# Tailscale

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/tailscale/  
**Website:** https://tailscale.com  
**APIs profiled:** 7

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.

## Kin Score — 32.1 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 32.1).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 51.7 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 5.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 23.8 |
| Commercial Clarity | 31.6 |
| Access Clarity | 31.6 |

## Agent readiness — 26.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (7)

- **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.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Tailscale Agentic Access** — 45 operations · 26 acting

## Security (4)

- **Tailscale Authentication** — http · 2 schemes
- **Tailscale Domain Security** — TLSv1.2 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Tailscale Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published
- **Tailscale Trust Center** — SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA

## Tags

VPN, Mesh Networking, WireGuard, Zero Trust, Networking, Identity

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/tailscale/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.