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 20 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Devices API, Administered API, Appliance API, and 17 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 17 more developer resources.

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47.9/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 30/100 agent ready saas Full breakdown ↓
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1 published contract

Hardware Infrastructure Networking Router Switches

What this lets a business do 1

Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →

Information Technology Management

BC-600

CommandRunnerDevicesDiscoveryNetworkTopology

Kin Score

Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-11-06 · rubric v0.27.0

Composite quality — 47.9/100 · developing

Contract Quality 10.5 / 19

Developer Ergonomics 11.3 / 15

Access Clarity 4.3 / 15

Operational Transparency 3.3 / 10

Contract Governance 1.0 / 9

Discoverability 4.3 / 8

Regulatory Posture 4.6 / 15

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 30/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 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 4 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Pagination 5 / 5

Distinct Operations 3 / 3

MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6

Regulatory Posture applies to this provider. Its tags matched the Horizontal (data, software, accessibility, platform) 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.

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 75 points between them, because the conditional facet above carries the other 25. That is why each facet's contribution is shown against a damped maximum: raising a quality facet moves the composite by 75% of its nominal weight, not 100%. The full arithmetic is at apis.io/rating/.

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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):

MCP Server +12 pts — deployment.mode + probe verdict on the mcp/ manifest, not the pointer; an unprobed slug falls back to authorship
Idempotency +9 pts — OpenAPI mutating operations declare an idempotency key — a header, a request-body property, or a named de-duplication token whose own description says so (verified); else common[].type matches /idempoten/i (documented)
Stable Error Semantics +8 pts — OpenAPI $refs a shared error schema across 4xx/5xx responses (verified), else common[].type includes ErrorCatalog / ErrorCodes / DeclineCodes
A2A Agent Card +8 pts — a2a/-a2a.yml manifest, graded on conformance.grade against A2A 1.0.0
Registration Without a Human +6 pts — a `registration_endpoint` in the served RFC 8414 / OIDC discovery document
Delegated User Identity +6 pts — a served discovery document listing authorization_code in grant_types_supported (served), else an oauth2 authorizationCode flow or openIdConnect declared in an OpenAPI (documented)

6 more unmet checks in the Agent Readiness table above.

Kin Score — facets with the most composite points still available (weight × headroom):

Access Clarity scores 28.9 — up to +14.2 composite points
Contract Quality scores 56.1 — up to +11.0 composite points
Contract Governance scores 11.4 — up to +10.6 composite points

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Markets this provider is in provisional

The Kin Score Market layer reads a provider inside its market: its position, and how deep its integrations go. Depth is only comparable within a position. Provisional and unweighted: not part of the Kin Score or agent readiness.

Market	Position	Depth	Registered MCP server	Declares compatibility
Cisco DevNet Ecosystem (builders on Meraki, Catalyst, ISE, ThousandEyes, Splunk)	undeclared	-	-	-

Registered MCP server and declares compatibility are report only — not weighted. Undeclared means we found nothing we can read, so there is no number: we never infer integrations.

Standards implemented 1

Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.

OpenAPI

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

APIs 20

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 Devices API

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

Cisco Hardware Administered API

The administered API from Cisco Hardware — 4 operation(s) for administered.

Cisco Hardware Appliance API

The appliance API from Cisco Hardware — 122 operation(s) for appliance.

Cisco Hardware Camera API

The camera API from Cisco Hardware — 29 operation(s) for camera.

Cisco Hardware Campus Gateway API

The campusGateway API from Cisco Hardware — 17 operation(s) for campusgateway.

Cisco Hardware Cellular Gateway API

The cellularGateway API from Cisco Hardware — 16 operation(s) for cellulargateway.

Cisco Hardware Insight API

The insight API from Cisco Hardware — 4 operation(s) for insight.

Cisco Hardware Licensing API

The licensing API from Cisco Hardware — 8 operation(s) for licensing.

Cisco Hardware Networks API

The networks API from Cisco Hardware — 75 operation(s) for networks.

Cisco Hardware Organizations API

The organizations API from Cisco Hardware — 182 operation(s) for organizations.

Cisco Hardware Sensor API

The sensor API from Cisco Hardware — 13 operation(s) for sensor.

Cisco Hardware Sm API

The sm API from Cisco Hardware — 43 operation(s) for sm.

Cisco Hardware Spaces API

The spaces API from Cisco Hardware — 2 operation(s) for spaces.

Cisco Hardware Switch API

The switch API from Cisco Hardware — 56 operation(s) for switch.

Cisco Hardware Wireless API

The wireless API from Cisco Hardware — 113 operation(s) for wireless.

Cisco Hardware Wireless Controller API

The wirelessController API from Cisco Hardware — 15 operation(s) for wirelesscontroller.

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Open Collections 8

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

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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Cisco Hardware API pricing

Not yet checked against Cisco Hardware's own pricing page. Compiled by API Evangelist on 2026-05-04; confirm before you rely on a figure. A free plan or tier is listed.

Plan	Price
Free freemium	Free
Professional paid	Free
Enterprise enterprise	—

Plan details, limits and sources →

Rate limits

Free Tier Default: 10 requests per minute
Free Tier Monthly Quota: 1000 requests per month
Professional Tier Default: 100 requests per minute

Compiled by API Evangelist, not yet checked against Cisco Hardware's documentation. All 5 limits →

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

Service Levels 1

Uptime the provider promises or reports, as SLA4OAI. Read from its own pages; APIs.io runs no monitors.

