Forward Networks

Forward Networks builds network digital-twin software (Forward Enterprise) that creates a mathematically accurate, vendor-agnostic model of large hybrid and multi-cloud networks. Networking, security, cloud, and compliance teams use it to verify network behavior before and after changes, trace packet paths, run automated policy checks, analyze CVE/vulnerability exposure, and query the network as structured data through the Network Query Engine (NQE). The Forward Enterprise Complete API is an OpenAPI 3.2.0 surface of 189 operations across 108 paths — covering Networks, Snapshots, Checks, Path Search, NQE, Vulnerability Analysis, and system administration — secured with HTTP Basic authentication and complemented by a Go client, a Terraform provider, and an open-source MCP server.

Forward Networks publishes 20 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Aliases API, Checks API, Classic Devices API, and 17 more. Tagged areas include Company, Networks, Network Automation, Network Digital Twin, and Network Security.

Forward Networks’ developer surface includes documentation, authentication, engineering blog, pricing, signup flow, and 24 more developer resources.

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39.2/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 32/100 agent ready saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-30 · rubric v0.17.2

AccessSelf serve

1 APIs 1 MCP Servers

Company Networks Network AutomationNetwork Digital TwinNetwork SecurityNetwork VerificationPath AnalysisVulnerability ManagementNQECompliance

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Composite quality — 39.2/100 · thin

Contract Quality 12.6 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 8.0 / 20

Access Clarity 9.5 / 20

Operational Transparency 1.0 / 13

Contract Governance 0.5 / 12

Discoverability 7.6 / 10

Agent readiness — 32/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 12 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 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

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Surface 0 / 5

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APIs 20

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

Open Collections 21

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

MCP Servers 1

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

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal

DeveloperPortal

SignUp

SignUp

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 5

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

MCPServer

LLMsTxt

AgenticAccess

AgentSkill

WellKnown

Design & Contract 5

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conventions

ErrorCatalog

Lifecycle

DataModel

Conformance

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Packages

Packages

SDKs

SDKs

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 7

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Authentication

Compliance

SecurityTxt

TrustCenter

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

Security

Security

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

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Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Blog

Blog

Website

Website

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Overlay

Overlay

Source (apis.yml)

