# Red Hat Enterprise Linux

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/rhel/  
**Website:** https://www.redhat.com  
**APIs profiled:** 5

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is the world's leading enterprise Linux platform, providing APIs and services for subscription management, security insights, compliance monitoring, vulnerability assessment, patch management, content delivery, and automation. The Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Console exposes a comprehensive suite of REST APIs for managing RHEL systems at scale.

## Kin Score — 49.6 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 49.6).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 57.8 |
| Governance | 25.0 |
| Contract Governance | 25.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 38.1 |
| Commercial Clarity | 78.6 |
| Access Clarity | 78.6 |

## Agent readiness — 34.7 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | na |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | na |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | na |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (5)

- **Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisories API** — Red Hat Security Advisories (CSAF/CVRF)
- **Red Hat Enterprise Linux CVEs API** — Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures data
- **Red Hat Enterprise Linux OVAL API** — Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language data
- **Red Hat Enterprise Linux Subscriptions API** — Subscription and entitlement management
- **Red Hat Enterprise Linux Systems API** — Registered system management

## Agentic access (1)

- **Rhel Agentic Access** — 8 operations

## Security (4)

- **Rhel Authentication** — oauth2 · 1 scheme
- **Rhel Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Rhel Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published
- **Rhel Trust Center** — ISO 27001, ISO 27018, HIPAA

## Plans (1)

- **Rhel Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Automation, Compliance, Enterprise, Linux, Operating System, Red Hat, RHEL, Security, Subscription Management, Vulnerability Management

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/rhel/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.