for a subscriber context, letting applications tune str...
Shared authorization and consent model across CAMARA APIs, built on OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect Client-Initiated Backchannel Authentication (CIBA) so subscribers explicitly conse...
aid: camara
name: CAMARA
description: CAMARA is an open-source Linux Foundation project developing standardized, open, and globally-available telecom
APIs as part of the Telco Global API Alliance. Founded and supported by AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson, Google Cloud,
Microsoft, Nokia, Telefonica, Vodafone, GSMA, and many others, CAMARA defines consistent, operator-agnostic network capability
APIs so developers can access programmable network services such as quality-on-demand, device location, SIM swap, number
verification, and edge cloud across multiple carriers through a single, unified, standard API surface.
kind: standard
deliveryModel:
model: self-hosted
license: Apache-2.0
open_source: true
commercial: false
callable_host: false
label: Self-hosted open source · you run it yourself
confidence: high
source:
- license
- openapi
generated: '2026-08-28'
method: derived
accessModel:
pricing: freemium
onboarding: self-serve
trial: false
try_now: false
public: false
label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
confidence: medium
try_now_blocked_by: example-domain
source:
- plans
- authentication
- security
generated: '2026-08-26'
method: derived
position: Producing
access: Open
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/camara.png
tags:
- Telecom
- Network APIs
- Standards
- Linux Foundation
- Open Gateway
- GSMA
- Connectivity
- 5G
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-05-19'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/camara/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: camara:device-location-api
name: CAMARA Device Location API
description: Provides location-verification, location-retrieval, and geofencing subscription endpoints allowing applications
to confirm whether a mobile device is in a specified area, to retrieve the last known area the device connected from,
and to receive asynchronous notifications when a device enters or leaves a geofenced region — all using operator network
data rather than handset GPS.
humanURL: https://github.com/camaraproject/DeviceLocation
baseURL: https://api.example.com/location/v0
tags:
- Location
- Geofencing
- Network
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://github.com/camaraproject/DeviceLocation
- type: Repository
url: https://github.com/camaraproject/DeviceLocation
- aid: camara:number-verification-api
name: CAMARA Number Verification API
description: Silent, cryptographically strong verification that the mobile number a user claims to own is actually the number
of the SIM attached to the device making the request. Replaces SMS one-time-password flows with an operator-authenticated
check over the data connection, reducing fraud and user friction in onboarding and login.
humanURL: https://github.com/camaraproject/NumberVerification
baseURL: https://api.example.com/number-verification/v0
tags:
- Identity
- Authentication
- Anti-Fraud
- MSISDN
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://github.com/camaraproject/NumberVerification
- type: Repository
url: https://github.com/camaraproject/NumberVerification
- aid: camara:sim-swap-api
name: CAMARA SIM Swap API
description: Detects whether the SIM attached to a given mobile number has recently been changed. Used by banks, crypto
platforms, and other high-assurance services to mitigate SIM-swap account-takeover attacks before sending SMS OTPs or
authorizing high-risk transactions.
humanURL: https://github.com/camaraproject/SimSwap
baseURL: https://api.example.com/sim-swap/v0
tags:
- Anti-Fraud
- Identity
- Security
- SIM
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://github.com/camaraproject/SimSwap
- type: Repository
url: https://github.com/camaraproject/SimSwap
- aid: camara:device-status-api
name: CAMARA Device Status API
description: Provides queries and event subscriptions about a mobile device's connectivity status (reachable, connected,
roaming) so applications can adapt behaviour, trigger retries, or switch channels based on real-time network reachability.
humanURL: https://github.com/camaraproject/DeviceStatus
baseURL: https://api.example.com/device-status/v0
tags:
- Connectivity
- Roaming
- Event
tags_raw:
- Connectivity
- Roaming
- Events
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://github.com/camaraproject/DeviceStatus
- type: Repository
url: https://github.com/camaraproject/DeviceStatus
- aid: camara:simple-edge-discovery-api
name: CAMARA Simple Edge Discovery API
description: Returns the closest Mobile Edge Cloud (MEC) endpoint for a given device based on operator network topology,
allowing edge-native applications to connect to the lowest-latency edge zone without embedding operator- specific logic.
humanURL: https://github.com/camaraproject/SimpleEdgeDiscovery
baseURL: https://api.example.com/simple-edge-discovery/v0
tags:
- Edge
- MEC
- Latency
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://github.com/camaraproject/SimpleEdgeDiscovery
- type: Repository
url: https://github.com/camaraproject/SimpleEdgeDiscovery
- aid: camara:edge-application-management-api
name: CAMARA Edge Application Management API
description: Lifecycle APIs for deploying, managing, and terminating edge-native application instances across operator Mobile
Edge Cloud infrastructure, enabling developers to place workloads close to end users without operator lock-in.
