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Cleanshelf

Cleanshelf was a SaaS management platform that helped enterprises discover and inventory their SaaS applications, optimize software licenses, track spend, and surface shadow IT. Cleanshelf was acquired by Zylo in 2021 and its capabilities have been folded into the Zylo enterprise SaaS spend optimization platform. The Cleanshelf product brand and standalone API are no longer maintained; equivalent programmatic capabilities are now exposed through the Zylo Developer Hub at developer.zylo.com.

Cleanshelf publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Acquired, License Management, SaaS Management, Shadow IT, and SMP.

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

Cleanshelf’s developer surface includes developer portal, support, and 11 more developer resources.

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32.0/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemium
2 APIs
AcquiredLicense ManagementSaaS ManagementShadow ITSMPSoftware Asset ManagementSpend Optimization

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 32.0/100 · thin
Contract Quality 3.2 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 2.6 / 20
Commercial Clarity 13.7 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13
Governance 2.5 / 12
Discoverability 5.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 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
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APIs 2

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

Zylo Platform API (successor)

The Zylo Platform API is the successor to Cleanshelf. It exposes SaaS application discovery, inventory, license, contract, and spend data so enterprises can integrate Zylo with ...

Zylo Legacy API (Cleanshelf-era)

Legacy v1.0 endpoints retained from the original Cleanshelf product line. New integrations should use the modern Zylo Platform API.

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Cleanshelf Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Cleanshelf Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Cleanshelf Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

Cleanshelf Context

13 classes · 0 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Cleanshelf API Rules

6 rules · 4 errors 2 warnings

SPECTRAL

Security Posture 2

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

Cleanshelf Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Cleanshelf Trust Center

SOC 2, GDPR

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal
Portal

Design & Contract 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

JSONLD
JSONLD
 Spectral
Spectral

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support
Support

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy
 TermsOfService
TermsOfService

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website

Other 3

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Acquirer
Acquirer
 Acquisition Announcement
Acquisition Announcement
 Application
Application

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: cleanshelf
name: Cleanshelf
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cleanshelf/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
created: '2026-03-27'
modified: '2026-04-23'
type: Index
access: 3rd-Party
position: Consumer
specificationVersion: '0.19'
status: Acquired
deprecated: true
deprecatedReason: Cleanshelf has been acquired and is no longer offered independently. Retained for historical reference.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/cleanshelf.png
tags:
- Acquired
- License Management
- SaaS Management
- Shadow IT
- SMP
- Software Asset Management
- Spend Optimization
description: Cleanshelf was a SaaS management platform that helped enterprises discover and inventory their SaaS applications,
  optimize software licenses, track spend, and surface shadow IT. Cleanshelf was acquired by Zylo in 2021 and its capabilities
  have been folded into the Zylo enterprise SaaS spend optimization platform. The Cleanshelf product brand and standalone
  API are no longer maintained; equivalent programmatic capabilities are now exposed through the Zylo Developer Hub at developer.zylo.com.
apis:
- aid: cleanshelf:zylo-api
  name: Zylo Platform API (successor)
  tags:
  - License Management
  - SaaS Management
  - Spend
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developer.zylo.com/
  properties:
  - url: https://developer.zylo.com/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://developer.zylo.com/reference
    type: APIReference
  description: The Zylo Platform API is the successor to Cleanshelf. It exposes SaaS application discovery, inventory, license,
    contract, and spend data so enterprises can integrate Zylo with finance, procurement, and IT systems. A legacy v1.0 API
    remains documented for older Cleanshelf-era integrations.
- aid: cleanshelf:zylo-legacy-api
  name: Zylo Legacy API (Cleanshelf-era)
  tags:
  - Cleanshelf
  - Legacy
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developer.zylo.com/v1.0/reference/zylo-legacy-api
  properties:
  - url: https://developer.zylo.com/v1.0/reference/zylo-legacy-api
    type: Documentation
  description: Legacy v1.0 endpoints retained from the original Cleanshelf product line. New integrations should use the modern
    Zylo Platform API.
common:
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/cleanshelf-trust-center.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/cleanshelf-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cleanshelf
- type: Website
  url: https://zylo.com/
- type: Acquirer
  url: https://zylo.com/
- type: Acquisition Announcement
  url: https://zylo.com/news/zylo-acquires-cleanshelf/
- type: Application
  url: https://app.zylo.com/
- type: Portal
  url: https://developer.zylo.com/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://zylo.com/privacy-policy/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://zylo.com/legal/
- type: Support
  url: https://help.zylo.com/
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/cleanshelf-context.jsonld
- type: Spectral
  url: rules/cleanshelf-rules.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com