Nextcloud

Nextcloud is an open-source, self-hosted productivity platform offering file sync and share, collaboration, communication (Talk, Mail, Calendar, Contacts), and office (Nextcloud Office) features as a privacy-focused alternative to public cloud suites. Hosted in private datacenters or on-premises, Nextcloud is widely used by enterprises, governments, and individuals. The Nextcloud APIs include OCS REST APIs, WebDAV for file/folder operations, CalDAV/CardDAV, and an OpenAPI-described developer surface for apps and integrations.

Nextcloud publishes 4 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Autocomplete API, Capabilities API, DAV API, and 1 more. Tagged areas include File Sync, File Sharing, Collaboration, Self-Hosted, and Open-Source.

Nextcloud’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, pricing, signup flow, support, engineering blog, and 10 more developer resources.

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31.7/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 17/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

AccessSelf serve

6 APIs

File SyncFile Sharing Collaboration Self-Hosted Open-Source ProductivityWebDAV

Kin Score

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scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

Composite quality — 31.7/100 · thin

Contract Quality 11.9 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 5.7 / 20

Access Clarity 6.3 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.3 / 13

Contract Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 17/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

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

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 6

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

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Signup

Signup

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Developer Manual

Developer Manual

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

GitHub Server

GitHub Server

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

TrustCenter

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

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 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

App Store

App Store

Source (apis.yml)

aid: nextcloud
name: Nextcloud
description: Nextcloud is an open-source, self-hosted productivity platform offering file sync and share, collaboration, communication
  (Talk, Mail, Calendar, Contacts), and office (Nextcloud Office) features as a privacy-focused alternative to public cloud
  suites. Hosted in private datacenters or on-premises, Nextcloud is widely used by enterprises, governments, and individuals.
  The Nextcloud APIs include OCS REST APIs, WebDAV for file/folder operations, CalDAV/CardDAV, and an OpenAPI-described developer
  surface for apps and integrations.
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/nextcloud.png
tags:
- File Sync
- File Sharing
- Collaboration
- Self-Hosted
- Open-Source
- Productivity
- WebDAV
tags_raw:
- File Sync
- File Sharing
- Collaboration
- Self-Hosted
- Open Source
- Productivity
- WebDAV
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nextcloud/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-11'
modified: '2026-05-11'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: nextcloud:ocs-api
  name: Nextcloud OCS API
  description: Open Collaboration Services REST API for managing shares, users, groups, capabilities, status, notifications,
    activities, and other Nextcloud server resources. Uses Basic Auth, app passwords, or OAuth-style login flows; results
    returned as JSON or XML.
  humanURL: https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/developer_manual/client_apis/OCS/ocs-api-overview.html
  baseURL: https://your-nextcloud.example/ocs/v2.php
  tags:
  - OCS
  - Shares
  - User
  - Group
  - Notification
  tags_raw:
  - OCS
  - Shares
  - Users
  - Groups
  - Notifications
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/developer_manual/client_apis/OCS/ocs-api-overview.html
  - type: OpenAPI Tutorial
    url: https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/developer_manual/digging_deeper/api/openapi.html
- aid: nextcloud:webdav-api
  name: Nextcloud WebDAV API
  description: WebDAV interface for files, folders, chunked uploads, trashbin, versions, comments, and search on a Nextcloud
    server. Provides the primary file-sync protocol used by Nextcloud desktop and mobile clients.
  humanURL: https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/developer_manual/client_apis/WebDAV/index.html
  baseURL: https://your-nextcloud.example/remote.php/dav
  tags:
  - WebDAV
  - File
  - Sync
  - Chunked Upload
  tags_raw:
  - WebDAV
  - Files
  - Sync
  - Chunked Upload
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/developer_manual/client_apis/WebDAV/index.html
- aid: nextcloud:nextcloud-autocomplete-api
  name: Nextcloud Autocomplete API
  description: The Autocomplete API from Nextcloud — 1 operation(s) for autocomplete.
  humanURL: https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/developer_manual/client_apis/OCS/ocs-api-overview.html
  baseURL: https://your-nextcloud.example/ocs/v2.php
  tags:
  - Autocomplete
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nextcloud-autocomplete-api-openapi.yml
- aid: nextcloud:nextcloud-capabilities-api
  name: Nextcloud Capabilities API
  description: The Capabilities API from Nextcloud — 1 operation(s) for capabilities.
  humanURL: https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/developer_manual/client_apis/OCS/ocs-api-overview.html
  baseURL: https://your-nextcloud.example/ocs/v2.php
  tags:
  - Capabilities
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nextcloud-capabilities-api-openapi.yml
- aid: nextcloud:nextcloud-dav-api
  name: Nextcloud DAV API
  description: The DAV API from Nextcloud — 1 operation(s) for dav.
  humanURL: https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/developer_manual/client_apis/OCS/ocs-api-overview.html
  baseURL: https://your-nextcloud.example/ocs/v2.php
  tags:
  - DAV
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nextcloud-dav-api-openapi.yml
- aid: nextcloud:nextcloud-users-api
  name: Nextcloud Users API
  description: The Users API from Nextcloud — 2 operation(s) for users.
  humanURL: https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/developer_manual/client_apis/OCS/ocs-api-overview.html
  baseURL: https://your-nextcloud.example/ocs/v2.php
  tags:
  - User
  tags_raw:
  - Users
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nextcloud-users-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/nextcloud-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/nextcloud-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/nextcloud-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/nextcloud-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/nextcloud-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nextcloud-gmbh
- type: Website
  url: https://nextcloud.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.nextcloud.com
- type: Developer Manual
  url: https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/developer_manual/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://nextcloud.com/pricing/
- type: Signup
  url: https://nextcloud.com/sign-up/
- type: Support
  url: https://nextcloud.com/support/
- type: Blog
  url: https://nextcloud.com/blog/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/nextcloud
- type: GitHub Server
  url: https://github.com/nextcloud/server
- type: App Store
  url: https://apps.nextcloud.com
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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APIs 6

Nextcloud OCS API

Nextcloud WebDAV API

Nextcloud Autocomplete API

Nextcloud Capabilities API

Nextcloud DAV API

Nextcloud Users API

Open Collections 6

API Collection

Nextcloud OCS Autocomplete API

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Security Posture 4

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Agentic Access 1

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