Cisco Hardware

Cisco Hardware is an aggregated index of programmable interfaces for managing Cisco network and data center hardware, including routers, switches, wireless access points, data center fabric, and unified computing systems. The index covers Cisco Catalyst Center (formerly DNA Center), Meraki cloud-managed devices, IOS XE RESTCONF, ACI APIC, UCS Manager, and Intersight cloud infrastructure management. Cisco hardware APIs are exposed through Cisco DevNet, with sandboxes available for developers to test integrations against live hardware without owning physical devices.

Cisco Hardware publishes 7 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Authentication API, CommandRunner API, Devices API, and 4 more. Tagged areas include Hardware, Infrastructure, Networking, Router, and Switches.

The Cisco Hardware catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Cisco Hardware’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, sandbox, support, and 13 more developer resources.

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39.4/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 20/100 agent aware saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

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Hardware Infrastructure Networking Router Switches

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Composite quality — 39.4/100 · developing

Contract Quality 3.9 / 23

Developer Ergonomics 13.5 / 18

Access Clarity 6.6 / 18

Operational Transparency 1.8 / 12

Contract Governance 4.9 / 11

Discoverability 5.3 / 9

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 20/100 · 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 7 / 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

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

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.

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APIs 11

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

Cisco Catalyst Center API

The Cisco Catalyst Center API (formerly Cisco DNA Center) provides programmatic management of Cisco enterprise network infrastructure, including discovery, inventory, provisioni...

Cisco IOS XE RESTCONF API

The IOS XE RESTCONF API exposes Cisco enterprise routers and switches running IOS XE through a model-driven RESTCONF interface that maps directly onto YANG data models. Operatio...

Cisco APIC REST API

The Cisco APIC REST API manages Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) data center fabric. The API operates on the ACI Management Information Model and supports tenants, appli...

Cisco UCS Manager API

The UCS Manager XML API is the legacy programmatic interface for managing Cisco Unified Computing System blade and rack servers. The API uses an XML over HTTPS request-response ...

Cisco Hardware Authentication API

The Authentication API from Cisco Hardware — 1 operation(s) for authentication.

Cisco Hardware CommandRunner API

The CommandRunner API from Cisco Hardware — 1 operation(s) for commandrunner.

Cisco Hardware Devices API

The Devices API from Cisco Hardware — 3 operation(s) for devices.

Cisco Hardware Discovery API

The Discovery API from Cisco Hardware — 1 operation(s) for discovery.

Cisco Hardware Network API

The Network API from Cisco Hardware — 1 operation(s) for network.

Cisco Hardware Sites API

The Sites API from Cisco Hardware — 1 operation(s) for sites.

Cisco Hardware Topology API

The Topology API from Cisco Hardware — 1 operation(s) for topology.

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Open Collections 9

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

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Cisco Catalyst Center (DNA Center) Intent Authentication API

OPEN COLLECTION

Cisco Catalyst Center (DNA Center) Intent Authentication CommandRunner API

OPEN COLLECTION

Cisco Catalyst Center (DNA Center) Intent Authentication Devices API

OPEN COLLECTION

Cisco Catalyst Center (DNA Center) Intent Authentication Discovery API

OPEN COLLECTION

Cisco Catalyst Center (DNA Center) Intent Authentication Network API

OPEN COLLECTION

Cisco Catalyst Center (DNA Center) Intent Authentication Sites API

OPEN COLLECTION

Cisco Catalyst Center (DNA Center) Intent Authentication Topology API

OPEN COLLECTION

Cisco Catalyst Center (DNA Center) Intent API

OPEN COLLECTION

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Cisco Hardware Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Cisco Hardware Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Cisco Hardware Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Cisco Hardware Context

19 classes · 0 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Cisco Hardware API Rules

6 rules · 3 errors 3 warnings

SPECTRAL

Security Posture 3

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

Cisco Hardware Authentication

apiKey/http · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Cisco Hardware Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Cisco Hardware Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Cisco Hardware Agentic Access

