Pica8

Pica8 is a Palo Alto, California open-networking software company, first to market with a commercial SDN network operating system in 2012. It publishes PICOS, a Debian-Linux-based network operating system that runs on third-party white-box and brite-box switches (Edgecore, UfiSpace, FS and others), and AmpCon, a centralized controller that automates zero-touch provisioning, configuration templating, image upgrade, licensing and Ansible playbook execution across a fleet of PICOS switches. PICOS exposes standards-based programmatic interfaces on the device itself - RESTCONF over YANG-modelled datastores, NETCONF with get/get-config/get-schema/edit-config, gNMI-over-gRPC streaming telemetry, sFlow v5, OpenFlow 1.3/1.4 and OVSDB in CrossFlow mode - while AmpCon exposes a JWT-authenticated JSON REST API covering templates, global and per-switch configuration, backup and rollback, switch lifecycle (stage/import/DECOM/RMA/upgrade), grouping, licensing, settings and Ansible playbooks and jobs. Both are customer-deployed: there is no Pica8-hosted API endpoint, so every base URL is the operator's own controller or switch address.

Pica8 publishes 11 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Backup API, Configuration API, Configuration File API, and 8 more. Tagged areas include Networking, Open Networking, Software Defined Networking, Network Automation, and Network Operating System.

Pica8’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, support, engineering blog, authentication, changelog, CLI, and 24 more developer resources.

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31.1/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 28/100 agent aware saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-02 · rubric v0.18.0

AccessSelf serve

1 APIs 1 MCP Servers

Networking Open Networking Software Defined Networking Network Automation Network Operating Systemwhite-box-switchingNetwork ManagementCampus NetworkingData Center NetworkingRESTCONF NETCONF Telemetry

Kin Score

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scored 2026-09-02 · rubric v0.18.0

Composite quality — 31.1/100 · thin

Contract Quality 3.3 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 10.8 / 20

Access Clarity 5.5 / 20

Operational Transparency 2.4 / 13

Contract Governance 2.2 / 12

Discoverability 6.9 / 10

Agent readiness — 28/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 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 7 / 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 12

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

MCP Servers 1

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

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal

DeveloperPortal

Login

Documentation 3

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

APIReference

APIReference

OpenAPI

OpenAPI

Agent Surfaces 3

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

MCPServer

MCPServer

LLMsTxt

LLMsTxt

AgentSkill

AgentSkill

Design & Contract 5

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conventions

ErrorCatalog

DataModel

Lifecycle

Conformance

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Packages

Packages

CLI

CLI

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 4

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Contact

ChangeLog

RateLimits

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

Plans

Plans

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

BlogRSS

BlogRSS

Other 3

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Products

Products

Resources

Resources

Overlay

Overlay

Source (apis.yml)

