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Symantec

Symantec (now part of Broadcom) is a leading enterprise cybersecurity company providing endpoint security, threat detection, data loss prevention, identity security, and network protection products. Symantec offers REST APIs for Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM), Endpoint Security Cloud (SES), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and the Integrated Cyber Defense Manager (ICDm) platform.

Symantec publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Administrators API, API Version API, Authentication API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Broadcom, Cybersecurity, DLP, EDR, and Endpoint Protection.

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

Symantec’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, support, GitHub presence, engineering blog, and 13 more developer resources.

55.1/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 34/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessEnterpriseSelf serve
8 APIs
BroadcomCybersecurityDLPEDREndpoint ProtectionEndpoint SecuritySecuritySymantecFortune 500

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 55.1/100 · developing
Contract Quality 17.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 6.5 / 20
Commercial Clarity 12.6 / 20
Operational Transparency 5.5 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 34/100 · 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 7 / 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.

Symantec Endpoint Security API

The Symantec Endpoint Security (SES) REST API provides access to cloud-based endpoint security management including device inventory, threat events, incident management, and beh...

Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response API

The Symantec EDR REST API enables programmatic access to endpoint detection and response capabilities including incident management, threat hunting, forensics, and entity querie...

Symantec Data Loss Prevention API

The Symantec DLP REST API enables integration with the DLP Enforce platform for incident management, policy management, and data discovery. Supports retrieving incidents, updati...

Symantec Administrators API

SEPM administrator account management

Symantec API Version API

API version information

Symantec Authentication API

OAuth 2.0 authentication endpoints

Symantec Computers API

Endpoint computer management and querying

Symantec Groups API

SEPM group management

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Open Collections 1

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

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Symantec Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

Symantec Context

15 classes · 1 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Symantec API Rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

Symantec API Rules

7 rules · 6 warnings

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

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

Symantec SEPM Computer

13 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Symantec Computer Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 2

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Security Posture 2

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

Symantec Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Symantec Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Symantec Agentic Access

9 operations · 5 acting

9 operations · 5 acting

AGENTIC

Press 5

Recent news and press coverage referencing this provider.

Broadcom Completes Acquisition of Symantec Enterprise ...

2026-05-25

Press Releases | Gen Digital

2026-05-25

Broadcom Introduces Industry's First Incident Prediction ...