13 operations · 6 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

Sandbox

Sandbox

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

JSONLD

JSONLD

Spectral

Spectral

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Code Exchange

Code Exchange

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Learn 1

Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance

Learning

Learning

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

Community

Community

StatusPage

StatusPage

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

ParentCompany

ParentCompany

Source (apis.yml)

aid: cisco-hardware
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - 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/cisco-hardware.png
name: Cisco Hardware
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cisco-hardware/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-15'
modified: '2026-08-19'
type: Index
access: 3rd-Party
position: Consuming
specificationVersion: '0.23'
tags:
- Hardware
- Infrastructure
- Networking
- Router
- Switches
tags_raw:
- Hardware
- Infrastructure
- Networking
- Routers
- Switches
description: Cisco Hardware is an aggregated index of programmable interfaces for managing Cisco network and data center hardware,
  including routers, switches, wireless access points, data center fabric, and unified computing systems. The index covers
  Cisco Catalyst Center (formerly DNA Center), Meraki cloud-managed devices, IOS XE RESTCONF, ACI APIC, UCS Manager, and Intersight
  cloud infrastructure management. Cisco hardware APIs are exposed through Cisco DevNet, with sandboxes available for developers
  to test integrations against live hardware without owning physical devices.
apis:
- aid: cisco-hardware:catalyst-center-api
  name: Cisco Catalyst Center API
  tags:
  - Automation
  - Catalyst
  - Network Management
  - SDN
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/dna-center/
  properties:
  - url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/dna-center/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/dna-center/api/
    type: APIReference
  - url: https://devnetsandbox.cisco.com/
    type: Sandbox
  description: The Cisco Catalyst Center API (formerly Cisco DNA Center) provides programmatic management of Cisco enterprise
    network infrastructure, including discovery, inventory, provisioning, assurance, software image management, and policy.
    Authentication uses a basic-auth token exchange that returns a session token used as the X-Auth-Token header for subsequent
    calls. Responses are JSON.
- aid: cisco-hardware:ios-xe-restconf-api
  name: Cisco IOS XE RESTCONF API
  tags:
  - IOS XE
  - RESTCONF
  - Router
  - Switches
  - YANG
  tags_raw:
  - IOS XE
  - RESTCONF
  - Routers
  - Switches
  - YANG
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/ios-xe/
  properties:
  - url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/ios-xe/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/YangModels/yang/tree/main/vendor/cisco/xe
    type: YANG Models
  - url: https://devnetsandbox.cisco.com/RM/Topology
    type: Sandbox
  description: The IOS XE RESTCONF API exposes Cisco enterprise routers and switches running IOS XE through a model-driven
    RESTCONF interface that maps directly onto YANG data models. Operations include retrieving device configuration, applying
    configuration changes, and reading operational state. Authentication uses basic auth and payloads are negotiated as JSON
    or XML.
- aid: cisco-hardware:apic-rest-api
  name: Cisco APIC REST API
  tags:
  - ACI
  - APIC
  - Data-Center
  - Fabric
  - SDN
  tags_raw:
  - ACI
  - APIC
  - Data Center
  - Fabric
  - SDN
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/aci/
  properties:
  - url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/aci/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/apic-mim-ref/
    type: APIReference
  - url: https://github.com/datacenter/acitoolkit
    type: SDKs
  description: The Cisco APIC REST API manages Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) data center fabric. The API operates
    on the ACI Management Information Model and supports tenants, application profiles, endpoint groups, contracts, and fabric
    infrastructure. Authentication uses login endpoints that return a token cookie used for subsequent object queries and
    configuration changes.
- aid: cisco-hardware:ucs-manager-api
  name: Cisco UCS Manager API
  tags:
  - Compute
  - Data-Center
  - Servers
  - UCS
  - XML
  tags_raw:
  - Compute
  - Data Center
  - Servers
  - UCS
  - XML
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developer.cisco.com/site/ucs-dev-center/
  properties:
  - url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/ucs-manager/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/CiscoUcs/ucsmsdk
    type: SDKs
  description: The UCS Manager XML API is the legacy programmatic interface for managing Cisco Unified Computing System blade
    and rack servers. The API uses an XML over HTTPS request-response model targeting the UCS object model and provides endpoints
    for chassis discovery, service profile association, firmware management, and policy configuration.
- aid: cisco-hardware:cisco-hardware-authentication-api
  name: Cisco Hardware Authentication API
  description: The Authentication API from Cisco Hardware — 1 operation(s) for authentication.
  humanURL: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/dna-center/
  baseURL: https://api.meraki.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Authentication
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cisco-hardware-authentication-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api-latest/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api/getting-started/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://intersight.com/apidocs/introduction/overview/
