# Cisco Hardware

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/cisco-hardware/  
**Website:** https://developer.cisco.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 11

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.

## Kin Score — 32.6 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 32.6).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 17.8 |
| Governance | 45.5 |
| Contract Governance | 45.5 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 39.3 |
| Commercial Clarity | 36.8 |
| Access Clarity | 36.8 |

## Agent readiness — 29.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (11)

- **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.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Cisco Hardware Agentic Access** — 13 operations · 6 acting

## Security (3)

- **Cisco Hardware Authentication** — apiKey/http · 2 schemes
- **Cisco Hardware Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Cisco Hardware Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Cisco Hardware Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Hardware, Infrastructure, Networking, Router, Switches

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/cisco-hardware/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.