Ceph

Ceph is an open source, distributed storage platform that provides unified object, block, and file storage on commodity hardware with no single point of failure. The Ceph Manager (ceph-mgr) ships with a RESTful API that exposes the same operations available in the Ceph Dashboard for managing pools, OSDs, hosts, monitors, RGW, RBD, CephFS, and cluster configuration. The API is OpenAPI 3.0 compliant and authenticates via JWT bearer tokens.

Ceph publishes 6 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Auth API, Cluster API, Configuration API, and 3 more. Tagged areas include Storage, Distributed Storage, Object Storage, Block Storage, and File Storage.

Ceph’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 8 more developer resources.

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25.7/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 26/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-21 · rubric v0.12.0

AccessSelf serve

6 APIs

Storage Distributed Storage Object Storage Block Storage File Storage Open-Source Software-Defined Storage

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Composite quality — 25.7/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 13.2 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 4.8 / 20

Access Clarity 0.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.3 / 13

Contract Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 26/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

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

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 6

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

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Mailing Lists

Mailing Lists

Foundation

Foundation

Source (apis.yml)

aid: ceph
name: Ceph
description: Ceph is an open source, distributed storage platform that provides unified object, block, and file storage on
  commodity hardware with no single point of failure. The Ceph Manager (ceph-mgr) ships with a RESTful API that exposes the
  same operations available in the Ceph Dashboard for managing pools, OSDs, hosts, monitors, RGW, RBD, CephFS, and cluster
  configuration. The API is OpenAPI 3.0 compliant and authenticates via JWT bearer tokens.
type: Index
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/ceph.png
tags:
- Storage
- Distributed Storage
- Object Storage
- Block Storage
- File Storage
- Open-Source
- Software-Defined Storage
tags_raw:
- Storage
- Distributed Storage
- Object Storage
- Block Storage
- File Storage
- Open Source
- Software-Defined Storage
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ceph/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-11'
modified: '2026-05-11'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: ceph:ceph-auth-api
  name: Ceph Auth API
  description: The Auth API from Ceph — 3 operation(s) for auth.
  humanURL: https://docs.ceph.com/en/latest/mgr/ceph_api/
  baseURL: https://{manager_host}:{dashboard_port}/api
  tags:
  - Authentication
  tags_raw:
  - Auth
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ceph-auth-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.ceph.com/en/latest/mgr/ceph_api/
  - type: Swagger UI
    url: https://{manager_host}:{dashboard_port}/docs
  - type: Source Code
    url: https://github.com/ceph/ceph
- aid: ceph:ceph-cluster-api
  name: Ceph Cluster API
  description: The Cluster API from Ceph — 1 operation(s) for cluster.
  humanURL: https://docs.ceph.com/en/latest/mgr/ceph_api/
  baseURL: https://{manager_host}:{dashboard_port}/api
  tags:
  - Cluster
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ceph-cluster-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.ceph.com/en/latest/mgr/ceph_api/
  - type: Swagger UI
    url: https://{manager_host}:{dashboard_port}/docs
  - type: Source Code
    url: https://github.com/ceph/ceph
- aid: ceph:ceph-configuration-api
  name: Ceph Configuration API
  description: The Configuration API from Ceph — 3 operation(s) for configuration.
  humanURL: https://docs.ceph.com/en/latest/mgr/ceph_api/
  baseURL: https://{manager_host}:{dashboard_port}/api
  tags:
  - Configuration
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ceph-configuration-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.ceph.com/en/latest/mgr/ceph_api/
  - type: Swagger UI
    url: https://{manager_host}:{dashboard_port}/docs
  - type: Source Code
    url: https://github.com/ceph/ceph
- aid: ceph:ceph-crush-api
  name: Ceph CRUSH API
  description: The CRUSH API from Ceph — 2 operation(s) for crush.
  humanURL: https://docs.ceph.com/en/latest/mgr/ceph_api/
  baseURL: https://{manager_host}:{dashboard_port}/api
  tags:
  - CRUSH
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ceph-crush-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.ceph.com/en/latest/mgr/ceph_api/
  - type: Swagger UI
    url: https://{manager_host}:{dashboard_port}/docs
  - type: Source Code
    url: https://github.com/ceph/ceph
- aid: ceph:ceph-daemon-api
  name: Ceph Daemon API
  description: The Daemon API from Ceph — 2 operation(s) for daemon.
  humanURL: https://docs.ceph.com/en/latest/mgr/ceph_api/
  baseURL: https://{manager_host}:{dashboard_port}/api
  tags:
  - Daemon
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ceph-daemon-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.ceph.com/en/latest/mgr/ceph_api/
  - type: Swagger UI
    url: https://{manager_host}:{dashboard_port}/docs
  - type: Source Code
    url: https://github.com/ceph/ceph
- aid: ceph:ceph-user-api
  name: Ceph User API
  description: The User API from Ceph — 2 operation(s) for user.
  humanURL: https://docs.ceph.com/en/latest/mgr/ceph_api/
  baseURL: https://{manager_host}:{dashboard_port}/api
  tags:
  - User
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ceph-user-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.ceph.com/en/latest/mgr/ceph_api/
  - type: Swagger UI
    url: https://{manager_host}:{dashboard_port}/docs
  - type: Source Code
    url: https://github.com/ceph/ceph
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/ceph-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/ceph-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/ceph-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/ceph-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ceph
- type: Website
  url: https://ceph.io
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.ceph.com
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/ceph
- type: Mailing Lists
  url: https://ceph.io/en/community/connect/
- type: Foundation
  url: https://ceph.io/en/foundation/
- url: https://ceph.io/en/news/blog/feed.xml
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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Ceph

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APIs 6

Ceph Auth API

Ceph Cluster API

Ceph Configuration API

Ceph CRUSH API

Ceph Daemon API

Ceph User API

Open Collections 8

API Collection

Ceph Manager REST Auth API

Ceph Manager REST Auth Cluster API

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Security Posture 3

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Agentic Access 1

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