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Rancher

Rancher is an open source container management platform built by SUSE that provides a complete software stack for teams adopting containers. It simplifies Kubernetes cluster deployment and management across any infrastructure, providing unified security, policy, and user management across all clusters. The Rancher Management API exposes these capabilities as Kubernetes-style REST resources for automation and platform engineering.

Rancher publishes 8 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Apps API, Catalogs API, Clusters API, and 5 more. Tagged areas include Cluster Management, Containers, Kubernetes, Multi-Cluster, and Open Source.

The Rancher catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Rancher’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, pricing, signup flow, support, and 7 more developer resources.

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51.8/100 developing ▼ -5.4 Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
8 APIs
Cluster ManagementContainersKubernetesMulti-ClusterOpen SourceSUSEPlatform Engineering

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 51.8/100 · developing
Contract Quality 16.1 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 5.2 / 20
Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 8.3 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · 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 7 / 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 8

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

Rancher Apps API

Helm-based applications deployed through Rancher.

Rancher Catalogs API

Helm chart catalogs registered with Rancher.

Rancher Clusters API

Downstream Kubernetes clusters managed by Rancher.

Rancher Nodes API

Cluster nodes registered with Rancher.

Rancher Projects API

Rancher projects, which group namespaces within a cluster for tenancy and policy.

Rancher Roles API

Role templates and role bindings defining access policies.

Rancher Tokens API

API tokens used to authenticate against the Rancher API.

Rancher Users API

Rancher users.

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Open Collections 1

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

Rancher Management API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rancher Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Rancher Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Rancher Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Rancher Context

17 classes · 1 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Rancher API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

Rancher API Rules

7 rules · 1 errors 4 warnings

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 3

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Rancher Cluster

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Rancher Node

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Rancher Project

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 3

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Rancher Cluster Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Rancher Node Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Rancher Project Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 3

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Rancher Create Cluster Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Rancher List Clusters Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Rancher List Projects Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 2

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

Rancher Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Rancher Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Rancher Agentic Access

13 operations · 4 acting

13 operations · 4 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Signup
Signup

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Vocabulary
Vocabulary

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization
 GitHubRepository
GitHubRepository

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support
Support

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: rancher
name: Rancher
description: Rancher is an open source container management platform built by SUSE that provides a complete software stack
  for teams adopting containers. It simplifies Kubernetes cluster deployment and management across any infrastructure, providing
  unified security, policy, and user management across all clusters. The Rancher Management API exposes these capabilities
  as Kubernetes-style REST resources for automation and platform engineering.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/rancher.png
tags:
- Cluster Management
- Containers
- Kubernetes
- Multi-Cluster
- Open Source
- SUSE
- Platform Engineering
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rancher/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: rancher:rancher-apps-api
  name: Rancher Apps API
  description: Helm-based applications deployed through Rancher.
  humanURL: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/api/quickstart
  baseURL: https://{rancher_host}/v3
  tags:
  - Apps
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rancher-apps-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/getting-started/overview
  - type: API Quick Start
    url: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/api/quickstart
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/rancher-cluster.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/rancher-project.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/rancher-node.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/rancher-context.jsonld
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/rancher-cluster-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/rancher-project-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/rancher-node-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/rancher-list-clusters-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/rancher-create-cluster-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/rancher-list-projects-example.json
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/rancher-rules.yml
- aid: rancher:rancher-catalogs-api
  name: Rancher Catalogs API
  description: Helm chart catalogs registered with Rancher.
  humanURL: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/api/quickstart
  baseURL: https://{rancher_host}/v3
  tags:
  - Catalogs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rancher-catalogs-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/getting-started/overview
  - type: API Quick Start
    url: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/api/quickstart
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/rancher-cluster.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/rancher-project.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/rancher-node.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/rancher-context.jsonld
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/rancher-cluster-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/rancher-project-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/rancher-node-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/rancher-list-clusters-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/rancher-create-cluster-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/rancher-list-projects-example.json
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/rancher-rules.yml
- aid: rancher:rancher-clusters-api
  name: Rancher Clusters API
  description: Downstream Kubernetes clusters managed by Rancher.
  humanURL: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/api/quickstart
  baseURL: https://{rancher_host}/v3
  tags:
  - Clusters
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rancher-clusters-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/getting-started/overview
  - type: API Quick Start
    url: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/api/quickstart
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/rancher-cluster.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/rancher-project.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/rancher-node.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/rancher-context.jsonld
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/rancher-cluster-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/rancher-project-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/rancher-node-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/rancher-list-clusters-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/rancher-create-cluster-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/rancher-list-projects-example.json
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/rancher-rules.yml
- aid: rancher:rancher-nodes-api
  name: Rancher Nodes API
  description: Cluster nodes registered with Rancher.
  humanURL: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/api/quickstart
  baseURL: https://{rancher_host}/v3
  tags:
  - Nodes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rancher-nodes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/getting-started/overview
  - type: API Quick Start
    url: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/api/quickstart
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/rancher-cluster.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/rancher-project.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/rancher-node.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/rancher-context.jsonld
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/rancher-cluster-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/rancher-project-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/rancher-node-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/rancher-list-clusters-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/rancher-create-cluster-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/rancher-list-projects-example.json
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/rancher-rules.yml
- aid: rancher:rancher-projects-api
  name: Rancher Projects API
  description: Rancher projects, which group namespaces within a cluster for tenancy and policy.
  humanURL: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/api/quickstart
  baseURL: https://{rancher_host}/v3
  tags:
  - Projects
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rancher-projects-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/getting-started/overview
  - type: API Quick Start
    url: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/api/quickstart
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/rancher-cluster.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/rancher-project.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/rancher-node.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/rancher-context.jsonld
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/rancher-cluster-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/rancher-project-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/rancher-node-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/rancher-list-clusters-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/rancher-create-cluster-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/rancher-list-projects-example.json
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/rancher-rules.yml
- aid: rancher:rancher-roles-api
  name: Rancher Roles API
  description: Role templates and role bindings defining access policies.
  humanURL: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/api/quickstart
  baseURL: https://{rancher_host}/v3
  tags:
  - Roles
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rancher-roles-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/getting-started/overview
  - type: API Quick Start
    url: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/api/quickstart
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/rancher-cluster.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/rancher-project.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/rancher-node.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/rancher-context.jsonld
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/rancher-cluster-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/rancher-project-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/rancher-node-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/rancher-list-clusters-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/rancher-create-cluster-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/rancher-list-projects-example.json
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/rancher-rules.yml
- aid: rancher:rancher-tokens-api
  name: Rancher Tokens API
  description: API tokens used to authenticate against the Rancher API.
  humanURL: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/api/quickstart
  baseURL: https://{rancher_host}/v3
  tags:
  - Tokens
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rancher-tokens-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/getting-started/overview
  - type: API Quick Start
    url: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/api/quickstart
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/rancher-cluster.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/rancher-project.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/rancher-node.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/rancher-context.jsonld
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/rancher-cluster-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/rancher-project-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/rancher-node-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/rancher-list-clusters-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/rancher-create-cluster-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/rancher-list-projects-example.json
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/rancher-rules.yml
- aid: rancher:rancher-users-api
  name: Rancher Users API
  description: Rancher users.
  humanURL: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/api/quickstart
  baseURL: https://{rancher_host}/v3
  tags:
  - Users
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rancher-users-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/getting-started/overview
  - type: API Quick Start
    url: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/api/quickstart
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/rancher-cluster.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/rancher-project.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/rancher-node.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/rancher-context.jsonld
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/rancher-cluster-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/rancher-project-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/rancher-node-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/rancher-list-clusters-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/rancher-create-cluster-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/rancher-list-projects-example.json
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/rancher-rules.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/rancher-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/rancher-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/rancher-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rancher
- type: Website
  url: https://www.rancher.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/rancher
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/rancher/rancher
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.suse.com/c/rancher/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.rancher.com/pricing
- type: Signup
  url: https://www.rancher.com/quick-start
- type: Support
  url: https://www.rancher.com/support-maintenance-terms
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/rancher-vocabulary.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com