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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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27.3/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 28/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessSelf serve
5 APIs
VirtualizationKVMContainersLXCClusteringOpen Source

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 27.3/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 13.2 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 3.9 / 20
Commercial Clarity 2.1 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 28/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
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
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APIs 5

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

Proxmox VE API

REST-style management API for Proxmox VE covering nodes, virtual machines, containers, storage, networking, clustering, pools, and access management. Authenticated via API token...

Proxmox VE Access API

The Access API from Proxmox VE — 3 operation(s) for access.

Proxmox VE Cluster API

The Cluster API from Proxmox VE — 1 operation(s) for cluster.

Proxmox VE Containers API

The Containers API from Proxmox VE — 2 operation(s) for containers.

Proxmox VE Nodes API

The Nodes API from Proxmox VE — 1 operation(s) for nodes.

Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Proxmox VE API

OPEN COLLECTION

Security Posture 3

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

Proxmox Authentication

apiKey · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Proxmox Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS

SECURITY

Proxmox Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Proxmox Agentic Access

8 operations · 5 acting

8 operations · 5 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

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
LinkedIn
 Website
Website

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Download
Download
 API Viewer
API Viewer

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
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
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/proxmox/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-11'
modified: '2026-05-11'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
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