2026-05-25

Symantec Unveils AI-Powered ICS Cybersecurity Platform

2026-05-25

Cyber Security - Symantec Enterprise Cloud

2026-05-25

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 4

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: symantec
name: Symantec
description: Symantec (now part of Broadcom) is a leading enterprise cybersecurity company providing endpoint security, threat
  detection, data loss prevention, identity security, and network protection products. Symantec offers REST APIs for Endpoint
  Protection Manager (SEPM), Endpoint Security Cloud (SES), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Data Loss Prevention (DLP),
  and the Integrated Cyber Defense Manager (ICDm) platform.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: enterprise
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Enterprise · 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/symantec.png
tags:
- Broadcom
- Cybersecurity
- DLP
- EDR
- Endpoint Protection
- Endpoint Security
- Security
- Symantec
- Fortune 500
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/symantec/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-03'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: symantec:ses-api
  name: Symantec Endpoint Security API
  description: The Symantec Endpoint Security (SES) REST API provides access to cloud-based endpoint security management including
    device inventory, threat events, incident management, and behavioral analytics. Requires OAuth 2.0 authentication. Documentation
    at apidocs.securitycloud.symantec.com.
  humanURL: https://apidocs.securitycloud.symantec.com/
  tags:
  - Behavioral Analytics
  - Cloud Security
  - Devices
  - Endpoint Security
  - Events
  - Incidents
  - SES
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://apidocs.securitycloud.symantec.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/symantec-security-software/endpoint-security-and-management/endpoint-security/sescloud/APIs/accessing-the-api-reference-v125094769-d4155e11.html
- aid: symantec:symantec-edr-api
  name: Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response API
  description: The Symantec EDR REST API enables programmatic access to endpoint detection and response capabilities including
    incident management, threat hunting, forensics, and entity queries. Uses OAuth 2.0 with client credentials grant type.
  humanURL: https://apidocs.symantec.com/home/SymantecEDR_4.2
  tags:
  - EDR
  - Endpoint Security
  - Forensics
  - Incidents
  - Threat Hunting
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://apidocs.symantec.com/home/SymantecEDR_4.2
- aid: symantec:symantec-dlp-api
  name: Symantec Data Loss Prevention API
  description: The Symantec DLP REST API enables integration with the DLP Enforce platform for incident management, policy
    management, and data discovery. Supports retrieving incidents, updating remediation status, and managing DLP policies.
  humanURL: https://apidocs.symantec.com/home/DLP15.7
  tags:
  - Compliance
  - DLP
  - Data Loss Prevention
  - Incidents
  - Policy Management
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://apidocs.symantec.com/home/DLP15.7
- aid: symantec:symantec-administrators-api
  name: Symantec Administrators API
  description: SEPM administrator account management
  humanURL: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/symantec-security-software/endpoint-security-and-management/endpoint-protection/all/APIsSEP/Symantec-Endpoint-Security-API-commands1.html
  baseURL: https://{sepm-host}:8446/sepm/api/v1
  tags:
  - Administrators
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/symantec-administrators-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/symantec-security-software/endpoint-security-and-management/endpoint-protection/all/APIsSEP/Symantec-Endpoint-Security-API-commands1.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://apidocs.symantec.com/home/SAEP
- aid: symantec:symantec-api-version-api
  name: Symantec API Version API
  description: API version information
  humanURL: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/symantec-security-software/endpoint-security-and-management/endpoint-protection/all/APIsSEP/Symantec-Endpoint-Security-API-commands1.html
  baseURL: https://{sepm-host}:8446/sepm/api/v1
  tags:
  - API Version
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/symantec-api-version-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/symantec-security-software/endpoint-security-and-management/endpoint-protection/all/APIsSEP/Symantec-Endpoint-Security-API-commands1.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://apidocs.symantec.com/home/SAEP
- aid: symantec:symantec-authentication-api
  name: Symantec Authentication API
  description: OAuth 2.0 authentication endpoints
  humanURL: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/symantec-security-software/endpoint-security-and-management/endpoint-protection/all/APIsSEP/Symantec-Endpoint-Security-API-commands1.html
  baseURL: https://{sepm-host}:8446/sepm/api/v1
  tags:
  - Authentication
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/symantec-authentication-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/symantec-security-software/endpoint-security-and-management/endpoint-protection/all/APIsSEP/Symantec-Endpoint-Security-API-commands1.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://apidocs.symantec.com/home/SAEP
- aid: symantec:symantec-computers-api
  name: Symantec Computers API
  description: Endpoint computer management and querying
  humanURL: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/symantec-security-software/endpoint-security-and-management/endpoint-protection/all/APIsSEP/Symantec-Endpoint-Security-API-commands1.html
  baseURL: https://{sepm-host}:8446/sepm/api/v1
  tags:
  - Computers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/symantec-computers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/symantec-security-software/endpoint-security-and-management/endpoint-protection/all/APIsSEP/Symantec-Endpoint-Security-API-commands1.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://apidocs.symantec.com/home/SAEP
- aid: symantec:symantec-groups-api
  name: Symantec Groups API
  description: SEPM group management
  humanURL: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/symantec-security-software/endpoint-security-and-management/endpoint-protection/all/APIsSEP/Symantec-Endpoint-Security-API-commands1.html
  baseURL: https://{sepm-host}:8446/sepm/api/v1
  tags:
  - Groups
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/symantec-groups-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/symantec-security-software/endpoint-security-and-management/endpoint-protection/all/APIsSEP/Symantec-Endpoint-Security-API-commands1.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://apidocs.symantec.com/home/SAEP
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/symantec-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/symantec-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/symantec-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/symantec
- type: Website
  url: https://www.broadcom.com/products/cybersecurity/endpoint
- type: APIDocumentation
  url: https://apidocs.securitycloud.symantec.com/
- type: APIDocumentation
  url: https://apidocs.symantec.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/symantec-security-software
- type: Support
  url: https://support.broadcom.com
- type: Community
  url: https://community.broadcom.com/symantecenterprise
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/Symantec
- type: Login
  url: https://sep.securitycloud.symantec.com
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.broadcom.com/company/legal/terms-of-use
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.broadcom.com/company/legal/privacy
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.broadcom.com/services/symantec-endpoint-security-enterprise/
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.broadcom.com/blog/category/cybersecurity
- type: TechDocs
  url: https://techdocs.broadcom.com
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://apidocs.securitycloud.symantec.com/llms.txt
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com