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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8) is an enterprise-grade Linux distribution that provides a stable, secure, and high-performance operating system platform for modern IT environments. RHEL 8 is managed and accessed programmatically through Red Hat's cloud console APIs, subscription management APIs, security data APIs, and system management interfaces including Insights, Image Builder, and Cockpit. These APIs enable automated provisioning, configuration, security scanning, patch management, and compliance reporting for RHEL deployments at scale.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network: Advisories API, CVEs API, and OVAL API. Tagged areas include Enterprise, Linux, Operating System, Red Hat, and RHEL.

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8’s developer surface includes developer portal, documentation, support, engineering blog, release notes, training material, and 17 more developer resources.

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55.7/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 22/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
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Composite quality — 55.7/100 · developing
Contract Quality 15.7 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.8 / 20
Commercial Clarity 13.7 / 20
Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13
Governance 8.3 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 22/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
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 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 5

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

RHEL 8 Cockpit Web Console API

Cockpit is a web-based system management interface for RHEL that exposes internal D-Bus and system APIs through a WebSocket-based transport. The Cockpit API provides access to s...

RHEL 8 System Roles API

RHEL System Roles are a collection of Ansible roles and modules for automating RHEL system configuration tasks including networking, storage, certificate management, SELinux, ti...

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Advisories API

Red Hat security, bug fix, and enhancement advisories

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 CVEs API

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures data for Red Hat products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 OVAL API

OVAL XML definitions for vulnerability scanning

Open Collections 1

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

Red Hat Security Data API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Plans Pricing

6 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Rate Limits

1 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Context

3 classes · 19 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 API Rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 API Rules

11 rules · 3 errors 6 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 5

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

AdvisoryDetail

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AdvisorySummary

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Red Hat RHEL CVE

11 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CveDetail

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CveSummary

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 2

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Cve Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 2

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Get Cve Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 List Advisories Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 3

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Trust Center

ISO 27001, ISO 27018, HIPAA

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Agentic Access

5 operations

5 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal
Portal
 Customer Portal
Customer Portal

Documentation 3

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 OpenAPI
OpenAPI
 JSONSchema
JSONSchema

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 4

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

JSONLDContext
JSONLDContext
 JSONStructure
JSONStructure
 SpectralRuleset
SpectralRuleset
 Vocabulary
Vocabulary

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Security
Security

Learn 1

Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance

Training
Training

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support
Support
 ReleaseNotes
ReleaseNotes

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy
 TermsOfService
TermsOfService

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Blog
Blog

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Knowledge Base
Knowledge Base
 Downloads
Downloads

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: red-hat-enterprise-linux-8
name: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
description: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8) is an enterprise-grade Linux distribution that provides a stable, secure,
  and high-performance operating system platform for modern IT environments. RHEL 8 is managed and accessed programmatically
  through Red Hat's cloud console APIs, subscription management APIs, security data APIs, and system management interfaces
  including Insights, Image Builder, and Cockpit. These APIs enable automated provisioning, configuration, security scanning,
  patch management, and compliance reporting for RHEL deployments at scale.
type: Index
accessModel:
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  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid
  confidence: medium
  source:
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  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/red-hat-enterprise-linux-8.png
tags:
- Enterprise
- Linux
- Operating System
- Red Hat
- RHEL
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/red-hat-enterprise-linux-8/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-15'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
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  name: RHEL 8 Cockpit Web Console API
  description: Cockpit is a web-based system management interface for RHEL that exposes internal D-Bus and system APIs through
    a WebSocket-based transport. The Cockpit API provides access to system configuration, storage management, network configuration,
    service management, user accounts, and system logs from a web browser. It operates locally on each managed system at port
    9090.
  humanURL: https://cockpit-project.org/guide/latest/api-base1.html
  baseURL: https://localhost:9090/cockpit
  tags:
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  - UI
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  - type: Guide
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- aid: red-hat-enterprise-linux-8:system-roles-api
  name: RHEL 8 System Roles API
  description: RHEL System Roles are a collection of Ansible roles and modules for automating RHEL system configuration tasks
    including networking, storage, certificate management, SELinux, time sync, and firewall configuration. The roles expose
    a structured YAML-based API for declarative system state management through Ansible Automation Platform or standalone
    Ansible.
  humanURL: https://access.redhat.com/articles/3050101
  baseURL: https://console.redhat.com/ansible/automation-hub/
  tags:
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  - Automation
  - Configuration Management
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  - type: GitHub
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  - type: Ansible Galaxy
    url: https://galaxy.ansible.com/linux-system-roles
- aid: red-hat-enterprise-linux-8:red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-advisories-api
  name: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Advisories API
  description: Red Hat security, bug fix, and enhancement advisories
  humanURL: https://access.redhat.com/management/api
  baseURL: https://api.access.redhat.com/management/v1
  tags:
  - Advisories
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
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  - type: Documentation
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  - type: Authentication
    url: https://access.redhat.com/articles/3626371
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.redhat.com/docs/api/insights
  - type: Console
    url: https://console.redhat.com/insights
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/composing_a_customized_rhel_system_image/index
  - type: Tutorial
    url: https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/using-red-hat-image-builder
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.redhat.com/docs/api/patch
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.redhat.com/docs/api/vulnerability
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.redhat.com/docs/api/compliance
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_security_data_api/1.0/html/red_hat_security_data_api/index
  - type: API Endpoint
    url: https://access.redhat.com/labs/securitydataapi/
  - type: Examples
    url: https://access.redhat.com/articles/2915291
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.redhat.com/docs/api/inventory
- aid: red-hat-enterprise-linux-8:red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-cves-api
  name: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 CVEs API
  description: Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures data for Red Hat products
  humanURL: https://access.redhat.com/management/api
  baseURL: https://api.access.redhat.com/management/v1
  tags:
  - CVEs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-cves-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://access.redhat.com/management/api/rhsm
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://access.redhat.com/articles/3626371
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.redhat.com/docs/api/insights
  - type: Console
    url: https://console.redhat.com/insights
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/composing_a_customized_rhel_system_image/index
  - type: Tutorial
    url: https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/using-red-hat-image-builder
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.redhat.com/docs/api/patch
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.redhat.com/docs/api/vulnerability
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.redhat.com/docs/api/compliance
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_security_data_api/1.0/html/red_hat_security_data_api/index
  - type: API Endpoint
    url: https://access.redhat.com/labs/securitydataapi/
  - type: Examples
    url: https://access.redhat.com/articles/2915291
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.redhat.com/docs/api/inventory
- aid: red-hat-enterprise-linux-8:red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-oval-api
  name: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 OVAL API
  description: OVAL XML definitions for vulnerability scanning
  humanURL: https://access.redhat.com/management/api
  baseURL: https://api.access.redhat.com/management/v1
  tags:
  - OVAL
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-oval-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://access.redhat.com/management/api/rhsm
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://access.redhat.com/articles/3626371
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.redhat.com/docs/api/insights
  - type: Console
    url: https://console.redhat.com/insights
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/composing_a_customized_rhel_system_image/index
  - type: Tutorial
    url: https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/using-red-hat-image-builder
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.redhat.com/docs/api/patch
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.redhat.com/docs/api/vulnerability
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.redhat.com/docs/api/compliance
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_security_data_api/1.0/html/red_hat_security_data_api/index
  - type: API Endpoint
    url: https://access.redhat.com/labs/securitydataapi/
  - type: Examples
    url: https://access.redhat.com/articles/2915291
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.redhat.com/docs/api/inventory
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-domain-security.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://access.redhat.com/
- type: Customer Portal
  url: https://console.redhat.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/
- type: Knowledge Base
  url: https://access.redhat.com/knowledgebase/
- type: Support
  url: https://access.redhat.com/support/
- type: Downloads
  url: https://access.redhat.com/downloads/
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/channel/red-hat-enterprise-linux
- type: ReleaseNotes
  url: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/8.0_release_notes/index
- type: Security
  url: https://access.redhat.com/security/
- type: Training
  url: https://www.redhat.com/en/services/training-and-certification
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/redhat-developer
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.redhat.com/en/about/privacy-policy
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.redhat.com/en/about/agreements
- type: OpenAPI
  url: openapi/red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-security-data-openapi.yml
- type: JSONLDContext
  url: json-ld/red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-context.jsonld
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-cve-schema.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-cve-structure.json
- type: SpectralRuleset
  url: rules/red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-vocabulary.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
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