aid: pica8
name: Pica8
description: 'Pica8 is a Palo Alto, California open-networking software company, first to market with a commercial SDN network
  operating system in 2012. It publishes PICOS, a Debian-Linux-based network operating system that runs on third-party white-box
  and brite-box switches (Edgecore, UfiSpace, FS and others), and AmpCon, a centralized controller that automates zero-touch
  provisioning, configuration templating, image upgrade, licensing and Ansible playbook execution across a fleet of PICOS
  switches. PICOS exposes standards-based programmatic interfaces on the device itself - RESTCONF over YANG-modelled datastores,
  NETCONF with get/get-config/get-schema/edit-config, gNMI-over-gRPC streaming telemetry, sFlow v5, OpenFlow 1.3/1.4 and OVSDB
  in CrossFlow mode - while AmpCon exposes a JWT-authenticated JSON REST API covering templates, global and per-switch configuration,
  backup and rollback, switch lifecycle (stage/import/DECOM/RMA/upgrade), grouping, licensing, settings and Ansible playbooks
  and jobs. Both are customer-deployed: there is no Pica8-hosted API endpoint, so every base URL is the operator''s own controller
  or switch address.'
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
  - rate-limits
  - security
  generated: '2026-09-02'
  method: derived
image: https://www.pica8.com/images/pica8-logo.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pica8/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: harvest:secondary-market
created: '2026-08-26'
modified: '2026-08-26'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
tags:
- Networking
- Open Networking
- Software Defined Networking
- Network Automation
- Network Operating System
- white-box-switching
- Network Management
- Campus Networking
- Data Center Networking
- RESTCONF
- NETCONF
- Telemetry
tags_raw:
- networking
- open-networking
- software-defined-networking
- network-automation
- network-operating-system
- white-box-switching
- network-management
- campus-networking
- data-center-networking
- restconf
- netconf
- telemetry
apis:
- name: PICOS RESTCONF / NETCONF / gNMI Device API
  description: Standards-based on-device programmability in the PICOS network operating system. RESTCONF (RFC 8040) exposes
    OPTIONS/HEAD/GET/POST/PATCH/PUT/DELETE over YANG-modelled configuration and state at /restconf/data with application/yang-data+json
    and application/yang-data+xml encodings and HTTP Basic authentication. NETCONF (RFC 6241) supports get, get-config, get-schema
    (RFC 6022) and edit-config over the same YANG modules shipped in /pica/etc/common/data-models. gNMI over gRPC provides
    dial-in Get and Subscribe telemetry with the switch acting as gRPC server.
  humanURL: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Picos48white/pages/1157576048/RESTCONF+Configuration
  baseURL: https://{device-ip}:{restconf-port}/restconf
  tags:
  - RESTCONF
  - NETCONF
  - Telemetry
  - Network Operating System
  - Network Automation
  - YANG
  tags_raw:
  - restconf
  - netconf
  - telemetry
  - network-operating-system
  - network-automation
  - yang
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Picos48white/pages/1157576048/RESTCONF+Configuration
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Picos48white/pages/1157576105/RESTCONF+Operation+Methods
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/pica8-conformance.yml
- aid: pica8:pica8-backup-api
  name: Pica8 Backup API
  description: Configuration backup snapshots and rollback.
  humanURL: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/pages/753668/AmpCon+API+document
  baseURL: https://{ampcon-server-ip}/
  tags:
  - Backup
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pica8-backup-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/overview
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/pages/753668/AmpCon+API+document
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/pica8-authentication.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/pica8-conventions.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/pica8-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/pica8-data-model.yml
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: changelog/pica8-changelog.yml
- aid: pica8:pica8-configuration-api
  name: Pica8 Configuration API
  description: Global and per-switch (site) configuration generation and comparison.
  humanURL: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/pages/753668/AmpCon+API+document
  baseURL: https://{ampcon-server-ip}/
  tags:
  - Configuration
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pica8-configuration-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/overview
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/pages/753668/AmpCon+API+document
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/pica8-authentication.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/pica8-conventions.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/pica8-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/pica8-data-model.yml
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: changelog/pica8-changelog.yml
- aid: pica8:pica8-configurationfile-api
  name: Pica8 Configuration File API
  description: Configuration files used by the configuration-push function.
  humanURL: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/pages/753668/AmpCon+API+document
  baseURL: https://{ampcon-server-ip}/
  tags:
  - ConfigurationFile
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pica8-configurationfile-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/overview
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/pages/753668/AmpCon+API+document
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/pica8-authentication.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/pica8-conventions.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/pica8-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/pica8-data-model.yml
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: changelog/pica8-changelog.yml
- aid: pica8:pica8-group-api
  name: Pica8 Group API
  description: Switch groups and their permitted action sets.
  humanURL: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/pages/753668/AmpCon+API+document
  baseURL: https://{ampcon-server-ip}/
  tags:
  - Group
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pica8-group-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/overview
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/pages/753668/AmpCon+API+document
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/pica8-authentication.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/pica8-conventions.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/pica8-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/pica8-data-model.yml
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: changelog/pica8-changelog.yml
- aid: pica8:pica8-job-api
  name: Pica8 Job API
  description: Ansible playbook execution jobs.
  humanURL: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/pages/753668/AmpCon+API+document
  baseURL: https://{ampcon-server-ip}/
  tags:
  - Job
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pica8-job-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/overview
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/pages/753668/AmpCon+API+document
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/pica8-authentication.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/pica8-conventions.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/pica8-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/pica8-data-model.yml
