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Contabo

Contabo GmbH is a German hosting provider offering VPS, VDS, dedicated and GPU servers, S3-compatible object storage, private networking, DNS and domains. The Contabo API (https://api.contabo.com, OpenAPI 3.0.3, 157 operations) manages compute instances, snapshots, images, object storage, private networks, secrets, users, roles and tags using OAuth2 password-grant bearer tokens from auth.contabo.com; Contabo also ships the cntb CLI and a Terraform provider.

Contabo publishes 39 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Check Collection Templates API, Check Collections API, Checks API, and 36 more. Tagged areas include Company, Cloud Hosting, VPS, Object Storage, and Infrastructure.

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

Contabo’s developer surface includes CLI, authentication, documentation, API reference, engineering blog, getting-started guide, pricing, and 24 more developer resources.

48.5/100 developing ▼ -10.7 Agent 30/100 agent ready Heartbeat 76/100 alive Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-11-06 · rubric v0.27.0 · Show this score on your site →
AccessPaid
1 published contract 2 Agent Skills
CompanyCloud HostingVPSObject StorageInfrastructureDedicated ServersDNS

What this lets a business do 2

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

Information Technology Management
BC-600
DNSImagesInstance ActionsInstancesObject StoragesPrivate Networks
POST /v1/compute/instances POST /v1/compute/instances/{instanceId}/upgrade POST /v1/object-storages POST /v1/object-storages/{objectStorageId}/resize
Cybersecurity Management
BC-620
FirewallsRolesUsersUsers Object Storage Credentials
GET /v1/roles POST /v1/roles GET /v1/roles/api-permissions POST /v1/users

Kin Score

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scored 2026-11-06 · rubric v0.27.0
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)
  • A2A Agent Card +8 pts — a2a/-a2a.yml manifest, graded on conformance.grade against A2A 1.0.0
  • Request/Response Examples +7 pts — share of operations carrying request/response examples; else an Examples / Code Samples link
  • 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.
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Each check links to what satisfies it. Publish the artifact, or tell us where it already lives, and the score moves on the next scoring run.
Improve this rating by publishing the missing artifacts — every area above can be raised, and the full rubric is at apis.io/rating/. Every facet and dimension name above is a link: it opens that measurement's own page — what it means, the exact checks that feed it, how the whole catalog distributes on it, and the providers at the top of it. This rating is computed from the provider profile at artifacts.apis.io/contabo/apis.yml: open an issue on github.com/api-evangelist/contabo to ask a question or point us at an artifact you publish. Submit an artifact on GitHub — free → Manage your own listing — the Influence plan, $499/mo →

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.

MarketPositionDepthRegistered MCP serverDeclares compatibility
Network Edge (CDN, networking, peering, edge compute) mixed 44.1 - 1
Data Center Tier Certification (facility certification, open hardware, efficiency bodies) mixed 44.1 - 1

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 2

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.

DNS
tagged — the provider's own APIs.json carries the standard as a tag; implementation not verified
measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

APIs 39

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

Contabo Check Collection Templates API

The Check Collection Templates API from Contabo — 2 operation(s) for check collection templates.

Contabo Check Collections API

The Check Collections API from Contabo — 2 operation(s) for check collections.

Contabo Checks API

The Checks API from Contabo — 2 operation(s) for checks.

Contabo DNS API

DNS API allows you to create and manage dns for your instances (Cloud VPS/VDS).

Contabo DNS Audits API

DNS API allows you to create and manage dns for your instances (Cloud VPS/VDS).

Contabo Domains API

Domains API allows you to create and manage Domains.

Contabo Domains Audits API

The Domains Audits API from Contabo — 1 operation(s) for domains audits.

Contabo Firewalls API

Firewall API allows you to create and manage firewalls for your instances (Cloud VPS/VDS). Each instance protected by customizable inbound firewall rules requires a paid firewal...

Contabo Firewalls Audits API

The Firewalls Audits API from Contabo — 1 operation(s) for firewalls audits.

Contabo Handles API

Domains API allows you to create and manage Domains.

