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Slide

Slide is a modern, security-first Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) platform built exclusively for Managed Service Providers (MSPs). Founded by Datto creator Austin McChord, Slide pairs on-premise Slide Box appliances with the Slide Cloud to deliver always-encrypted, block-level backup, snapshot management, file and image restores, and virtualization. Its open REST API (api.slide.tech) gives MSPs full programmatic control to integrate, extend, and automate agents, devices, backups, snapshots, restores, networks, clients, users, alerts, and audit logs within their existing tooling. The platform uses AES-256 and ZFS native encryption, offers month-to-month subscriptions, and is SOC 2 Type 1 certified.

Slide publishes 14 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Accounts API, Agents API, Alerts API, and 11 more. Tagged areas include Company, Backup, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, and BCDR.

The Slide catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Slide’s developer surface includes engineering blog, authentication, documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, support, changelog, and 21 more developer resources.

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51.4/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 26/100 agent aware Front door AI 1/6 silent Heartbeat 100/100 alive saas Full breakdown ↓
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1 published contract 3 Agent Skills
CompanyBackupDisaster RecoveryBusiness ContinuityBCDRManaged Service ProvidersMSPData ProtectionCloud StorageVirtualization

What this lets a business do 2

Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →

Business Continuity Management
BC-160
AgentsBackupsRestores (File)Restores (Image)Restores (Push)Restores (Virtual Machine)
POST /v1/backup GET /v1/restore/file POST /v1/restore/file GET /v1/restore/file/{file_restore_id}
Information Technology Management
BC-600
DevicesNetworks
PATCH /v1/device/{device_id} PATCH /v1/device/{device_id}/network POST /v1/device/{device_id}/vlan POST /v1/network

Kin Score

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scored 2026-11-06 · rubric v0.27.0
Composite quality — 51.4/100 · developing
Contract Quality 11.1 / 19
Developer Ergonomics 8.8 / 15
Access Clarity 6.5 / 15
Operational Transparency 3.9 / 10
Contract Governance 1.6 / 9
Discoverability 5.5 / 8
Regulatory Posture 4.4 / 15
Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10
Agent readiness — 26/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
Documented Reversibility 6 / 6
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8
Request/Response Examples 7 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 5 / 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 Well-Known Document 0 / 5
Pagination 5 / 5
Distinct Operations 3 / 3
MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6
Regulatory Posture applies to this provider. Its tags matched the Horizontal (data, software, accessibility, platform) regime, so Regulatory Posture carries 15 points of the composite. If this regime is wrong for your business, say so on your provider repo — the applicability map is public and we will correct it.
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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):
  • MCP Server +12 pts — deployment.mode + probe verdict on the mcp/ manifest, not the pointer; an unprobed slug falls back to authorship
  • Agentic Access Contract +10 pts — agentic_access artifact present (x-agentic-access), graded by author
  • Idempotency +9 pts — OpenAPI mutating operations declare an idempotency key — a header, a request-body property, or a named de-duplication token whose own description says so (verified); else common[].type matches /idempoten/i (documented)
  • A2A Agent Card +8 pts — a2a/-a2a.yml manifest, graded on conformance.grade against A2A 1.0.0
  • Rate-Limit Signaling +7 pts — OpenAPI responses document X-RateLimit-* / RateLimit headers (verified), else a rate_limits artifact or RateLimits link (documented)
  • Registration Without a Human +6 pts — a `registration_endpoint` in the served RFC 8414 / OIDC discovery document
7 more unmet checks in the Agent Readiness table above.
Kin Score — facets with the most composite points still available (weight × headroom):
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Standards implemented 1

Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.

OpenAPI
measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

APIs 14

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

Slide Accounts API

Everything about [accounts](#model/account)

Slide Agents API

Everything about [agents](#model/agent)

Slide Alerts API

Everything about [alerts](#model/alert)

Slide Audits API

The Audits API from Slide — 4 operation(s) for audits.

Slide Backups API

Everything about [backups](#model/backup)

Slide Clients API

Everything about [clients](#model/client)

Slide Devices API

Everything about [devices](#model/device)

Slide Networks API

Everything about [networks](#model/network)

Slide Restores (File) API

Everything about [file restores](#model/filerestore)

Slide Restores (Image) API

Everything about [image exports](#model/imageexport)

Slide Restores (Push) API

Everything about [push file restores](#model/filerestorepush)

Slide Restores (Virtual Machine) API

Everything about [virtual machines](#model/virtualmachine)

Slide Snapshots API

Everything about [snapshots](#model/snapshot)

Slide Users API

Everything about [users](#model/user)

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Open Collections 14

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

Slide Accounts API

OPEN COLLECTION

Slide Accounts Agents API

OPEN COLLECTION

Slide Accounts Alerts API

OPEN COLLECTION

Slide Accounts Audits API

OPEN COLLECTION

Slide Accounts Backups API

OPEN COLLECTION

Slide Accounts Clients API

OPEN COLLECTION

Slide Accounts Devices API

OPEN COLLECTION

Slide Accounts Networks API

OPEN COLLECTION

Slide Accounts Restores (File) API

OPEN COLLECTION

Slide Accounts Restores (Image) API

OPEN COLLECTION

Slide Accounts Restores (Push) API

OPEN COLLECTION

Slide Accounts Restores (Virtual Machine) API

OPEN COLLECTION

Slide Accounts Snapshots API

OPEN COLLECTION

Slide Accounts Users API

OPEN COLLECTION

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Agent Skills 3

Packaged agent skills for driving this provider's APIs from an AI assistant.

Restore files from a Slide snapshot

AGENT SKILL

Pair a Slide protection agent and start a backup

AGENT SKILL

Virtualize a Slide snapshot for disaster recovery

AGENT SKILL

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Slide API Rules

65 rules · 52 errors 11 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

OpenAPI Overlays 1

Overlays applied on top of this provider's contracts. Each card says who wrote it: a document the provider publishes, or one API Evangelist derived or generated.

Slide Openapi Overlay

2 actions · update · slide-openapi-original.json

DERIVED

Security Posture 3

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

Slide Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Slide Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Slide Trust Center

SOC 2 Type 1 (Security and Availability Trust Services Criteria)

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal
DeveloperPortal
 GettingStarted
GettingStarted
 Login
Login

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 APIReference
APIReference

Agent Surfaces 3

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

X-MCPServerCandidate
X-MCPServerCandidate
 AgentSkill
AgentSkill
 LLMsTxt
LLMsTxt

Design & Contract 5

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

ErrorCatalog
ErrorCatalog
 Conventions
Conventions
 DataModel
DataModel
 Lifecycle
Lifecycle
 Conformance
Conformance

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication
 Compliance
Compliance
 TrustCenter
TrustCenter

Operate 5

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support
Support
 StatusPage
StatusPage
 ChangeLog
ChangeLog
 Deprecation
Deprecation
 ChangeLog
ChangeLog

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService
TermsOfService
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Blog
Blog
 Website
Website

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

CapabilityMap
CapabilityMap
 Overlay
Overlay

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: slide
name: Slide
description: Slide is a modern, security-first Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) platform built exclusively
  for Managed Service Providers (MSPs). Founded by Datto creator Austin McChord, Slide pairs on-premise Slide Box appliances
  with the Slide Cloud to deliver always-encrypted, block-level backup, snapshot management, file and image restores, and
  virtualization. Its open REST API (api.slide.tech) gives MSPs full programmatic control to integrate, extend, and automate
  agents, devices, backups, snapshots, restores, networks, clients, users, alerts, and audit logs within their existing tooling.
  The platform uses AES-256 and ZFS native encryption, offers month-to-month subscriptions, and is SOC 2 Type 1 certified.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/slide/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source:
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-06'
  method: derived
image: https://images.prismic.io/slide/aiG5lQeQX7-eWv32_image-3-.png
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- general-catalyst
x-tier: profiled
x-tier-reason: api-provider
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-10-06'
x-docs-platform: mkdocs
x-docs-platform-confidence: medium
x-docs-platform-checked: 2026-10-04
x-docs-hosting: github-pages
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-21'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 17
  pass: local-v1
tags:
- Company
- Backup
- Disaster Recovery
- Business Continuity
- BCDR
- Managed Service Providers
- MSP
- Data Protection
- Cloud Storage
- Virtualization
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
apis:
- aid: slide:slide-accounts-api
  name: Slide Accounts API
  description: Everything about [accounts](#model/account)
  humanURL: https://docs.slide.tech/api/
  baseURL: https://api.slide.tech
  tags:
  - Account
  tags_raw:
  - Accounts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/slide-accounts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.slide.tech/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.slide.tech/api/
- aid: slide:slide-agents-api
  name: Slide Agents API
  description: Everything about [agents](#model/agent)
  humanURL: https://docs.slide.tech/api/
  baseURL: https://api.slide.tech
  tags:
  - Agents
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/slide-agents-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.slide.tech/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.slide.tech/api/
- aid: slide:slide-alerts-api
  name: Slide Alerts API
  description: Everything about [alerts](#model/alert)
  humanURL: https://docs.slide.tech/api/
  baseURL: https://api.slide.tech
  tags:
  - Alerts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/slide-alerts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.slide.tech/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.slide.tech/api/
- aid: slide:slide-audits-api
  name: Slide Audits API
  description: The Audits API from Slide — 4 operation(s) for audits.
  humanURL: https://docs.slide.tech/api/
  baseURL: https://api.slide.tech
  tags:
  - Audit
  tags_raw:
  - Audits
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/slide-audits-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.slide.tech/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.slide.tech/api/
- aid: slide:slide-backups-api
  name: Slide Backups API
  description: Everything about [backups](#model/backup)
  humanURL: https://docs.slide.tech/api/
  baseURL: https://api.slide.tech
  tags:
  - Backups
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/slide-backups-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.slide.tech/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.slide.tech/api/
- aid: slide:slide-clients-api
  name: Slide Clients API
  description: Everything about [clients](#model/client)
  humanURL: https://docs.slide.tech/api/
  baseURL: https://api.slide.tech
  tags:
  - Clients
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/slide-clients-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.slide.tech/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.slide.tech/api/
- aid: slide:slide-devices-api
  name: Slide Devices API
  description: Everything about [devices](#model/device)
  humanURL: https://docs.slide.tech/api/
  baseURL: https://api.slide.tech
  tags:
  - Devices
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/slide-devices-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.slide.tech/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.slide.tech/api/
- aid: slide:slide-networks-api
  name: Slide Networks API
  description: Everything about [networks](#model/network)
  humanURL: https://docs.slide.tech/api/
  baseURL: https://api.slide.tech
  tags:
  - Networks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/slide-networks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.slide.tech/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.slide.tech/api/
- aid: slide:slide-restores-file-api
  name: Slide Restores (File) API
  description: Everything about [file restores](#model/filerestore)
  humanURL: https://docs.slide.tech/api/
  baseURL: https://api.slide.tech
  tags:
  - Restores (File)
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/slide-restores-file-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.slide.tech/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.slide.tech/api/
- aid: slide:slide-restores-image-api
  name: Slide Restores (Image) API
  description: Everything about [image exports](#model/imageexport)
  humanURL: https://docs.slide.tech/api/
  baseURL: https://api.slide.tech
  tags:
  - Restores (Image)
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/slide-restores-image-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.slide.tech/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.slide.tech/api/
- aid: slide:slide-restores-push-api
  name: Slide Restores (Push) API
  description: Everything about [push file restores](#model/filerestorepush)
  humanURL: https://docs.slide.tech/api/
  baseURL: https://api.slide.tech
  tags:
  - Restores (Push)
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/slide-restores-push-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.slide.tech/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.slide.tech/api/
- aid: slide:slide-restores-virtual-machine-api
  name: Slide Restores (Virtual Machine) API
  description: Everything about [virtual machines](#model/virtualmachine)
  humanURL: https://docs.slide.tech/api/
  baseURL: https://api.slide.tech
  tags:
  - Restores (Virtual Machine)
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/slide-restores-virtual-machine-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.slide.tech/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.slide.tech/api/
- aid: slide:slide-snapshots-api
  name: Slide Snapshots API
  description: Everything about [snapshots](#model/snapshot)
  humanURL: https://docs.slide.tech/api/
  baseURL: https://api.slide.tech
  tags:
  - Snapshots
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/slide-snapshots-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.slide.tech/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.slide.tech/api/
- aid: slide:slide-users-api
  name: Slide Users API
  description: Everything about [users](#model/user)
  humanURL: https://docs.slide.tech/api/
  baseURL: https://api.slide.tech
  tags:
  - User
  tags_raw:
  - Users
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/slide-users-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.slide.tech/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.slide.tech/api/
common:
- url: https://slide.tech/news
  type: Blog
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/slide-capability-edges.yml
  name: Slide Business Capability Map
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/slide-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/slide-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://slide.tech
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.slide.tech
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.slide.tech
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.slide.tech/api/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.slide.tech/getting-started/
- type: Support
  url: https://discord.com/invite/Ggb3xv3kWG
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.slide.tech
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://docs.slide.tech/releases/
- type: Deprecation
  url: https://docs.slide.tech/deprecations/
- type: Login
  url: https://console.slide.tech/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://slide.tech/legal/terms-and-conditions
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://slide.tech/legal/privacy-policy
- type: Compliance
  url: https://docs.slide.tech/security-and-trust/
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/slide-error-codes.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/slide-conventions.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/slide-data-model.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/slide-lifecycle.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/slide-changelog.yml
- type: X-MCPServerCandidate
  url: mcp/slide-mcp.yml
  note: 'Renamed from MCPServer 2026-09-03 (roadmap#247): the manifest self-describes as status: candidate — a tool list derived
    from the published API contracts, not an existing server. The scorer already read the manifest and reported mcp_server
    correctly; the MCPServer type was crediting the artifact-type surfaces with a server that does not exist.'
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/slide-openapi-overlay.yaml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/slide-conformance.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/slide-trust-center.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/slide-llms.txt

Slide API — frequently asked questions

Does Slide have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 14 APIs from Slide, including Slide Accounts API, Slide Agents API and Slide Alerts API, and 11 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Slide API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 14 OpenAPI specifications for Slide, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the Slide API?

Slide uses bearer-token authentication (http · 1 scheme). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Slide Authentication.

Is the Slide API ready for AI agents?

Slide has a Kin Score of 51.4 out of 100 (developing) and an Agent Readiness score of 25.6 (agent-aware), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.

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