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: changelog/pica8-changelog.yml
- aid: pica8:pica8-license-api
  name: Pica8 License API
  description: Per-switch and per-group license audit and license application.
  humanURL: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/pages/753668/AmpCon+API+document
  baseURL: https://{ampcon-server-ip}/
  tags:
  - License
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pica8-license-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/overview
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/pages/753668/AmpCon+API+document
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/pica8-authentication.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/pica8-conventions.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/pica8-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/pica8-data-model.yml
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: changelog/pica8-changelog.yml
- aid: pica8:pica8-playbook-api
  name: Pica8 Playbook API
  description: Ansible playbook management.
  humanURL: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/pages/753668/AmpCon+API+document
  baseURL: https://{ampcon-server-ip}/
  tags:
  - Playbook
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pica8-playbook-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/overview
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/pages/753668/AmpCon+API+document
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/pica8-authentication.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/pica8-conventions.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/pica8-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/pica8-data-model.yml
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: changelog/pica8-changelog.yml
- aid: pica8:pica8-settings-api
  name: Pica8 Settings API
  description: Controller system settings, switch model catalog and user administration.
  humanURL: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/pages/753668/AmpCon+API+document
  baseURL: https://{ampcon-server-ip}/
  tags:
  - Settings
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pica8-settings-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/overview
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/pages/753668/AmpCon+API+document
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/pica8-authentication.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/pica8-conventions.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/pica8-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/pica8-data-model.yml
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: changelog/pica8-changelog.yml
- aid: pica8:pica8-switch-api
  name: Pica8 Switch API
  description: 'Switch inventory and lifecycle: stage, import, DECOM, RMA, logs.'
  humanURL: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/pages/753668/AmpCon+API+document
  baseURL: https://{ampcon-server-ip}/
  tags:
  - Switch
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pica8-switch-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/overview
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/pages/753668/AmpCon+API+document
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/pica8-authentication.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/pica8-conventions.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/pica8-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/pica8-data-model.yml
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: changelog/pica8-changelog.yml
- aid: pica8:pica8-template-api
  name: Pica8 Template API
  description: Jinja2 configuration templates and their declared variables.
  humanURL: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/pages/753668/AmpCon+API+document
  baseURL: https://{ampcon-server-ip}/
  tags:
  - Template
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pica8-template-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/overview
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/pages/753668/AmpCon+API+document
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/pica8-authentication.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/pica8-conventions.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/pica8-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/pica8-data-model.yml
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: changelog/pica8-changelog.yml
- aid: pica8:pica8-token-api
  name: Pica8 Token API
  description: JWT token minting.
  humanURL: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/pages/753668/AmpCon+API+document
  baseURL: https://{ampcon-server-ip}/
  tags:
  - Token
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pica8-token-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/overview
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/pages/753668/AmpCon+API+document
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/pica8-authentication.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/pica8-conventions.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/pica8-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/pica8-data-model.yml
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: changelog/pica8-changelog.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/pica8-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.pica8.com/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki
- type: Documentation
  url: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki
- type: APIReference
  url: https://pica8-fs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ampcon/pages/753668/AmpCon+API+document
- type: Support
  url: https://www.pica8.com/support/
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.pica8.com/blog/
- type: BlogRSS
  url: https://www.pica8.com/feed/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/pica8
- type: Login
  url: https://www.pica8.com/partners/portal/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.pica8.com/privacy-policy/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.pica8.com/support/warranty-and-agreements/
- type: Products
  url: https://www.pica8.com/products/
- type: Resources
  url: https://www.pica8.com/resources/
- type: Contact
  url: https://www.pica8.com/contact/
- type: OpenAPI
  url: openapi/pica8-ampcon-openapi.yml
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/pica8-ampcon-overlay.yaml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/pica8-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/pica8-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/pica8-problem-types.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/pica8-data-model.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/pica8-lifecycle.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/pica8-changelog.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/pica8-conformance.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/pica8-packages.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/pica8-mcp.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/pica8-llms.txt
- type: Plans
  url: plans/pica8-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/pica8-rate-limits.yml
- type: CLI
  url: cli/pica8-cli.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-08-26'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 21
  pass: local-v1

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