Contabo Handles Audits API

The Handles Audits API from Contabo — 1 operation(s) for handles audits.

Contabo Images API

The Compute Management API allows you to manage compute resources (e.g. creation, deletion, starting, stopping) as well as managing snapshots and custom images. It also supports...

Contabo Images Audits API

The Compute Management API allows you to manage compute resources (e.g. creation, deletion, starting, stopping) as well as managing snapshots and custom images. It also supports...

Contabo Instance Actions API

The Compute Management API allows you to manage compute resources (e.g. creation, deletion, starting, stopping) as well as managing snapshots and custom images. It also supports...

Contabo Instance Actions Audits API

The Compute Management API allows you to manage compute resources (e.g. creation, deletion, starting, stopping) as well as managing snapshots and custom images. It also supports...

Contabo Instances API

The Compute Management API allows you to manage compute resources (e.g. creation, deletion, starting, stopping) as well as managing snapshots and custom images. It also supports...

Contabo Instances Audits API

The Compute Management API allows you to manage compute resources (e.g. creation, deletion, starting, stopping) as well as managing snapshots and custom images. It also supports...

Contabo Instances Products API

The Instances Products API from Contabo — 1 operation(s) for instances products.

Contabo Object Storages API

Manage S3 compatible Object Storage. With the Object Storage API you can create Object Storage in different locations. Please note that you can only have one Object Storage per ...

Contabo Object Storages Audits API

Manage S3 compatible Object Storage. With the Object Storage API you can create Object Storage in different locations. Please note that you can only have one Object Storage per ...

Contabo Private Networks API

Private Networking API allows you to create and manage Private Networks / Virtual Private Vloud (VPC) for your instances (Cloud VPS/VDS). Private Network / VPC allows private an...

Contabo Private Networks Audits API

Private Networking API allows you to create and manage Private Networks / Virtual Private Vloud (VPC) for your instances (Cloud VPS/VDS). Private Network / VPC allows private an...

Contabo Remedies API

The Remedies API from Contabo — 2 operation(s) for remedies.

Contabo Roles API

Give access to all api endpoints and resources or manage to which endpoints and resources individual users might have access to. Permissions are organized in roles. Users can ha...

Contabo Roles Audits API

Give access to all api endpoints and resources or manage to which endpoints and resources individual users might have access to. Permissions are organized in roles. Users can ha...

Contabo Secrets API

The Secret Management API allows you to store and manage your passwords and ssh-keys. Usage of the Secret Management API is purely optional. As a convenience feature e.g. it all...

Contabo Secrets Audits API

The Secret Management API allows you to store and manage your passwords and ssh-keys. Usage of the Secret Management API is purely optional. As a convenience feature e.g. it all...

Contabo Snapshots API

The Snapshots API from Contabo — 3 operation(s) for snapshots.

Contabo Snapshots Audits API

The Snapshots Audits API from Contabo — 1 operation(s) for snapshots audits.

Contabo Tag Assignments API

Tags are Customer-defined labels which can be attached to any resource in your account. Tag API represent simple CRUD functions and allow you to manage your tags. Use tags to gr...

Contabo Tag Assignments Audits API

Tags are Customer-defined labels which can be attached to any resource in your account. Tag API represent simple CRUD functions and allow you to manage your tags. Use tags to gr...

Contabo Tags API

Tags are Customer-defined labels which can be attached to any resource in your account. Tag API represent simple CRUD functions and allow you to manage your tags. Use tags to gr...

Contabo Tags Audits API

Tags are Customer-defined labels which can be attached to any resource in your account. Tag API represent simple CRUD functions and allow you to manage your tags. Use tags to gr...

Contabo User Accounts API

Give access to all api endpoints and resources or manage to which endpoints and resources individual users might have access to. Permissions are organized in roles. Users can ha...

Contabo Users API

Give access to all api endpoints and resources or manage to which endpoints and resources individual users might have access to. Permissions are organized in roles. Users can ha...

