Cloud

aid: cloud
name: Cloud
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cloud/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
description: Cloud is a topic profile in the API Evangelist Network covering the major public cloud platforms and their APIs.
  The topic indexes the hyperscalers (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, IBM Cloud, Alibaba
  Cloud) alongside developer-focused alternatives (DigitalOcean, Linode, Vultr, Hetzner, Scaleway), GPU and AI clouds (CoreWeave,
  Crusoe, Lambda Labs, RunPod), and edge / network-attached compute (Cloudflare Workers, Fastly Compute, Akamai Connected
  Cloud). It is the parent topic to specialized profiles in the network such as cloud-storage, cloud-cost-management, and
  cloud-native.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-23'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
kind: topic
tags:
- Cloud
- Cloud Computing
- Compute
- Hyperscaler
- IaaS
- Infrastructure
- PaaS
- Public Cloud
- SaaS
apis:
- aid: cloud:aws
  name: Amazon Web Services
  tags:
  - AWS
  - Hyperscaler
  - IaaS
  - PaaS
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/
    type: Documentation
  description: Amazon Web Services is the largest public cloud, exposing 200+ services through service-specific REST and AWS-query
    APIs signed with SigV4. Compute (EC2, Lambda, ECS, EKS), storage (S3, EBS, EFS), database (RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora), networking
    (VPC, Route 53, CloudFront), and AI/ML (Bedrock, SageMaker) all expose programmatic APIs.
- aid: cloud:azure
  name: Microsoft Azure
  tags:
  - Azure
  - Hyperscaler
  - IaaS
  - PaaS
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://azure.microsoft.com/
  properties:
  - url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/azure/
    type: Documentation
  description: Microsoft Azure provides public-cloud compute, storage, database, AI, and identity services through Azure Resource
    Manager (ARM) REST APIs. Authentication uses Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) OAuth tokens. Microsoft Graph exposes
    the M365 surface alongside the ARM control plane.
- aid: cloud:gcp
  name: Google Cloud
  tags:
  - GCP
  - Google
  - Hyperscaler
  - IaaS
  - PaaS
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/
  properties:
  - url: https://cloud.google.com/apis/docs/overview
    type: Documentation
  description: Google Cloud Platform exposes 100+ services through Google APIs (REST + gRPC) authenticated with OAuth 2.0
    service accounts. Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Run, BigQuery, Spanner, Firestore, Vertex AI, and Cloud Storage all share
    the consistent google apis.com endpoint pattern.
- aid: cloud:oracle
  name: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
  tags:
  - Oracle
  - OCI
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.oracle.com/cloud/
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/api/
    type: Documentation
  description: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure exposes IaaS and database APIs signed with OCI request signatures. Compute, networking,
    storage, autonomous database, and Oracle Database@Azure / GCP multicloud surfaces are accessible via region-specific REST
    endpoints.
- aid: cloud:ibm
  name: IBM Cloud
  tags:
  - IBM
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.ibm.com/cloud
  properties:
  - url: https://cloud.ibm.com/apidocs
    type: Documentation
  description: IBM Cloud exposes Kubernetes Service, VPC compute, Cloud Object Storage, Watsonx AI, Db2, and Cloudability
    cost management APIs. Authentication uses IAM API keys exchanged for bearer tokens.
- aid: cloud:alibaba
  name: Alibaba Cloud
  tags:
  - Alibaba
  - Asia
  - Hyperscaler
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.alibabacloud.com/
  properties:
  - url: https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/api-references
    type: Documentation
  description: Alibaba Cloud is the largest public cloud in Asia. APIs cover ECS, OSS object storage, ApsaraDB, Function Compute,
    and PAI AI services. RPC and ROA-style endpoints are signed with HMAC using AccessKey credentials.
- aid: cloud:digitalocean
  name: DigitalOcean
  tags:
  - DigitalOcean
  - Developer Cloud
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.digitalocean.com/
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/api/
    type: Documentation
  description: DigitalOcean offers a developer-friendly REST API for Droplets, Kubernetes, App Platform, Spaces, Volumes,
    Load Balancers, Databases, and Functions. Authentication uses bearer tokens.