Cisco Hardware

SLA

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 4

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

Support

Community

StatusPage

Commercial 4

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

FinOps

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

CapabilityMap

CapabilityMap

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
  gated: none
  gated_source:
  - onboarding
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-06'
  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
  - Data-Center
  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
  - Data-Center
  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-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-administered-api
  name: Cisco Hardware Administered API
  description: The administered API from Cisco Hardware — 4 operation(s) for administered.
  humanURL: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/dna-center/
  baseURL: https://api.meraki.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - administered
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cisco-hardware-administered-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-appliance-api
  name: Cisco Hardware Appliance API
  description: The appliance API from Cisco Hardware — 122 operation(s) for appliance.
  humanURL: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/dna-center/
  baseURL: https://api.meraki.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Appliances
  tags_raw:
  - appliance
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cisco-hardware-appliance-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-camera-api
  name: Cisco Hardware Camera API
  description: The camera API from Cisco Hardware — 29 operation(s) for camera.
  humanURL: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/dna-center/
  baseURL: https://api.meraki.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Camera
  tags_raw:
  - camera
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cisco-hardware-camera-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-campusgateway-api
  name: Cisco Hardware Campus Gateway API
  description: The campusGateway API from Cisco Hardware — 17 operation(s) for campusgateway.
  humanURL: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/dna-center/
  baseURL: https://api.meraki.com/api/v1
  tags: []
  tags_raw:
  - campusGateway
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cisco-hardware-campusgateway-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-cellulargateway-api
  name: Cisco Hardware Cellular Gateway API
  description: The cellularGateway API from Cisco Hardware — 16 operation(s) for cellulargateway.
  humanURL: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/dna-center/
  baseURL: https://api.meraki.com/api/v1
  tags: []
  tags_raw:
  - cellularGateway
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cisco-hardware-cellulargateway-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-insight-api
  name: Cisco Hardware Insight API
  description: The insight API from Cisco Hardware — 4 operation(s) for insight.
  humanURL: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/dna-center/
  baseURL: https://api.meraki.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Insight
  tags_raw:
  - insight
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cisco-hardware-insight-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-licensing-api
  name: Cisco Hardware Licensing API
  description: The licensing API from Cisco Hardware — 8 operation(s) for licensing.
  humanURL: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/dna-center/
  baseURL: https://api.meraki.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Licensing
  tags_raw:
  - licensing
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cisco-hardware-licensing-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-networks-api
  name: Cisco Hardware Networks API
  description: The networks API from Cisco Hardware — 75 operation(s) for networks.
  humanURL: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/dna-center/
  baseURL: https://api.meraki.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Networks
  tags_raw:
  - networks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cisco-hardware-networks-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-organizations-api
  name: Cisco Hardware Organizations API
  description: The organizations API from Cisco Hardware — 182 operation(s) for organizations.
  humanURL: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/dna-center/
  baseURL: https://api.meraki.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Organization
  tags_raw:
  - organizations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cisco-hardware-organizations-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-sensor-api
  name: Cisco Hardware Sensor API
  description: The sensor API from Cisco Hardware — 13 operation(s) for sensor.
  humanURL: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/dna-center/
  baseURL: https://api.meraki.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Sensor
  tags_raw:
  - sensor
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cisco-hardware-sensor-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-sm-api
  name: Cisco Hardware Sm API
  description: The sm API from Cisco Hardware — 43 operation(s) for sm.
  humanURL: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/dna-center/
  baseURL: https://api.meraki.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - sm
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cisco-hardware-sm-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-spaces-api
  name: Cisco Hardware Spaces API
  description: The spaces API from Cisco Hardware — 2 operation(s) for spaces.
  humanURL: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/dna-center/
  baseURL: https://api.meraki.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Spaces
  tags_raw:
  - spaces
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cisco-hardware-spaces-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-switch-api
  name: Cisco Hardware Switch API
  description: The switch API from Cisco Hardware — 56 operation(s) for switch.
  humanURL: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/dna-center/
  baseURL: https://api.meraki.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Switch
  tags_raw:
  - switch
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cisco-hardware-switch-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-wireless-api
  name: Cisco Hardware Wireless API
  description: The wireless API from Cisco Hardware — 113 operation(s) for wireless.
  humanURL: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/dna-center/
  baseURL: https://api.meraki.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Wireless
  tags_raw:
  - wireless
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cisco-hardware-wireless-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-wirelesscontroller-api
  name: Cisco Hardware Wireless Controller API
  description: The wirelessController API from Cisco Hardware — 15 operation(s) for wirelesscontroller.
  humanURL: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/dna-center/
  baseURL: https://api.meraki.com/api/v1
  tags: []
  tags_raw:
  - wirelessController
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cisco-hardware-wirelesscontroller-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: Plans
  url: plans/cisco-hardware-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/cisco-hardware-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/cisco-hardware-finops.yml
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/cisco-hardware-capability-edges.yml
  name: Cisco Hardware Business Capability Map
- 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

Cisco Hardware API — frequently asked questions

Does Cisco Hardware have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 20 APIs from Cisco Hardware, including Cisco Catalyst Center API, Cisco IOS XE RESTCONF API and Cisco APIC REST API, and 17 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Cisco Hardware API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 16 OpenAPI specifications for Cisco Hardware, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the Cisco Hardware API?

Cisco Hardware uses bearer-token authentication (apiKey/http · 2 schemes). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Cisco Hardware Authentication.

How much does the Cisco Hardware API cost?

APIs.io lists 3 pricing plans for Cisco Hardware, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Is the Cisco Hardware API ready for AI agents?

Cisco Hardware has a Kin Score of 47.9 out of 100 (developing) and an Agent Readiness score of 29.8 (agent-ready), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.

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