Contabo Users Audits API

Give access to all api endpoints and resources or manage to which endpoints and resources individual users might have access to. Permissions are organized in roles. Users can ha...

Contabo Users Object Storage Credentials API

Give access to all api endpoints and resources or manage to which endpoints and resources individual users might have access to. Permissions are organized in roles. Users can ha...

Contabo VIP API

VIP (Virtual IPs) API manages virtual IP adresses including ´additional´ and ´floating´ IPv4 Adresses. Virtual IPs are payed add-ons (Additional IP) which can be freely assigned...

Contabo Vip Audits API

The Vip Audits API from Contabo — 1 operation(s) for vip audits.

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Agent Skills 2

Packaged agent skills for driving this provider's APIs from an AI assistant.

Contabo API pricing

Prices published by Contabo.

PlanPrice
Cloud VPS 4 5 50 €/ month
Cloud VPS 6 7 50 €/ month
Cloud VPS 8 14 00 €/ month
Cloud VPS 12 25 00 €/ month
Cloud VPS 16 37 00 €/ month
Cloud VPS 18 49 00 €/ month

Plan details, limits and sources →

Billed by: subscription · FinOps profile →

Pricing Plans 2

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Contabo Plans Pricing

6 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Contabo Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

Service Levels 1

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

Contabo

SLA

FinOps 1

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

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

Contabo Context

120 classes · 109 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Contabo API Rules

16 rules · 11 errors 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 6

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

CreateInstanceRequest

12 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CreateUserRequest

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

HandleCreateRequest

16 properties

JSON SCHEMA

HandlePatchRequest

12 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ReinstallInstanceRequest

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

UpdateUserRequest

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Security Posture 2

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

Contabo Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Contabo Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Contabo Agentic Access

