CTERA

CTERA operates the CTERA Intelligent Data Platform, a unified edge-to-cloud global file system and data fabric for managing unstructured file data across distributed enterprises. The platform combines secure file collaboration, cyber protection and ransomware defense, global file locking, enterprise search, data classification, and AI-readiness (InsightAI) over a single global namespace spanning edge, data center, and public cloud. CTERA is programmable through a RESTful Portal management API (uniform object namespace addressed by URIs), an official Apache-2.0 Python SDK (cterasdk), a CLI toolbox (ctools), and two official Model Context Protocol servers (mcp-ctera-core and mcp-ctera-edge) that give AI agents file-and-folder operations over the Portal and Edge Filer. CTERA was surfaced as a portfolio company of Bessemer Venture Partners.

CTERA publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Cloud, Storage, File Storage, and Global File System.

CTERA’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, support, engineering blog, training material, CLI, and 17 more developer resources.

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30.6/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 34/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

1 APIs 1 MCP Servers

CompanyCloudStorageFile StorageGlobal File SystemData ManagementEdge ComputingCyber ProtectionHybrid CloudUnstructured Data

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Composite quality — 30.6/100 · thin

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 14.3 / 20

Commercial Clarity 4.2 / 20

Operational Transparency 2.7 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 9.3 / 10

Agent readiness — 34/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15

MCP Server 12 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 5 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

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APIs 1

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

CTERA Portal RESTful API

RESTful management API for the CTERA Portal. Exposes a uniform object namespace (users, devices, folders, and more) where each object is addressed by a unique URI, using GET/PUT...

MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

APIReference

APIReference

Agent Surfaces 3

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

MCPServer

MCPServer

AgentSkill

AgentSkill

LLMsTxt

LLMsTxt

Design & Contract 4

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conventions

ErrorCatalog

Lifecycle

Conformance

Build 4

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

Packages

SDKs

CLI

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Authentication

Authentication

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Learn 1

Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance

Training

Training

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

HelpCenter

HelpCenter

Support

Support

ChangeLog

ChangeLog

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: ctera
name: CTERA
description: CTERA operates the CTERA Intelligent Data Platform, a unified edge-to-cloud global file system and data fabric
  for managing unstructured file data across distributed enterprises. The platform combines secure file collaboration, cyber
  protection and ransomware defense, global file locking, enterprise search, data classification, and AI-readiness (InsightAI)
  over a single global namespace spanning edge, data center, and public cloud. CTERA is programmable through a RESTful Portal
  management API (uniform object namespace addressed by URIs), an official Apache-2.0 Python SDK (cterasdk), a CLI toolbox
  (ctools), and two official Model Context Protocol servers (mcp-ctera-core and mcp-ctera-edge) that give AI agents file-and-folder
  operations over the Portal and Edge Filer. CTERA was surfaced as a portfolio company of Bessemer Venture Partners.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ctera/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- bessemer-venture-partners
x-tier: enriched
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
image: https://www.ctera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ctera-logo.png
tags:
- Company
- Cloud
- Storage
- File Storage
- Global File System
- Data Management
- Edge Computing
- Cyber Protection
- Hybrid Cloud
- Unstructured Data
apis:
- name: CTERA Portal RESTful API
  description: RESTful management API for the CTERA Portal. Exposes a uniform object namespace (users, devices, folders, and
    more) where each object is addressed by a unique URI, using GET/PUT/POST/DELETE verbs. Authentication is session-cookie
    based via a form login (j_username/j_password); errors are conveyed with standard HTTP status codes.
  humanURL: https://www.ctera.com/help/portal/6.0/api/
  baseURL: https://portal.ctera.com/admin/api
  tags:
  - Files
  - Storage
  - Management
  properties:
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ctera.com/help/portal/6.0/api/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ctera.com/help/portal/6.0/api/CTERA%20Portal%20APIs.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/ctera-authentication.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/ctera-conventions.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/ctera-problem-types.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.ctera.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.ctera.com/help/portal/6.0/api/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://www.ctera.com/help/portal/6.0/api/CTERA%20Portal%20APIs.html
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://www.ctera.com/help/portal/6.0/api/CTERA%20Portal%20APIs/CTERA_Portal_API_Developer_Guide2.html
- type: HelpCenter
  url: https://kb.ctera.com/
- type: Support
  url: https://www.ctera.com/support/
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.ctera.com/blog/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/ctera
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.ctera.com/eula/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.ctera.com/privacy-policy/
- type: Training
  url: https://www.ctera.com/ctera-training/
- type: Packages
  url: packages/ctera-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/ctera-packages.yml
- type: CLI
  url: cli/ctera-cli.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/ctera-mcp.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/ctera-llms.txt
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/ctera-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/ctera-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/ctera-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/ctera-lifecycle.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/ctera-changelog.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/ctera-conformance.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/ctera-domain-security.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence