Upwind

Upwind is a cloud and AI security platform (CNAPP) that secures cloud infrastructure, workloads, and applications in real time — spanning cloud security posture management (CSPM), vulnerability management, container and Kubernetes security, API security, data security posture management (DSPM), identity and entitlements (CIEM), and incident response. Its Management REST API (v1 and v2) exposes threats, vulnerabilities, configurations, cloud accounts, inventory graph search, access management, and webhook integrations, secured with OAuth 2.0 client credentials and served from US, EU, and ME regional endpoints. Backed by Craft Ventures and Greylock.

Upwind publishes 12 APIs on the APIs.io network, including access-management API, api-security API, cloud-accounts API, and 9 more. Tagged areas include Security, Cloud Security, CNAPP, Vulnerability Management, and Container Security.

The Upwind catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification.

Upwind’s developer surface includes developer portal, documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, support, engineering blog, changelog, and 26 more developer resources.

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60.7/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 74/100 agent native Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
AccessSelf serve
12 APIs 1 MCP Servers
SecurityCloud SecurityCNAPPVulnerability ManagementContainer SecurityKubernetesAPI SecurityThreat DetectionData Security

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 60.7/100 · strong
Contract Quality 17.3 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 14.8 / 20
Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 8.6 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 10.0 / 10
Agent readiness — 74/100 · agent native
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15
MCP Server 12 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8
Request/Response Examples 7 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 6 / 6
Agent Skills 5 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 4 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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APIs 12

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

Upwind access-management API

The access-management API from Upwind — 10 operation(s) for access-management.

Upwind api-security API

The api-security API from Upwind — 2 operation(s) for api-security.

Upwind cloud-accounts API

The cloud-accounts API from Upwind — 2 operation(s) for cloud-accounts.

Upwind configurations API

The configurations API from Upwind — 14 operation(s) for configurations.

Upwind events API

The events API from Upwind — 3 operation(s) for events.

Upwind integrations API

The integrations API from Upwind — 2 operation(s) for integrations.

Upwind Inventory API

The Inventory API from Upwind — 6 operation(s) for inventory.

Upwind packages API

The packages API from Upwind — 2 operation(s) for packages.

Upwind shiftleft API

The shiftleft API from Upwind — 1 operation(s) for shiftleft.

Upwind threats API

The threats API from Upwind — 18 operation(s) for threats.

Upwind vulnerabilities API

The vulnerabilities API from Upwind — 2 operation(s) for vulnerabilities.

Upwind workflows API

The workflows API from Upwind — 2 operation(s) for workflows.

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MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

upwind-mcp.yml

MCP SERVER

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Upwind Rate Limits

1 limits

RATE LIMITS

Event Specifications 1

AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.

Upwind Webhooks

ASYNCAPI

Security Posture 3

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

Upwind Authentication

oauth2 · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Upwind Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Upwind Trust Center

SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, GDPR

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Upwind Scopes

OAuth 2.0 · no documented scopes

0 scopes

SCOPES

Resources

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal
Portal
 GettingStarted
GettingStarted
 Login
Login

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 APIReference
APIReference

Agent Surfaces 4

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

WellKnown
WellKnown
 MCPServer
MCPServer
 LLMsTxt
LLMsTxt
 AgentSkill
AgentSkill

Design & Contract 6

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Lifecycle
Lifecycle
 Conventions
Conventions
 ErrorCatalog
ErrorCatalog
 DataModel
DataModel
 Conformance
Conformance
 Webhooks
Webhooks

Build 4

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization
 Examples
Examples
 Packages
Packages
 CLI
CLI

Access & Security 5

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Authentication
Authentication
 OAuthScopes
OAuthScopes
 TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 Compliance
Compliance
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 4

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support
Support
 StatusPage
StatusPage
 ChangeLog
ChangeLog
 RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService
TermsOfService
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