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/intersight-python
- aid: cisco-hardware:cisco-hardware-commandrunner-api
  name: Cisco Hardware CommandRunner API
  description: The CommandRunner API from Cisco Hardware — 1 operation(s) for commandrunner.
  humanURL: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/dna-center/
  baseURL: https://api.meraki.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - CommandRunner
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cisco-hardware-commandrunner-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api-latest/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api/getting-started/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://intersight.com/apidocs/introduction/overview/
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/intersight-python
- aid: cisco-hardware:cisco-hardware-devices-api
  name: Cisco Hardware Devices API
  description: The Devices API from Cisco Hardware — 3 operation(s) for devices.
  humanURL: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/dna-center/
  baseURL: https://api.meraki.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Devices
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cisco-hardware-devices-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api-latest/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api/getting-started/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://intersight.com/apidocs/introduction/overview/
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/intersight-python
- aid: cisco-hardware:cisco-hardware-discovery-api
  name: Cisco Hardware Discovery API
  description: The Discovery API from Cisco Hardware — 1 operation(s) for discovery.
  humanURL: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/dna-center/
  baseURL: https://api.meraki.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Discovery
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cisco-hardware-discovery-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api-latest/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api/getting-started/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://intersight.com/apidocs/introduction/overview/
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/intersight-python
- aid: cisco-hardware:cisco-hardware-network-api
  name: Cisco Hardware Network API
  description: The Network API from Cisco Hardware — 1 operation(s) for network.
  humanURL: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/dna-center/
  baseURL: https://api.meraki.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Network
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cisco-hardware-network-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api-latest/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api/getting-started/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://intersight.com/apidocs/introduction/overview/
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/intersight-python
- aid: cisco-hardware:cisco-hardware-sites-api
  name: Cisco Hardware Sites API
  description: The Sites API from Cisco Hardware — 1 operation(s) for sites.
  humanURL: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/dna-center/
  baseURL: https://api.meraki.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Sites
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cisco-hardware-sites-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api-latest/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api/getting-started/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://intersight.com/apidocs/introduction/overview/
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/intersight-python
- aid: cisco-hardware:cisco-hardware-topology-api
  name: Cisco Hardware Topology API
  description: The Topology API from Cisco Hardware — 1 operation(s) for topology.
  humanURL: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/dna-center/
  baseURL: https://api.meraki.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Topology
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cisco-hardware-topology-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api-latest/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api/getting-started/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://intersight.com/apidocs/introduction/overview/
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/intersight-python
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.cisco.com/
- type: ParentCompany
  url: https://apis.io/providers/cisco/
  name: Cisco
  x-relationship: product
  x-generated-by: cisco-family:2026-08-19
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/cisco-hardware-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/cisco-hardware-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/cisco-hardware-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/cisco-hardware-authentication.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://developer.cisco.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/
- type: Sandbox
  url: https://devnetsandbox.cisco.com/
- type: Code Exchange
  url: https://developer.cisco.com/codeexchange/
- type: Learning
  url: https://developer.cisco.com/learning/
- type: Support
  url: https://developer.cisco.com/site/support/
- type: Community
  url: https://community.cisco.com/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.cisco.com/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/legal/cloud-and-software/end_user_license_agreement.html
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/legal/privacy-full.html
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/cisco-hardware-context.jsonld
- type: Spectral
  url: rules/cisco-hardware-rules.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
x-parent: cisco
x-relationship: product

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