Proxmox VE

Proxmox Virtual Environment (Proxmox VE) is an open-source server virtualization platform that combines KVM hypervisor and LXC containers, software-defined storage and networking, and clustering and high- availability features in a single web-managed solution. The Proxmox VE API exposes all platform operations under /api2/json on port 8006, including node, cluster, storage, pool, and access management endpoints. Supported authentication methods include stateless API tokens (PVEAPIToken header) and ticket-based sessions issued via /access/ticket.

Proxmox VE publishes 4 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Access API, Cluster API, Containers API, and 1 more. Tagged areas include Virtualization, KVM, Containers, LXC, and Clustering.

Proxmox VE’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, pricing, GitHub presence, and 8 more developer resources.

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26.1/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 17/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

AccessSelf serve

5 APIs

Virtualization KVM ContainersLXCClustering Open-Source

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scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

Composite quality — 26.1/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 11.6 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20

Access Clarity 2.1 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.7 / 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 5

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

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHub

GitHub

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Community Forum

Community Forum

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Download

Download

API Viewer

API Viewer

Source (apis.yml)

aid: proxmox
name: Proxmox VE
description: Proxmox Virtual Environment (Proxmox VE) is an open-source server virtualization platform that combines KVM hypervisor
  and LXC containers, software-defined storage and networking, and clustering and high- availability features in a single
  web-managed solution. The Proxmox VE API exposes all platform operations under /api2/json on port 8006, including node,
  cluster, storage, pool, and access management endpoints. Supported authentication methods include stateless API tokens (PVEAPIToken
  header) and ticket-based sessions issued via /access/ticket.
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/proxmox.png
tags:
- Virtualization
- KVM
- Containers
- LXC
- Clustering
- Open-Source
tags_raw:
- Virtualization
- KVM
- Containers
- LXC
- Clustering
- Open Source
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/proxmox/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-11'
modified: '2026-05-11'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: proxmox:ve-api
  name: Proxmox VE API
  description: REST-style management API for Proxmox VE covering nodes, virtual machines, containers, storage, networking,
    clustering, pools, and access management. Authenticated via API tokens (PVEAPIToken header) or ticket-based sessions with
    CSRFPreventionToken for write operations.
  humanURL: https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Proxmox_VE_API
  baseURL: https://your.server:8006/api2/json
  tags:
  - Virtualization
  - Cluster Management
  - Infrastructure
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Proxmox_VE_API
  - type: API Viewer
    url: https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/api-viewer/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Proxmox_VE_API#Authentication
- aid: proxmox:proxmox-access-api
  name: Proxmox VE Access API
  description: The Access API from Proxmox VE — 3 operation(s) for access.
  humanURL: https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Proxmox_VE_API
  baseURL: https://your.server:8006/api2/json
  tags:
  - Access
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/proxmox-access-api-openapi.yml
- aid: proxmox:proxmox-cluster-api
  name: Proxmox VE Cluster API
  description: The Cluster API from Proxmox VE — 1 operation(s) for cluster.
  humanURL: https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Proxmox_VE_API
  baseURL: https://your.server:8006/api2/json
  tags:
  - Cluster
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/proxmox-cluster-api-openapi.yml
- aid: proxmox:proxmox-containers-api
  name: Proxmox VE Containers API
  description: The Containers API from Proxmox VE — 2 operation(s) for containers.
  humanURL: https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Proxmox_VE_API
  baseURL: https://your.server:8006/api2/json
  tags:
  - Containers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/proxmox-containers-api-openapi.yml
- aid: proxmox:proxmox-nodes-api
  name: Proxmox VE Nodes API
  description: The Nodes API from Proxmox VE — 1 operation(s) for nodes.
  humanURL: https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Proxmox_VE_API
  baseURL: https://your.server:8006/api2/json
  tags:
  - Nodes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/proxmox-nodes-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/proxmox-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/proxmox-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/proxmox-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/proxmox-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/proxmox
- type: Website
  url: https://www.proxmox.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.proxmox.com/en/proxmox-virtual-environment/pricing
- type: Download
  url: https://www.proxmox.com/en/downloads
- type: API Viewer
  url: https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/api-viewer/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/proxmox
- type: Community Forum
  url: https://forum.proxmox.com
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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