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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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29.5/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 28/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessSelf serve
7 APIs
VPNMesh NetworkingWireGuardZero TrustNetworkingIdentity

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 29.5/100 · thin
Contract Quality 13.4 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 3.7 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 28/100 · 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 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 1

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

Tailscale REST API

OPEN COLLECTION

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: '0.19'
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