# Cisco Nexus Dashboard

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/cisco-nexus/  
**Website:** https://developer.cisco.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 16

APIs for managing and monitoring Cisco Nexus data center switches and network infrastructure.

## Kin Score — 23.8 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 23.8).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 72.2 |
| Contract Quality | 19.9 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 32.1 |
| Commercial Clarity | 13.2 |
| Access Clarity | 13.2 |

## Agent readiness — 32.1 (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 | partial |
| 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

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

## APIs (16)

- **Cisco NX-API CLI** — API that accepts show commands and configuration commands in CLI format.
- **Cisco Nexus Dashboard REST API** — Unified API for Nexus Dashboard Insights, Orchestrator, and Fabric Controller.
- **Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller API** — REST API for managing and automating Nexus and MDS fabrics including LAN, SAN, and IP Fabric for Media deployments.
- **Cisco Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator API** — API for multi-site orchestration of ACI, Cloud ACI, and DCNM fabrics with policy management and segmentation.
- **Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights API** — API for network analytics, telemetry, anomaly detection, and troubleshooting across data center fabrics.
- **Cisco DCNM REST API** — Data Center Network Manager API for managing Nexus fabric deployments.
- **Cisco NETCONF/YANG API** — Model-driven API using YANG data models for Nexus devices.
- **Cisco NX-OS RESTCONF API** — HTTP-based protocol for configuring YANG-defined data on Nexus switches supporting XML and JSON payload encodings.
- **Cisco NX-OS gNMI/gRPC API** — gRPC Network Management Interface for streaming telemetry and configuration management on Nexus switches.
- **Cisco NX-OS Model-Driven Telemetry API** — Streaming telemetry interface for real-time operational data collection from Nexus switches using YANG models.
- **Cisco NX-OS Python SDK API** — Python Software Development Kit for programmatic access to Nexus 9000 Series switch modules including interfaces, VLANs, ACLs, and routes.
- **Cisco Nexus Dashboard Authentication API** — Session authentication and token management via aaaLogin and aaaLogout
- **Cisco Nexus Dashboard Interfaces API** — Physical interface configuration and operational state using the l1PhysIf managed object class (DN sys/intf/phys-[id])
- **Cisco Nexus Dashboard Routing API** — IPv4 and IPv6 static route configuration using ipv4Route/ipv6Route managed objects and BGP protocol management using bgpEntity hierarchy
- **Cisco Nexus Dashboard System API** — Top-level system information and feature management via topSystem and fmEntity managed objects
- **Cisco Nexus Dashboard VLANs API** — VLAN bridge domain management using the l2BD managed object class (DN sys/bd/bd-[vlan-id]) and SVI interface configuration using sviIf

## Agentic access (1)

- **Cisco Nexus Agentic Access** — 18 operations · 9 acting · 2 human-in-the-loop

## Security (2)

- **Cisco Nexus Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme
- **Cisco Nexus Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Cisco Nexus Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (5)

- **Data Center Network Automation** — Automate switch configuration, VLAN provisioning, and routing changes across large-scale data center fabrics.
- **Network Monitoring and Analytics** — Collect real-time telemetry data from Nexus switches for performance monitoring, anomaly detection, and capacity planning.
- **Multi-Site Fabric Management** — Orchestrate network policies and connectivity across geographically distributed data center fabrics.
- **Infrastructure as Code** — Define and manage network infrastructure configurations using YANG models, NETCONF, and RESTCONF for version-controlled deployments.
- **Compliance and Auditing** — Programmatically verify switch configurations against security baselines and generate compliance reports.

## Tags

Data-Center, Infrastructure, Network Automation, Networking, SDN, Switches

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