# Parallels

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/parallels/  
**Website:** https://www.parallels.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 1

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.

## Kin Score — 27.3 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-21 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 27.3).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 75.9 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 42.1 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 71.4 |
| Commercial Clarity | 0.0 |
| Access Clarity | 0.0 |

## Agent readiness — 8.5 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Unknown — onboarding: unknown, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: low).

## APIs (1)

- **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 (2)

- **Parallels Authentication** — token · 2 schemes
- **Parallels Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Tags

Company, Virtualization, Remote Desktop, VDI, DaaS, Mac, Infrastructure, IT Management

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/parallels/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.