humanURL: https://github.com/camaraproject/EdgeApplicationManagement
baseURL: https://api.example.com/edge-application-management/v0
tags:
- Edge
- MEC
- Deployment
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://github.com/camaraproject/EdgeApplicationManagement
- type: Repository
url: https://github.com/camaraproject/EdgeApplicationManagement
- aid: camara:device-identifier-api
name: CAMARA Device Identifier API
description: Returns a privacy-preserving identifier for a device associated with a network-attached session, enabling correlation
and authentication flows while minimising exposure of raw MSISDNs or IMEIs.
humanURL: https://github.com/camaraproject/DeviceIdentifier
baseURL: https://api.example.com/device-identifier/v0
tags:
- Identity
- Privacy
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://github.com/camaraproject/DeviceIdentifier
- type: Repository
url: https://github.com/camaraproject/DeviceIdentifier
- aid: camara:home-devices-qod-api
name: CAMARA Home Devices Quality On Demand API
description: Extends Quality On Demand semantics to fixed-line / home broadband devices, allowing applications to request
guaranteed bandwidth or low-latency sessions for devices attached to a home gateway.
humanURL: https://github.com/camaraproject/HomeDevicesQoD
baseURL: https://api.example.com/home-devices-qod/v0
tags:
- Broadband
- Homes
- QoS
tags_raw:
- Broadband
- Home
- QoS
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://github.com/camaraproject/HomeDevicesQoD
- type: Repository
url: https://github.com/camaraproject/HomeDevicesQoD
- aid: camara:connectivity-insights-api
name: CAMARA Connectivity Insights API
description: Exposes network insight data such as historical and real-time network quality, congestion, and throughput characteristics
for a subscriber context, letting applications tune streaming, uploads, and sync behaviour to current network conditions.
humanURL: https://github.com/camaraproject/ConnectivityInsights
baseURL: https://api.example.com/connectivity-insights/v0
tags:
- Analytics
- Quality of Service
- Observability
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://github.com/camaraproject/ConnectivityInsights
- type: Repository
url: https://github.com/camaraproject/ConnectivityInsights
- aid: camara:identity-and-consent-management-api
name: CAMARA Identity and Consent Management API
description: Shared authorization and consent model across CAMARA APIs, built on OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect Client-Initiated
Backchannel Authentication (CIBA) so subscribers explicitly consent to application use of network capabilities such as
location, SIM-swap, or QoD on their behalf.
humanURL: https://github.com/camaraproject/IdentityAndConsentManagement
baseURL: https://api.example.com/identity-consent/v0
tags:
- Authentication
- CIBA
- Consent
- Identity
tags_raw:
- OAuth
- CIBA
- Consent
- Identity
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://github.com/camaraproject/IdentityAndConsentManagement
- type: Repository
url: https://github.com/camaraproject/IdentityAndConsentManagement
- aid: camara:camara-sessions-api
name: CAMARA Sessions API
description: The Sessions API from CAMARA — 4 operation(s) for sessions.
humanURL: https://github.com/camaraproject/QualityOnDemand
baseURL: https://api.example.com/quality-on-demand/v0
tags:
- Sessions
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/camara-sessions-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://github.com/camaraproject/QualityOnDemand
- type: Repository
url: https://github.com/camaraproject/QualityOnDemand
common:
- type: IssueTracker
url: https://github.com/camaraproject/DeviceLocation/issues
- type: Releases
url: https://github.com/camaraproject/DeviceLocation/releases
- type: License
name: Apache-2.0
url: https://github.com/camaraproject/DeviceLocation/blob/main/LICENSE
- type: AgenticAccess
url: agentic-access/camara-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
url: security/camara-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
url: authentication/camara-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
url: scopes/camara-scopes.yml
- type: LinkedIn
url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/camara-project
- type: Website
url: https://camaraproject.org/
- type: Documentation
name: CAMARA Documentation
description: Official documentation for CAMARA.
url: https://camaraproject.org/apis/
- type: Portfolio
url: https://camaraproject.github.io/releases/portfolio.html
- type: GitHubOrg
name: CAMARA GitHub
description: Source code and repositories for CAMARA.
url: https://github.com/camaraproject
- type: Governance
url: https://github.com/camaraproject/Governance
- type: Commonalities
url: https://github.com/camaraproject/Commonalities
- type: ReleaseManagement
url: https://github.com/camaraproject/ReleaseManagement
- type: LinuxFoundationProject
url: https://lfnetworking.org/projects/camara/
- type: JSONLD
url: json-ld/camara-context.jsonld
- type: VocabularyDefinition
url: vocabulary.yml
- type: SpectralRules
url: spectral/camara.spectral.yml
- type: Blog
url: https://camaraproject.org/feed/
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