Parallels

Parallels is a virtualization and remote-access software company (part of Alludo, with the Parallels virtualization division held by KKR) best known for Parallels Desktop for Mac, which runs Windows, Linux and other operating systems on Apple hardware for over 7 million users. Its enterprise line, Parallels RAS (Remote Application Server), delivers virtual apps and desktops (VDI/DaaS) across on-premises and hybrid-cloud deployments. For developers and IT admins, Parallels exposes a self-hosted Parallels RAS REST API (token-authenticated, port 20443) plus a RAS PowerShell administration module and the prlctl/prlsrvctl command-line tools, and publishes official Terraform, Packer, Vagrant, and Docker Machine integrations for Parallels Desktop from its GitHub organization.

Parallels publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Virtualization, Remote Desktop, VDI, and DaaS.

Parallels’ developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, support, engineering blog, signup flow, authentication, and 14 more developer resources.

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30.7/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 14/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-23 · rubric v0.5
1 APIs
CompanyVirtualizationRemote DesktopVDIDaaSMacInfrastructureIT Management

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scored 2026-07-23 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 30.7/100 · thin
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 13.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 2.6 / 20
Operational Transparency 5.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 9.3 / 10
Agent readiness — 14/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15
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 4 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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APIs 1

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

Parallels RAS REST API

Self-hosted administration REST API for Parallels RAS (Remote Application Server). Applications authenticate with administrator credentials to obtain an authToken, then manage i...

Security Posture 2

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

Parallels Authentication

token · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Parallels Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal
DeveloperPortal
 GettingStarted
GettingStarted
 SignUp
SignUp

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 APIReference
APIReference

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

WellKnown
WellKnown
 LLMsTxt
LLMsTxt

Design & Contract 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conventions
Conventions
 Lifecycle
Lifecycle

Build 4

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization
 CLI
CLI
 Packages
Packages
 SDKs
SDKs

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Authentication
Authentication
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 4

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support
Support
 StatusPage
StatusPage
 ChangeLog
ChangeLog
 Deprecation
Deprecation

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: parallels
name: Parallels
description: Parallels is a virtualization and remote-access software company (part of Alludo, with the Parallels virtualization
  division held by KKR) best known for Parallels Desktop for Mac, which runs Windows, Linux and other operating systems on
  Apple hardware for over 7 million users. Its enterprise line, Parallels RAS (Remote Application Server), delivers virtual
  apps and desktops (VDI/DaaS) across on-premises and hybrid-cloud deployments. For developers and IT admins, Parallels exposes
  a self-hosted Parallels RAS REST API (token-authenticated, port 20443) plus a RAS PowerShell administration module and the
  prlctl/prlsrvctl command-line tools, and publishes official Terraform, Packer, Vagrant, and Docker Machine integrations
  for Parallels Desktop from its GitHub organization.
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x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
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x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
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specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-20'
image: https://www.parallels.com/static/pl/fileadmin/res/img/general/default-og-logo.png
tags:
- Company
- Virtualization
- Remote Desktop
- VDI
- DaaS
- Mac
- Infrastructure
- IT Management
apis:
- name: Parallels RAS REST API
  description: Self-hosted administration REST API for Parallels RAS (Remote Application Server). Applications authenticate
    with administrator credentials to obtain an authToken, then manage infrastructure (agents, providers, RD session hosts,
    VDI), farm and site settings, publishing (apps/desktops/folders), policies, and RD sessions.
  humanURL: https://docs.parallels.com/landing/ras-rest-api-guide
  baseURL: https://api-host:20443/api
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.parallels.com/landing/ras-rest-api-guide
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.parallels.com/landing/ras-rest-api-guide/api-reference
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.parallels.com/landing/ras-rest-api-guide
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/parallels-authentication.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/parallels-conventions.yml
  - type: Lifecycle
    url: lifecycle/parallels-lifecycle.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.parallels.com/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.parallels.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.parallels.com/landing/ras-rest-api-guide
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.parallels.com/landing/ras-rest-api-guide/api-reference
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.parallels.com/landing/ras-rest-api-guide
- type: Support
  url: https://www.parallels.com/support/
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.parallels.com/blogs/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/Parallels
- type: SignUp
  url: https://my.parallels.com/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.parallels.com/
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/parallels-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/parallels-conventions.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/parallels-lifecycle.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/parallels-changelog.yml
- type: Deprecation
  url: https://kb.parallels.com/en/122073
- type: CLI
  url: cli/parallels-cli.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/parallels-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/parallels-packages.yml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/parallels-well-known.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/parallels-llms.txt
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/parallels-domain-security.yml
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  date: '2026-07-20'
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