aid: forward-networks
name: Forward Networks
description: Forward Networks builds network digital-twin software (Forward Enterprise) that creates a mathematically accurate,
  vendor-agnostic model of large hybrid and multi-cloud networks. Networking, security, cloud, and compliance teams use it
  to verify network behavior before and after changes, trace packet paths, run automated policy checks, analyze CVE/vulnerability
  exposure, and query the network as structured data through the Network Query Engine (NQE). The Forward Enterprise Complete
  API is an OpenAPI 3.2.0 surface of 189 operations across 108 paths — covering Networks, Snapshots, Checks, Path Search,
  NQE, Vulnerability Analysis, and system administration — secured with HTTP Basic authentication and complemented by a Go
  client, a Terraform provider, and an open-source MCP server.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/forward-networks/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- a16z
- threshold-ventures
x-tier: profiled
x-tier-reason: enrichment-pipeline
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
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
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
image: https://www.forwardnetworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/header-logo.svg
tags:
- Company
- Networks
- Network Automation
- Network Digital Twin
- Network Security
- Network Verification
- Path Analysis
- Vulnerability Management
- NQE
- Compliance
apis:
- aid: forward-networks:forward-networks-aliases-api
  name: Forward Networks Aliases API
  description: Define groups of network infrastructure elements or packet header values
  humanURL: https://docs.fwd.app/
  baseURL: https://fwd.app/api
  tags:
  - Aliases
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/forward-networks-aliases-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/latest/api/spec/complete.json
- aid: forward-networks:forward-networks-checks-api
  name: Forward Networks Checks API
  description: Enable or define automated checks that verify network policy and behavior
  humanURL: https://docs.fwd.app/
  baseURL: https://fwd.app/api
  tags:
  - Checks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/forward-networks-checks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/latest/api/spec/complete.json
- aid: forward-networks:forward-networks-classic-devices-api
  name: Forward Networks Classic Devices API
  description: Specify the network devices to collect from and model
  humanURL: https://docs.fwd.app/
  baseURL: https://fwd.app/api
  tags:
  - Classic Devices
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/forward-networks-classic-devices-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/latest/api/spec/complete.json
- aid: forward-networks:forward-networks-credentials-api
  name: Forward Networks Credentials API
  description: Provide network device credentials needed for network collection
  humanURL: https://docs.fwd.app/
  baseURL: https://fwd.app/api
  tags:
  - Credentials
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/forward-networks-credentials-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/latest/api/spec/complete.json
- aid: forward-networks:forward-networks-current-version-api
  name: Forward Networks Current Version API
  description: Get current API version information
  humanURL: https://docs.fwd.app/
  baseURL: https://fwd.app/api
  tags:
  - Current Version
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/forward-networks-current-version-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/latest/api/spec/complete.json
- aid: forward-networks:forward-networks-device-tags-api
  name: Forward Networks Device Tags API
  description: List or manage tags associated with network devices and endpoints
  humanURL: https://docs.fwd.app/
  baseURL: https://fwd.app/api
  tags:
  - Device Tags
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/forward-networks-device-tags-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/latest/api/spec/complete.json
- aid: forward-networks:forward-networks-jump-servers-api
  name: Forward Networks Jump Servers API
  description: Configure jump servers to assist in reaching network devices
  humanURL: https://docs.fwd.app/
  baseURL: https://fwd.app/api
  tags:
  - Jump Servers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/forward-networks-jump-servers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/latest/api/spec/complete.json
- aid: forward-networks:forward-networks-network-collection-api
  name: Forward Networks Network Collection API
  description: Configure configuration and state collection from network devices
  humanURL: https://docs.fwd.app/
  baseURL: https://fwd.app/api
  tags:
  - Network Collection
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/forward-networks-network-collection-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/latest/api/spec/complete.json
- aid: forward-networks:forward-networks-network-devices-api
  name: Forward Networks Network Devices API
  description: List the modeled network devices
  humanURL: https://docs.fwd.app/
  baseURL: https://fwd.app/api
  tags:
  - Network Devices
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/forward-networks-network-devices-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/latest/api/spec/complete.json
- aid: forward-networks:forward-networks-network-endpoints-api
  name: Forward Networks Network Endpoints API
  description: Configure network endpoint profiles and specify the network endpoints to collect from
  humanURL: https://docs.fwd.app/
  baseURL: https://fwd.app/api
  tags:
  - Network Endpoints
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/forward-networks-network-endpoints-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/latest/api/spec/complete.json
- aid: forward-networks:forward-networks-network-locations-api
  name: Forward Networks Network Locations API
  description: Get, create, update, or delete a network's user-defined locations
  humanURL: https://docs.fwd.app/
  baseURL: https://fwd.app/api
  tags:
  - Network Locations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/forward-networks-network-locations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/latest/api/spec/complete.json
- aid: forward-networks:forward-networks-network-snapshots-api
  name: Forward Networks Network Snapshots API
  description: List or manage the network Snapshots collected from network devices
  humanURL: https://docs.fwd.app/
  baseURL: https://fwd.app/api
  tags:
  - Network Snapshots
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/forward-networks-network-snapshots-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/latest/api/spec/complete.json
- aid: forward-networks:forward-networks-network-topology-api
  name: Forward Networks Network Topology API
  description: List the links inferred between network devices and override them if necessary
  humanURL: https://docs.fwd.app/
  baseURL: https://fwd.app/api
  tags:
  - Network Topology
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/forward-networks-network-topology-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/latest/api/spec/complete.json
- aid: forward-networks:forward-networks-networks-api
  name: Forward Networks Networks API
  description: Create, list, rename, or delete model networks
  humanURL: https://docs.fwd.app/
  baseURL: https://fwd.app/api
  tags:
  - Networks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/forward-networks-networks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/latest/api/spec/complete.json
- aid: forward-networks:forward-networks-nqe-api
  name: Forward Networks NQE API
  description: Ask the Network Query Engine for structured, vendor-agnostic network information
  humanURL: https://docs.fwd.app/
  baseURL: https://fwd.app/api
  tags:
  - NQE
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/forward-networks-nqe-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/latest/api/spec/complete.json
- aid: forward-networks:forward-networks-path-search-api
  name: Forward Networks Path Search API
  description: Trace packets through the network model
  humanURL: https://docs.fwd.app/
  baseURL: https://fwd.app/api
  tags:
  - Path Search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/forward-networks-path-search-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/latest/api/spec/complete.json
- aid: forward-networks:forward-networks-synthetic-devices-api
  name: Forward Networks Synthetic Devices API
  description: Model a network’s internet connections, intranets, L2VPNs, L3VPNs, WAN circuits, and encryptors
  humanURL: https://docs.fwd.app/
  baseURL: https://fwd.app/api
  tags:
  - Synthetic Devices
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/forward-networks-synthetic-devices-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/latest/api/spec/complete.json
- aid: forward-networks:forward-networks-system-administration-api
  name: Forward Networks System Administration API
  description: Administer the system, including database backups
  humanURL: https://docs.fwd.app/
  baseURL: https://fwd.app/api
  tags:
  - System Administration
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/forward-networks-system-administration-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/latest/api/spec/complete.json
- aid: forward-networks:forward-networks-user-accounts-api
  name: Forward Networks User Accounts API
  description: Manage user accounts
  humanURL: https://docs.fwd.app/
  baseURL: https://fwd.app/api
  tags:
  - User Accounts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/forward-networks-user-accounts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/latest/api/spec/complete.json
- aid: forward-networks:forward-networks-vulnerability-analysis-api
  name: Forward Networks Vulnerability Analysis API
  description: Identify network devices potentially impacted by CVEs
  humanURL: https://docs.fwd.app/
  baseURL: https://fwd.app/api
  tags:
  - Vulnerability Analysis
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/forward-networks-vulnerability-analysis-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.fwd.app/latest/api/spec/complete.json
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.fwd.app/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.fwd.app/
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/forward-networks-mcp.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/forward-networks-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/forward-networks-packages.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/forward-networks-llms.txt
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/forward-networks-complete-overlay.yaml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/forward-networks-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/forward-networks-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/forward-networks-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/forward-networks-lifecycle.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/forward-networks-data-model.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/forward-networks-conformance.yml
- type: Compliance
  url: https://www.forwardnetworks.com/compliance/
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/forward-networks-agentic-access.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/forward-networks-well-known.yml
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/forward-networks-security.txt
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/forward-networks-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/forward-networks-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: Security
  url: https://www.forwardnetworks.com/.well-known/security.txt
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/forward-networks-domain-security.yml
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.forwardnetworks.com/blog/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/forwardnetworks
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.forwardnetworks.com/pricing/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://fwd.app/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.forwardnetworks.com/master-services-agreement/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.forwardnetworks.com/privacy-policy/
- type: Website
  url: https://www.forwardnetworks.com/
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence

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