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Carbon Black

Carbon Black is an endpoint security company, now part of Broadcom (formerly VMware Carbon Black), whose cloud-native platform delivers next-generation antivirus, endpoint detection and response (EDR), threat hunting, live query, and application control. The Carbon Black Cloud platform spans Endpoint Standard, Enterprise EDR, Audit and Remediation, and Workload/Container protection, alongside the on-premises Carbon Black EDR and App Control products. Its developer network at developer.carbonblack.com publishes REST APIs, a Python SDK, and integration guides for security operations, threat intelligence, and automated remediation. APIs authenticate with an API Id/Secret pair passed in an X-Auth-Token header against region-specific Carbon Black Cloud hostnames.

Carbon Black publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Security, Endpoint Security, EDR, and Threat Detection.

Carbon Black’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, support, authentication, and 9 more developer resources.

22.8/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 10/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
AccessSelf serve
1 APIs
CompanySecurityEndpoint SecurityEDRThreat DetectionCybersecurityCloud Security

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 22.8/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 12.2 / 20
Commercial Clarity 0.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 1.4 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 9.3 / 10
Agent readiness — 10/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15
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 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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APIs 1

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

Carbon Black Cloud Platform API

REST APIs for the Carbon Black Cloud platform — Endpoint Standard, Enterprise EDR, Audit and Remediation (live query), and Workload/Container protection. Authentication uses an ...

Security Posture 2

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

Carbon Black Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Carbon Black Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 2

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 4

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: carbon-black
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/carbon-black.png
name: Carbon Black
description: Carbon Black is an endpoint security company, now part of Broadcom (formerly VMware Carbon Black), whose cloud-native
  platform delivers next-generation antivirus, endpoint detection and response (EDR), threat hunting, live query, and application
  control. The Carbon Black Cloud platform spans Endpoint Standard, Enterprise EDR, Audit and Remediation, and Workload/Container
  protection, alongside the on-premises Carbon Black EDR and App Control products. Its developer network at developer.carbonblack.com
  publishes REST APIs, a Python SDK, and integration guides for security operations, threat intelligence, and automated remediation.
  APIs authenticate with an API Id/Secret pair passed in an X-Auth-Token header against region-specific Carbon Black Cloud
  hostnames.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/carbon-black/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- kleiner-perkins
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
tags:
- Company
- Security
- Endpoint Security
- EDR
- Threat Detection
- Cybersecurity
- Cloud Security
apis:
- name: Carbon Black Cloud Platform API
  description: REST APIs for the Carbon Black Cloud platform — Endpoint Standard, Enterprise EDR, Audit and Remediation (live
    query), and Workload/Container protection. Authentication uses an API Id/Secret pair in an X-Auth-Token header against
    a region-specific Carbon Black Cloud hostname.
  humanURL: https://developer.carbonblack.com/reference/carbon-black-cloud/platform-apis/
  baseURL: https://defense.conferdeploy.net
  properties:
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/carbon-black-authentication.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/carbon-black-domain-security.yml
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developer.carbonblack.com/
- type: Website
  url: https://developer.carbonblack.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.carbonblack.com/reference/carbon-black-cloud/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://developer.carbonblack.com/reference/carbon-black-cloud/platform-apis/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://developer.carbonblack.com/reference/carbon-black-cloud/authentication/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/carbonblack
- type: Roadmap
  url: https://trello.com/b/URJZ5Pn5
- type: Postman
  url: https://www.postman.com/carbon-black
- type: Support
  url: https://community.broadcom.com/symantecenterprise
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/carbon-black-packages.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/carbon-black-packages.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/carbon-black-authentication.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/carbon-black-llms.txt
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence