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F5 Distributed Cloud Services

F5 Distributed Cloud Services (F5 XC) is a SaaS-based platform providing distributed multi-cloud application security, networking, and edge infrastructure including web application and API protection (WAAP), DDoS mitigation, bot defense, multi-cloud networking, DNS, load balancing, and edge compute across F5's global private backbone. The platform's REST API exposes 200+ resource types covering HTTP/TCP/UDP load balancers, security policies, certificate management, cloud connectors, and observability, authenticated via API tokens and service credentials managed in the F5 Distributed Cloud Console.

F5 Distributed Cloud Services publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network: Config API and Data API. Tagged areas include Application Security, Web Application Firewall, API Security, Multi-Cloud Networking, and DDoS Protection.

F5 Distributed Cloud Services’ developer surface includes authentication, documentation, pricing, signup flow, developer console, support, engineering blog, and 5 more developer resources.

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31.6/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 28/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessSelf serve
3 APIs
Application SecurityWeb Application FirewallAPI SecurityMulti-Cloud NetworkingDDoS ProtectionBot DefenseLoad BalancingEdge Compute

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 31.6/100 · thin
Contract Quality 13.4 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 6.5 / 20
Commercial Clarity 3.7 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 28/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 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 3

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

F5 Distributed Cloud Services API

Comprehensive REST API for managing F5 Distributed Cloud Services including load balancers, WAF/WAAP policies, API security, DNS, origin pools, certificates, cloud site connecto...

F5 Distributed Cloud Services Config API

The Config API from F5 Distributed Cloud Services — 10 operation(s) for config.

F5 Distributed Cloud Services Data API

The Data API from F5 Distributed Cloud Services — 1 operation(s) for data.

Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

F5 Distributed Cloud Services API

OPEN COLLECTION

Security Posture 3

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

F5 Distributed Cloud Services Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

F5 Distributed Cloud Services Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

F5 Distributed Cloud Services Trust Center

PCI DSS, GDPR

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

F5 Distributed Cloud Services Agentic Access

21 operations · 10 acting

21 operations · 10 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Signup
Signup
 Console
Console

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support
Support

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: f5-distributed-cloud-services
name: F5 Distributed Cloud Services
description: F5 Distributed Cloud Services (F5 XC) is a SaaS-based platform providing distributed multi-cloud application
  security, networking, and edge infrastructure including web application and API protection (WAAP), DDoS mitigation, bot
  defense, multi-cloud networking, DNS, load balancing, and edge compute across F5's global private backbone. The platform's
  REST API exposes 200+ resource types covering HTTP/TCP/UDP load balancers, security policies, certificate management, cloud
  connectors, and observability, authenticated via API tokens and service credentials managed in the F5 Distributed Cloud
  Console.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/f5-distributed-cloud-services.png
tags:
- Application Security
- Web Application Firewall
- API Security
- Multi-Cloud Networking
- DDoS Protection
- Bot Defense
- Load Balancing
- Edge Compute
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/f5-distributed-cloud-services/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-11'
modified: '2026-05-11'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: f5-distributed-cloud-services:platform-api
  name: F5 Distributed Cloud Services API
  description: Comprehensive REST API for managing F5 Distributed Cloud Services including load balancers, WAF/WAAP policies,
    API security, DNS, origin pools, certificates, cloud site connectors, and observability resources. Authentication uses
    API tokens or service credentials issued from the F5 Distributed Cloud Console.
  humanURL: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/api
  baseURL: https://console.ves.volterra.io/api
  tags:
  - Application Security
  - Web Application Firewall
  - API Security
  - Multi-Cloud Networking
  - Load Balancing
  - DNS
  - Edge Compute
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/platform/tutorials/automation
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/administration/how-tos/user-mgmt/credentials
- aid: f5-distributed-cloud-services:f5-distributed-cloud-services-config-api
  name: F5 Distributed Cloud Services Config API
  description: The Config API from F5 Distributed Cloud Services — 10 operation(s) for config.
  humanURL: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/api
  baseURL: https://console.ves.volterra.io/api
  tags:
  - Config
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/f5-distributed-cloud-services-config-api-openapi.yml
- aid: f5-distributed-cloud-services:f5-distributed-cloud-services-data-api
  name: F5 Distributed Cloud Services Data API
  description: The Data API from F5 Distributed Cloud Services — 1 operation(s) for data.
  humanURL: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/api
  baseURL: https://console.ves.volterra.io/api
  tags:
  - Data
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/f5-distributed-cloud-services-data-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/f5-distributed-cloud-services-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/f5-distributed-cloud-services-trust-center.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/f5-distributed-cloud-services-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/f5-distributed-cloud-services-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/f5devcentral
- type: Website
  url: https://www.f5.com/products/distributed-cloud-services
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.f5.com/products/distributed-cloud-services
- type: Signup
  url: https://www.f5.com/trials/distributed-cloud-services
- type: Console
  url: https://console.ves.volterra.io
- type: Support
  url: https://my.f5.com/manage/s/
- url: https://www.f5.com/company/blog
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com