157 operations · 84 acting · 6 human-in-the-loop

157 operations · 84 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 3

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Design & Contract 7

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

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Build 4

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 4

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Other 3

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: contabo
name: Contabo
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-06'
  method: derived
image: https://cdn.contabo.com/og_fair-priced_EN-1.webp
description: Contabo GmbH is a German hosting provider offering VPS, VDS, dedicated and GPU servers, S3-compatible object
  storage, private networking, DNS and domains. The Contabo API (https://api.contabo.com, OpenAPI 3.0.3, 157 operations) manages
  compute instances, snapshots, images, object storage, private networks, secrets, users, roles and tags using OAuth2 password-grant
  bearer tokens from auth.contabo.com; Contabo also ships the cntb CLI and a Terraform provider.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/contabo/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: harvest:market-gap:object-storage
x-tier: profiled
x-tier-reason: enrichment pass 2026-10-13 (local-v5; was harvest)
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-10-13'
modified: '2026-10-13'
tags:
- Company
- Cloud Hosting
- VPS
- Object Storage
- Infrastructure
- Dedicated Servers
- DNS
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/contabo-capability-edges.yml
  name: Contabo Business Capability Map
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/contabo-agentic-access.yml
- type: Plans
  url: plans/contabo-plans-pricing.yml
- type: Spectral
  url: rules/contabo-rules.yml
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/contabo-context.jsonld
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/contabo-vocabulary.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/contabo-data-model.yml
- type: CLI
  url: cli/contabo-cli.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/contabo-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/contabo-problem-types.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/contabo-conformance.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/contabo-llms.txt
- type: Hosts
  url: hosts/contabo-hosts.yml
- type: Vendors
  url: vendors/contabo-vendors.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/contabo-packages.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/contabo-packages.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/contabo-authentication.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/contabo-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://contabo.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.contabo.com/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://api.contabo.com/
- type: Blog
  url: https://contabo.com/blog/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.contabo.com/docs/references/api-documentation/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://contabo.com/en/pricing
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://contabo.com/en/legal/privacy
- type: SignUp
  url: https://contabo.com/en/register/email/
- type: Support
  url: https://help.contabo.com/en/support/home
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://contabo.com/en/legal/terms-and-conditions
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/contabo
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://contabo.com/en/contabo-api/
apis:
- aid: contabo:contabo-check-collection-templates-api
  name: Contabo Check Collection Templates API
  description: The Check Collection Templates API from Contabo — 2 operation(s) for check collection templates.
  humanURL: https://api.contabo.com/
  baseURL: https://api.contabo.com
  tags:
  - Check Collection Templates
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/contabo-check-collection-templates-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.contabo.com/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://github.com/contabo/cntb
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-create-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-patch-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-user-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-reinstall-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-update-user-request-schema.json
- aid: contabo:contabo-check-collections-api
  name: Contabo Check Collections API
  description: The Check Collections API from Contabo — 2 operation(s) for check collections.
  humanURL: https://api.contabo.com/
  baseURL: https://api.contabo.com
  tags:
  - Check Collections
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/contabo-check-collections-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.contabo.com/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://github.com/contabo/cntb
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-create-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-patch-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-user-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-reinstall-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-update-user-request-schema.json
- aid: contabo:contabo-checks-api
  name: Contabo Checks API
  description: The Checks API from Contabo — 2 operation(s) for checks.
  humanURL: https://api.contabo.com/
  baseURL: https://api.contabo.com
  tags:
  - Checks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/contabo-checks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.contabo.com/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://github.com/contabo/cntb
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-create-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-patch-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-user-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-reinstall-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-update-user-request-schema.json
- aid: contabo:contabo-dns-api
  name: Contabo DNS API
  description: DNS API allows you to create and manage dns for your instances (Cloud VPS/VDS).
  humanURL: https://api.contabo.com/
  baseURL: https://api.contabo.com
  tags:
  - DNS
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/contabo-dns-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.contabo.com/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://github.com/contabo/cntb
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-create-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-patch-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-user-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-reinstall-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-update-user-request-schema.json
- aid: contabo:contabo-dns-audits-api
  name: Contabo DNS Audits API
  description: DNS API allows you to create and manage dns for your instances (Cloud VPS/VDS).
  humanURL: https://api.contabo.com/
  baseURL: https://api.contabo.com
  tags:
  - DNS Audits
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/contabo-dns-audits-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.contabo.com/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://github.com/contabo/cntb
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-create-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-patch-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-user-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-reinstall-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-update-user-request-schema.json
- aid: contabo:contabo-domains-api
  name: Contabo Domains API
  description: Domains API allows you to create and manage Domains.
  humanURL: https://api.contabo.com/
  baseURL: https://api.contabo.com
  tags:
  - Domains
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/contabo-domains-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.contabo.com/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://github.com/contabo/cntb
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-create-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-patch-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-user-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-reinstall-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-update-user-request-schema.json
- aid: contabo:contabo-domains-audits-api
  name: Contabo Domains Audits API
  description: The Domains Audits API from Contabo — 1 operation(s) for domains audits.
  humanURL: https://api.contabo.com/
  baseURL: https://api.contabo.com
  tags:
  - Domains Audits
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/contabo-domains-audits-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.contabo.com/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://github.com/contabo/cntb
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-create-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-patch-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-user-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-reinstall-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-update-user-request-schema.json
- aid: contabo:contabo-firewalls-api
  name: Contabo Firewalls API
  description: Firewall API allows you to create and manage firewalls for your instances (Cloud VPS/VDS). Each instance protected
    by customizable inbound firewall rules requires a paid firewall add-on. Rules allow inbound traffic based on protocols
    (TCP, UDP, ICMP), ports and sources (IPs or nets).
  humanURL: https://api.contabo.com/
  baseURL: https://api.contabo.com
  tags:
  - Firewalls
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/contabo-firewalls-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.contabo.com/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://github.com/contabo/cntb
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-create-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-patch-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-user-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-reinstall-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-update-user-request-schema.json
- aid: contabo:contabo-firewalls-audits-api
  name: Contabo Firewalls Audits API
  description: The Firewalls Audits API from Contabo — 1 operation(s) for firewalls audits.
  humanURL: https://api.contabo.com/
  baseURL: https://api.contabo.com
  tags:
  - Firewalls Audits
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/contabo-firewalls-audits-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.contabo.com/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://github.com/contabo/cntb
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-create-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-patch-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-user-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-reinstall-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-update-user-request-schema.json
- aid: contabo:contabo-handles-api
  name: Contabo Handles API
  description: Domains API allows you to create and manage Domains.
  humanURL: https://api.contabo.com/
  baseURL: https://api.contabo.com
  tags:
  - Handles
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/contabo-handles-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.contabo.com/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://github.com/contabo/cntb
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-create-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-patch-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-user-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-reinstall-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-update-user-request-schema.json
- aid: contabo:contabo-handles-audits-api
  name: Contabo Handles Audits API
  description: The Handles Audits API from Contabo — 1 operation(s) for handles audits.
  humanURL: https://api.contabo.com/
  baseURL: https://api.contabo.com
  tags:
  - Handles Audits
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/contabo-handles-audits-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.contabo.com/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://github.com/contabo/cntb
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-create-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-patch-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-user-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-reinstall-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-update-user-request-schema.json
- aid: contabo:contabo-images-api
  name: Contabo Images API
  description: 'The Compute Management API allows you to manage compute resources (e.g. creation, deletion, starting, stopping)

    as well as managing snapshots and custom images. It also supports [cloud-init](https://cloud-init.io/) at least on our
    default images

    (for custom images you''ll need to provide cloud-init support packages). The API offers providing [cloud-init](https://cloud-init.io/)
    scripts via the `user_data` field.

    Custom images must be provided in .qcow2 or .iso format.'
  humanURL: https://api.contabo.com/
  baseURL: https://api.contabo.com
  tags:
  - Image
  tags_raw:
  - Images
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/contabo-images-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.contabo.com/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://github.com/contabo/cntb
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-create-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-patch-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-user-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-reinstall-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-update-user-request-schema.json
- aid: contabo:contabo-images-audits-api
  name: Contabo Images Audits API
  description: 'The Compute Management API allows you to manage compute resources (e.g. creation, deletion, starting, stopping)

    as well as managing snapshots and custom images. It also supports [cloud-init](https://cloud-init.io/) at least on our
    default images

    (for custom images you''ll need to provide cloud-init support packages). The API offers providing [cloud-init](https://cloud-init.io/)
    scripts via the `user_data` field.

    Custom images must be provided in .qcow2 or .iso format.'
  humanURL: https://api.contabo.com/
  baseURL: https://api.contabo.com
  tags:
  - Images Audits
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/contabo-images-audits-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.contabo.com/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://github.com/contabo/cntb
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-create-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-patch-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-user-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-reinstall-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-update-user-request-schema.json
- aid: contabo:contabo-instance-actions-api
  name: Contabo Instance Actions API
  description: 'The Compute Management API allows you to manage compute resources (e.g. creation, deletion, starting, stopping)

    as well as managing snapshots and custom images. It also supports [cloud-init](https://cloud-init.io/) at least on our
    default images

    (for custom images you''ll need to provide cloud-init support packages). The API offers providing [cloud-init](https://cloud-init.io/)
    scripts via the `user_data` field.

    Custom images must be provided in .qcow2 or .iso format.'
  humanURL: https://api.contabo.com/
  baseURL: https://api.contabo.com
  tags:
  - Instance Actions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/contabo-instance-actions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.contabo.com/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://github.com/contabo/cntb
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-create-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-patch-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-user-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-reinstall-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-update-user-request-schema.json
- aid: contabo:contabo-instance-actions-audits-api
  name: Contabo Instance Actions Audits API
  description: 'The Compute Management API allows you to manage compute resources (e.g. creation, deletion, starting, stopping)

    as well as managing snapshots and custom images. It also supports [cloud-init](https://cloud-init.io/) at least on our
    default images

    (for custom images you''ll need to provide cloud-init support packages). The API offers providing [cloud-init](https://cloud-init.io/)
    scripts via the `user_data` field.

    Custom images must be provided in .qcow2 or .iso format.'
  humanURL: https://api.contabo.com/
  baseURL: https://api.contabo.com
  tags:
  - Instance Actions Audits
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/contabo-instance-actions-audits-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.contabo.com/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://github.com/contabo/cntb
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-create-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-patch-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-user-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-reinstall-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-update-user-request-schema.json
- aid: contabo:contabo-instances-api
  name: Contabo Instances API
  description: 'The Compute Management API allows you to manage compute resources (e.g. creation, deletion, starting, stopping)

    as well as managing snapshots and custom images. It also supports [cloud-init](https://cloud-init.io/) at least on our
    default images

    (for custom images you''ll need to provide cloud-init support packages). The API offers providing [cloud-init](https://cloud-init.io/)
    scripts via the `user_data` field.

    Custom images must be provided in .qcow2 or .iso format.'
  humanURL: https://api.contabo.com/
  baseURL: https://api.contabo.com
  tags:
  - Instances
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/contabo-instances-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.contabo.com/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://github.com/contabo/cntb
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-create-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-patch-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-user-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-reinstall-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-update-user-request-schema.json
- aid: contabo:contabo-instances-audits-api
  name: Contabo Instances Audits API
  description: 'The Compute Management API allows you to manage compute resources (e.g. creation, deletion, starting, stopping)

    as well as managing snapshots and custom images. It also supports [cloud-init](https://cloud-init.io/) at least on our
    default images

    (for custom images you''ll need to provide cloud-init support packages). The API offers providing [cloud-init](https://cloud-init.io/)
    scripts via the `user_data` field.

    Custom images must be provided in .qcow2 or .iso format.'
  humanURL: https://api.contabo.com/
  baseURL: https://api.contabo.com
  tags:
  - Instances Audits
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/contabo-instances-audits-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.contabo.com/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://github.com/contabo/cntb
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-create-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-patch-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-user-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-reinstall-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-update-user-request-schema.json
- aid: contabo:contabo-instances-products-api
  name: Contabo Instances Products API
  description: The Instances Products API from Contabo — 1 operation(s) for instances products.
  humanURL: https://api.contabo.com/
  baseURL: https://api.contabo.com
  tags:
  - Instances Products
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/contabo-instances-products-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.contabo.com/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://github.com/contabo/cntb
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-create-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-patch-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-user-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-reinstall-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-update-user-request-schema.json
- aid: contabo:contabo-object-storages-api
  name: Contabo Object Storages API
  description: Manage S3 compatible Object Storage. With the Object Storage API you can create Object Storage in different
    locations. Please note that you can only have one Object Storage per location. Furthermore you can increase the amount
    of storage space and control the autoscaling feature which allows to automatically perform a monthly upgrade of the disk
    space to the specified maximum. You might also inspect the usage. This API is not the S3 API itself. For accessing the
    S3 API directly or with S3 compatible tools like `aws` cli after and after having created / upgraded your Object Storage
    please use the S3 URL from this Storage API and refer to the User Mangement API to retrieve the S3 credentials.
  humanURL: https://api.contabo.com/
  baseURL: https://api.contabo.com
  tags:
  - Object Storages
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/contabo-object-storages-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.contabo.com/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://github.com/contabo/cntb
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-create-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-patch-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-user-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-reinstall-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-update-user-request-schema.json
- aid: contabo:contabo-object-storages-audits-api
  name: Contabo Object Storages Audits API
  description: Manage S3 compatible Object Storage. With the Object Storage API you can create Object Storage in different
    locations. Please note that you can only have one Object Storage per location. Furthermore you can increase the amount
    of storage space and control the autoscaling feature which allows to automatically perform a monthly upgrade of the disk
    space to the specified maximum. You might also inspect the usage. This API is not the S3 API itself. For accessing the
    S3 API directly or with S3 compatible tools like `aws` cli after and after having created / upgraded your Object Storage
    please use the S3 URL from this Storage API and refer to the User Mangement API to retrieve the S3 credentials.
  humanURL: https://api.contabo.com/
  baseURL: https://api.contabo.com
  tags:
  - Object Storages Audits
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/contabo-object-storages-audits-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.contabo.com/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://github.com/contabo/cntb
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-create-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-patch-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-user-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-reinstall-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-update-user-request-schema.json
- aid: contabo:contabo-private-networks-api
  name: Contabo Private Networks API
  description: Private Networking API allows you to create and manage Private Networks / Virtual Private Vloud (VPC) for your
    instances (Cloud VPS/VDS). Private Network / VPC allows private and direct communication between instances using private
    IPs. Traffic doesn't leave a Data Center. This feature requires a payed add-on for each instance being part of a Private
    Network. Instance can be part of multiple Private Networks.
  humanURL: https://api.contabo.com/
  baseURL: https://api.contabo.com
  tags:
  - Private Networks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/contabo-private-networks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.contabo.com/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://github.com/contabo/cntb
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-create-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-patch-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-user-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-reinstall-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-update-user-request-schema.json
- aid: contabo:contabo-private-networks-audits-api
  name: Contabo Private Networks Audits API
  description: Private Networking API allows you to create and manage Private Networks / Virtual Private Vloud (VPC) for your
    instances (Cloud VPS/VDS). Private Network / VPC allows private and direct communication between instances using private
    IPs. Traffic doesn't leave a Data Center. This feature requires a payed add-on for each instance being part of a Private
    Network. Instance can be part of multiple Private Networks.
  humanURL: https://api.contabo.com/
  baseURL: https://api.contabo.com
  tags:
  - Private Networks Audits
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/contabo-private-networks-audits-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.contabo.com/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://github.com/contabo/cntb
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-create-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-patch-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-user-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-reinstall-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-update-user-request-schema.json
- aid: contabo:contabo-remedies-api
  name: Contabo Remedies API
  description: The Remedies API from Contabo — 2 operation(s) for remedies.
  humanURL: https://api.contabo.com/
  baseURL: https://api.contabo.com
  tags:
  - Remedies
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/contabo-remedies-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.contabo.com/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://github.com/contabo/cntb
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-create-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-patch-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-user-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-reinstall-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-update-user-request-schema.json
- aid: contabo:contabo-roles-api
  name: Contabo Roles API
  description: Give access to all api endpoints and resources or manage to which endpoints and resources individual users
    might have access to. Permissions are organized in roles. Users can have roles assigned. Roles can grant and restrict
    access to different API's or to specific resources. Permissions for resources are declared by using tags which have been
    assigned to resources.
  humanURL: https://api.contabo.com/
  baseURL: https://api.contabo.com
  tags:
  - Roles
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/contabo-roles-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.contabo.com/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://github.com/contabo/cntb
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-create-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-patch-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-user-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-reinstall-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-update-user-request-schema.json
- aid: contabo:contabo-roles-audits-api
  name: Contabo Roles Audits API
  description: Give access to all api endpoints and resources or manage to which endpoints and resources individual users
    might have access to. Permissions are organized in roles. Users can have roles assigned. Roles can grant and restrict
    access to different API's or to specific resources. Permissions for resources are declared by using tags which have been
    assigned to resources.
  humanURL: https://api.contabo.com/
  baseURL: https://api.contabo.com
  tags:
  - Roles Audits
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/contabo-roles-audits-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.contabo.com/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://github.com/contabo/cntb
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-create-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-handle-patch-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-create-user-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-reinstall-instance-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/contabo-update-user-request-schema.json


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# Full source: https://artifacts.apis.io/contabo/apis.yml

Contabo API — frequently asked questions

Does Contabo have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 39 APIs from Contabo, including Contabo Check Collection Templates API, Contabo Check Collections API and Contabo Checks API, and 36 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Contabo API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 39 OpenAPI specifications for Contabo, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the Contabo API?

Contabo uses bearer-token authentication (http · 1 scheme). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Contabo Authentication.

How much does the Contabo API cost?

Contabo publishes its prices; its Cloud VPS 4 plan is 5 50 €/ month as of 2026-10-13. APIs.io lists 6 pricing plans for Contabo, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

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