Polycom

Polycom, Inc. was a pioneer of unified communications and video conferencing, known for its RealPresence video collaboration platform, SoundStation conference phones, and Group Series and HDX room video endpoints. Polycom merged with Plantronics in 2018 to form Poly, which HP acquired in 2022; the polycom.com domain now redirects to HP's Poly product line. For developers, Polycom exposed the RealPresence Platform REST API (via the RealPresence Resource Manager and Distributed Media Application, later branded Clariti) along with device REST APIs on its VideoOS endpoints, enabling programmatic conference control, scheduling, provisioning, resource monitoring, and billing integration. Developer resources are now consolidated under HP's Poly developer portal.

Polycom publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Video Conferencing, Unified Communications, Collaboration, and Telepresence.

Polycom’s developer surface includes documentation, support, and 3 more developer resources.

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12.3/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
1 APIs
CompanyVideo ConferencingUnified CommunicationsCollaborationTelepresenceRealPresenceHardwarePoly

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 12.3/100 · minimal
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 0.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 8.0 / 10
Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 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
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APIs 1

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

RealPresence Platform REST API

REST API for the Polycom RealPresence Platform (RealPresence Resource Manager / Distributed Media Application, later Poly Clariti). Integrates the platform into business process...

Security Posture 1

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

Polycom Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal
DeveloperPortal

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support
Support

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website
Website

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: polycom
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image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/polycom.png
name: Polycom
description: Polycom, Inc. was a pioneer of unified communications and video conferencing, known for its RealPresence video
  collaboration platform, SoundStation conference phones, and Group Series and HDX room video endpoints. Polycom merged with
  Plantronics in 2018 to form Poly, which HP acquired in 2022; the polycom.com domain now redirects to HP's Poly product line.
  For developers, Polycom exposed the RealPresence Platform REST API (via the RealPresence Resource Manager and Distributed
  Media Application, later branded Clariti) along with device REST APIs on its VideoOS endpoints, enabling programmatic conference
  control, scheduling, provisioning, resource monitoring, and billing integration. Developer resources are now consolidated
  under HP's Poly developer portal.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/polycom/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- accel
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x-tier: stub
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specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-20'
tags:
- Company
- Video Conferencing
- Unified Communications
- Collaboration
- Telepresence
- RealPresence
- Hardware
- Poly
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
apis:
- name: RealPresence Platform REST API
  description: REST API for the Polycom RealPresence Platform (RealPresence Resource Manager / Distributed Media Application,
    later Poly Clariti). Integrates the platform into business processes such as resource monitoring, conference control,
    endpoint provisioning, and video conference scheduling. Served from the customer's on-premises RPRM/DMA appliance host
    over HTTPS.
  humanURL: https://support.hp.com/bundle/PolyClaritiAPI
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  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.hp.com/bundle/PolyClaritiAPI
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- type: Website
  url: http://www.polycom.com
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developers.hp.com/poly-apis
- type: Documentation
  url: https://support.hp.com/bundle/PolyClaritiAPI
- type: Support
  url: https://www.poly.com/us/en/support
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/polycom-domain-security.yml
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