- aid: cloud:linode
  name: Linode (Akamai Cloud)
  tags:
  - Akamai
  - Linode
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.linode.com/
  properties:
  - url: https://www.linode.com/docs/api/
    type: Documentation
  description: Linode (now Akamai Connected Cloud) exposes a REST API for Linode instances, Kubernetes (LKE), Object Storage,
    NodeBalancers, and Cloud Firewalls.
- aid: cloud:vultr
  name: Vultr
  tags:
  - Vultr
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.vultr.com/
  properties:
  - url: https://www.vultr.com/api/
    type: Documentation
  description: Vultr provides REST APIs for cloud compute, bare metal, Kubernetes, Object Storage, Block Storage, DNS, and
    Load Balancers across 30+ global regions.
- aid: cloud:hetzner
  name: Hetzner Cloud
  tags:
  - Europe
  - Hetzner
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.hetzner.com/cloud
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.hetzner.cloud/
    type: Documentation
  description: Hetzner Cloud is a German hyperscaler offering low-cost cloud servers, volumes, networks, and load balancers
    via a documented REST API with bearer token authentication.
- aid: cloud:scaleway
  name: Scaleway
  tags:
  - Europe
  - Scaleway
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.scaleway.com/
  properties:
  - url: https://www.scaleway.com/en/developers/api/
    type: Documentation
  description: Scaleway is a French cloud provider with REST APIs for Instances, Kubernetes (Kapsule), Object Storage, Serverless,
    Databases, and AI inference endpoints.
- aid: cloud:cloudflare
  name: Cloudflare
  tags:
  - Cloudflare
  - Edge
  - Network
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.cloudflare.com/
  properties:
  - url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/
    type: Documentation
  description: Cloudflare offers an edge-attached cloud (Workers, R2, D1, Durable Objects, Queues, AI Gateway) accessible
    via the Cloudflare REST API authenticated with API tokens.
- aid: cloud:fastly
  name: Fastly Compute
  tags:
  - Edge
  - Fastly
  - WebAssembly
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.fastly.com/products/edge-compute
  properties:
  - url: https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/api/
    type: Documentation
  description: Fastly Compute runs WebAssembly workloads at the edge. The Fastly REST API manages services, configurations,
    dictionaries, and Compute deployments.
- aid: cloud:coreweave
  name: CoreWeave
  tags:
  - AI
  - CoreWeave
  - GPU
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.coreweave.com/
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.coreweave.com/
    type: Documentation
  description: CoreWeave is a GPU-first cloud focused on AI training and inference workloads. APIs are exposed primarily through
    Kubernetes-native CRDs and the CoreWeave Cloud REST API.
- aid: cloud:crusoe
  name: Crusoe Cloud
  tags:
  - AI
  - Crusoe
  - GPU
  - Sustainable
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://crusoecloud.com/
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.crusoecloud.com/reference/api/
    type: Documentation
  description: Crusoe Cloud is a sustainable AI-first cloud powered by stranded and renewable energy. The REST API provisions
    GPU virtual machines, networking, storage, and projects programmatically.
- aid: cloud:lambda-labs
  name: Lambda Labs Cloud
  tags:
  - AI
  - GPU
  - Lambda
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://lambdalabs.com/service/gpu-cloud
  properties:
  - url: https://cloud.lambdalabs.com/api/v1/docs
    type: Documentation
  description: Lambda Cloud provides on-demand and reserved NVIDIA GPU instances. The REST API launches and terminates GPU
    instances, manages SSH keys, and lists instance types.
common:
- type: Topic
  url: https://apievangelist.com/topics/cloud/
- type: API Evangelist
  url: https://apievangelist.com/
- type: Network
  url: https://network.apievangelist.com/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/api-evangelist
- type: Related Topic
  url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/cloud-storage
- type: Related Topic
  url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/cloud-native
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kinlane@gmail.com