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Tailscale

Tailscale is a zero-config mesh VPN built on WireGuard that creates secure private networks between devices, users, and services with identity-based access controls, Access Control Lists (ACLs), DNS, and device sharing. Tailscale eliminates traditional VPN complexity with peer-to-peer connectivity and SSO-based authentication. The Tailscale REST API provides programmatic control over tailnets, devices, users, ACLs, and keys using API tokens or OAuth client credentials.

Tailscale publishes 7 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Devices API, DNS API, Invites API, and 4 more. Tagged areas include VPN, Mesh Networking, WireGuard, Zero Trust, and Networking.

Tailscale’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, pricing, signup flow, GitHub presence, engineering blog, and 6 more developer resources.

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32.1/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 26/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-20 · rubric v0.12.0
AccessSelf serve
7 APIs
VPNMesh NetworkingWireGuardZero TrustNetworkingIdentity

Kin Score

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scored 2026-08-20 · rubric v0.12.0
Composite quality — 32.1/100 · thin
Contract Quality 12.9 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.8 / 20
Access Clarity 6.3 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13
Contract Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 26/100 · 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 0 / 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 7

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

Tailscale Devices API

The Devices API from Tailscale — 12 operation(s) for devices.

Tailscale DNS API

The DNS API from Tailscale — 3 operation(s) for dns.

Tailscale Invites API

The Invites API from Tailscale — 7 operation(s) for invites.

Tailscale Keys API

The Keys API from Tailscale — 2 operation(s) for keys.

Tailscale Logging API

The Logging API from Tailscale — 4 operation(s) for logging.

Tailscale Policy API

The Policy API from Tailscale — 2 operation(s) for policy.

Tailscale Tailnet API

The Tailnet API from Tailscale — 2 operation(s) for tailnet.

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Open Collections 9

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

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Tailscale REST Devices API

OPEN COLLECTION

Tailscale REST Devices DNS API

OPEN COLLECTION

Tailscale REST Devices Invites API

OPEN COLLECTION

Tailscale REST Devices Keys API

OPEN COLLECTION

Tailscale REST Devices Logging API

OPEN COLLECTION

Tailscale REST Devices Policy API

OPEN COLLECTION

Tailscale REST Devices Tailnet API

OPEN COLLECTION

Tailscale REST API

OPEN COLLECTION

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Security Posture 4

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

Tailscale Authentication

http · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Tailscale Domain Security

TLSv1.2 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Tailscale Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Tailscale Trust Center

SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Tailscale Agentic Access

45 operations · 26 acting

45 operations · 26 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Signup
Signup

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

GitHub
GitHub

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: tailscale
name: Tailscale
description: Tailscale is a zero-config mesh VPN built on WireGuard that creates secure private networks between devices,
  users, and services with identity-based access controls, Access Control Lists (ACLs), DNS, and device sharing. Tailscale
  eliminates traditional VPN complexity with peer-to-peer connectivity and SSO-based authentication. The Tailscale REST API
  provides programmatic control over tailnets, devices, users, ACLs, and keys using API tokens or OAuth client credentials.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/tailscale.png
tags:
- VPN
- Mesh Networking
- WireGuard
- Zero Trust
- Networking
- Identity
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tailscale/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-11'
modified: '2026-05-11'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: tailscale:tailscale-devices-api
  name: Tailscale Devices API
  description: The Devices API from Tailscale — 12 operation(s) for devices.
  humanURL: https://tailscale.com/api
  baseURL: https://api.tailscale.com/api/v2
  tags:
  - Devices
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/tailscale-devices-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://tailscale.com/api
- aid: tailscale:tailscale-dns-api
  name: Tailscale DNS API
  description: The DNS API from Tailscale — 3 operation(s) for dns.
  humanURL: https://tailscale.com/api
  baseURL: https://api.tailscale.com/api/v2
  tags:
  - DNS
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/tailscale-dns-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://tailscale.com/api
- aid: tailscale:tailscale-invites-api
  name: Tailscale Invites API
  description: The Invites API from Tailscale — 7 operation(s) for invites.
  humanURL: https://tailscale.com/api
  baseURL: https://api.tailscale.com/api/v2
  tags:
  - Invites
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/tailscale-invites-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://tailscale.com/api
- aid: tailscale:tailscale-keys-api
  name: Tailscale Keys API
  description: The Keys API from Tailscale — 2 operation(s) for keys.
  humanURL: https://tailscale.com/api
  baseURL: https://api.tailscale.com/api/v2
  tags:
  - Keys
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/tailscale-keys-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://tailscale.com/api
- aid: tailscale:tailscale-logging-api
  name: Tailscale Logging API
  description: The Logging API from Tailscale — 4 operation(s) for logging.
  humanURL: https://tailscale.com/api
  baseURL: https://api.tailscale.com/api/v2
  tags:
  - Logging
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/tailscale-logging-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://tailscale.com/api
- aid: tailscale:tailscale-policy-api
  name: Tailscale Policy API
  description: The Policy API from Tailscale — 2 operation(s) for policy.
  humanURL: https://tailscale.com/api
  baseURL: https://api.tailscale.com/api/v2
  tags:
  - Policy
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/tailscale-policy-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://tailscale.com/api
- aid: tailscale:tailscale-tailnet-api
  name: Tailscale Tailnet API
  description: The Tailnet API from Tailscale — 2 operation(s) for tailnet.
  humanURL: https://tailscale.com/api
  baseURL: https://api.tailscale.com/api/v2
  tags:
  - Tailnet
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/tailscale-tailnet-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://tailscale.com/api
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/tailscale-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/tailscale-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/tailscale-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/tailscale-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/tailscale-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tailscale
- type: Website
  url: https://tailscale.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://tailscale.com/kb/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://tailscale.com/pricing
- type: Signup
  url: https://login.tailscale.com/start
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale
- url: https://tailscale.com/blog/index.xml
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com