Shadeform

Shadeform is a GPU cloud marketplace that exposes a single REST API for deploying and managing GPU compute across many underlying clouds. One interface lets you compare real-time availability and per-GPU-hour pricing, then launch, inspect, restart, and delete instances, attach volumes and SSH keys, and reuse saved launch templates across providers such as Lambda, Nebius, Crusoe, and Hyperstack.

Shadeform publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Instance Types API, Instances API, SSH Keys API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include GPU, Cloud, Marketplace, Compute, and Infrastructure.

Shadeform’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 8 more developer resources.

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36.8/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 20/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

AccessPaidSelf serve

5 APIs

GPU Cloud Marketplace Compute Infrastructure Artificial Intelligence

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scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

Composite quality — 36.8/100 · thin

Contract Quality 14.5 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 4.8 / 20

Access Clarity 5.8 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.4 / 13

Contract Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 20/100 · 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 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

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.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Shadeform Rate Limits

3 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

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

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: shadeform
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shadeform/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Shadeform
kind: company
description: Shadeform is a GPU cloud marketplace that exposes a single REST API for deploying and managing GPU compute across
  many underlying clouds. One interface lets you compare real-time availability and per-GPU-hour pricing, then launch, inspect,
  restart, and delete instances, attach volumes and SSH keys, and reuse saved launch templates across providers such as Lambda,
  Nebius, Crusoe, and Hyperstack.
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid · 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/shadeform.png
tags:
- GPU
- Cloud
- Marketplace
- Compute
- Infrastructure
- Artificial Intelligence
tags_raw:
- GPU
- Cloud
- Marketplace
- Compute
- Infrastructure
- AI
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: shadeform:shadeform-instance-types-api
  name: Shadeform Instance Types API
  description: Query standardized instance types, availability, and pricing.
  humanURL: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/instances/instances
  baseURL: https://api.shadeform.ai/v1
  tags:
  - Instance Types
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shadeform-instance-types-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/getting-started/quickstart
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/instances/instances
  - type: Postman
    url: collections/shadeform.postman_collection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/instances/instances-types
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/instances/instances-types
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/templates/templates
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/templates/templates
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/volumes/volumes
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/volumes/volumes
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/sshkeys/sshkeys
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/sshkeys/sshkeys
- aid: shadeform:shadeform-instances-api
  name: Shadeform Instances API
  description: Launch and manage GPU instances across clouds.
  humanURL: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/instances/instances
  baseURL: https://api.shadeform.ai/v1
  tags:
  - Instances
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shadeform-instances-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/getting-started/quickstart
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/instances/instances
  - type: Postman
    url: collections/shadeform.postman_collection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/instances/instances-types
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/instances/instances-types
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/templates/templates
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/templates/templates
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/volumes/volumes
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/volumes/volumes
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/sshkeys/sshkeys
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/sshkeys/sshkeys
- aid: shadeform:shadeform-ssh-keys-api
  name: Shadeform SSH Keys API
  description: Manage SSH public keys for instance access.
  humanURL: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/instances/instances
  baseURL: https://api.shadeform.ai/v1
  tags:
  - SSH Keys
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shadeform-ssh-keys-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/getting-started/quickstart
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/instances/instances
  - type: Postman
    url: collections/shadeform.postman_collection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/instances/instances-types
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/instances/instances-types
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/templates/templates
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/templates/templates
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/volumes/volumes
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/volumes/volumes
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/sshkeys/sshkeys
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/sshkeys/sshkeys
- aid: shadeform:shadeform-templates-api
  name: Shadeform Templates API
  description: Save and reuse launch templates.
  humanURL: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/instances/instances
  baseURL: https://api.shadeform.ai/v1
  tags:
  - Templates
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shadeform-templates-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/getting-started/quickstart
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/instances/instances
  - type: Postman
    url: collections/shadeform.postman_collection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/instances/instances-types
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/instances/instances-types
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/templates/templates
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/templates/templates
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/volumes/volumes
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/volumes/volumes
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/sshkeys/sshkeys
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/sshkeys/sshkeys
- aid: shadeform:shadeform-volumes-api
  name: Shadeform Volumes API
  description: Manage persistent storage volumes.
  humanURL: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/instances/instances
  baseURL: https://api.shadeform.ai/v1
  tags:
  - Volumes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shadeform-volumes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/getting-started/quickstart
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/instances/instances
  - type: Postman
    url: collections/shadeform.postman_collection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/instances/instances-types
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/instances/instances-types
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/templates/templates
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/templates/templates
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/volumes/volumes
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/volumes/volumes
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/sshkeys/sshkeys
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/sshkeys/sshkeys
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/shadeform-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/shadeform-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/shadeform-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/shadeform
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shadeformai
- type: Website
  url: https://www.shadeform.ai
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.shadeform.ai
- type: Plans
  url: plans/shadeform-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/shadeform-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/shadeform-finops.yml
- url: https://shadeform.com/resources/articles
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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