OpenIDConnect
OpenIDConnect

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
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  description: The access-management API from Upwind — 10 operation(s) for access-management.
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  description: The api-security API from Upwind — 2 operation(s) for api-security.
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  baseURL: https://api.upwind.io
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  name: Upwind cloud-accounts API
  description: The cloud-accounts API from Upwind — 2 operation(s) for cloud-accounts.
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  baseURL: https://api.upwind.io
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  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.upwind.io/restapi/v2/introduction
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  name: Upwind configurations API
  description: The configurations API from Upwind — 14 operation(s) for configurations.
  humanURL: https://docs.upwind.io/restapi/v1/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.upwind.io
  tags:
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  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.upwind.io/restapi/v2/introduction
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  name: Upwind events API
  description: The events API from Upwind — 3 operation(s) for events.
  humanURL: https://docs.upwind.io/restapi/v1/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.upwind.io
  tags:
  - events
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
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  - type: Documentation
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  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.upwind.io/restapi/v2/introduction
- aid: upwind:upwind-integrations-api
  name: Upwind integrations API
  description: The integrations API from Upwind — 2 operation(s) for integrations.
  humanURL: https://docs.upwind.io/restapi/v1/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.upwind.io
  tags:
  - integrations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/upwind-integrations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.upwind.io/restapi/v1/introduction
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.upwind.io/restapi/v2/introduction
- aid: upwind:upwind-inventory-api
  name: Upwind Inventory API
  description: The Inventory API from Upwind — 6 operation(s) for inventory.
  humanURL: https://docs.upwind.io/restapi/v1/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.upwind.io
  tags:
  - Inventory
  properties:
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  - type: Documentation
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  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.upwind.io/restapi/v2/introduction
- aid: upwind:upwind-packages-api
  name: Upwind packages API
  description: The packages API from Upwind — 2 operation(s) for packages.
  humanURL: https://docs.upwind.io/restapi/v1/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.upwind.io
  tags:
  - packages
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/upwind-packages-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
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  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.upwind.io/restapi/v2/introduction
- aid: upwind:upwind-shiftleft-api
  name: Upwind shiftleft API
  description: The shiftleft API from Upwind — 1 operation(s) for shiftleft.
  humanURL: https://docs.upwind.io/restapi/v1/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.upwind.io
  tags:
  - shiftleft
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/upwind-shiftleft-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.upwind.io/restapi/v1/introduction
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.upwind.io/restapi/v2/introduction
- aid: upwind:upwind-threats-api
  name: Upwind threats API
  description: The threats API from Upwind — 18 operation(s) for threats.
  humanURL: https://docs.upwind.io/restapi/v1/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.upwind.io
  tags:
  - threats
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/upwind-threats-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.upwind.io/restapi/v1/introduction
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.upwind.io/restapi/v2/introduction
- aid: upwind:upwind-vulnerabilities-api
  name: Upwind vulnerabilities API
  description: The vulnerabilities API from Upwind — 2 operation(s) for vulnerabilities.
  humanURL: https://docs.upwind.io/restapi/v1/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.upwind.io
  tags:
  - vulnerabilities
  properties:
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  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.upwind.io/restapi/v1/introduction
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.upwind.io/restapi/v2/introduction
- aid: upwind:upwind-workflows-api
  name: Upwind workflows API
  description: The workflows API from Upwind — 2 operation(s) for workflows.
  humanURL: https://docs.upwind.io/restapi/v1/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.upwind.io
  tags:
  - workflows
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/upwind-workflows-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.upwind.io/restapi/v1/introduction
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.upwind.io/restapi/v2/introduction
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
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- type: Login
  url: https://console.upwind.io
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://upwind.io/terms-of-use
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://upwind.io/privacy-policy
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.upwind.io/
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/upwind-changelog.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/upwind-lifecycle.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/upwind-authentication.yml
- type: OpenIDConnect
  url: well-known/upwind-openid-configuration.json
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/upwind-scopes.yml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/upwind-well-known.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/upwind-trust-center.yml
- type: Compliance
  url: https://trust.upwind.io/
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/upwind-domain-security.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/upwind-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/upwind-problem-types.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/upwind-rate-limits.yml
- type: Examples
  url: examples/upwind-request-examples.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/upwind-data-model.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/upwind-conformance.yml
- type: Webhooks
  url: asyncapi/upwind-webhooks.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/upwind-packages.yml
- type: CLI
  url: cli/upwind-cli.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/upwind-mcp.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/upwind-llms.txt
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml