# VMware

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/vmware/  
**Website:** https://developer.broadcom.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 59

Collection of VMware APIs for cloud infrastructure, virtualization, and management solutions including vSphere, NSX, vCloud Director, Tanzu, and Aria operations.

## Kin Score — 47.7 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-25 under rubric 0.14.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 47.7).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 40.7 |
| Contract Quality | 64.6 |
| Governance | 28.8 |
| Contract Governance | 28.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 23.7 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 57.1 |
| Commercial Clarity | 47.4 |
| Access Clarity | 47.4 |

## Agent readiness — 24.8 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | bearer |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | verified |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

Enterprise · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: enterprise, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (59)

- **vSphere Web Services API** — Comprehensive SOAP-based API providing access to all vSphere management functionality including virtual machines, hosts, clusters, networking, and storage.
- **Virtual Infrastructure JSON API** — HTTP and JSON based wire protocol as an alternative to SOAP and XML for vCenter Server 8.0 Update 1 and later, documented via OpenAPI 3.0 specification.
- **NSX-T Global Manager API** — API for managing NSX Federation with centralized configuration of multiple NSX deployments across sites.
- **NSX Intelligence API** — API for NSX Intelligence and Application Platform providing network traffic data collection, ingestion, and correlation capabilities.
- **NSX Autonomous Edge API** — REST API for NSX Autonomous Edge providing network virtualization capabilities for edge deployments using a resource-oriented architecture with JSON encoding.
- **Tanzu Kubernetes Grid API** — API for managing enterprise-ready Kubernetes clusters.
- **Workspace ONE API** — API for unified endpoint management and digital workspace platform.
- **VMware Cloud Foundation API** — API for managing the full VMware Cloud Foundation stack including SDDC Manager and Cloud Builder for automated lifecycle management of private cloud infrastructure.
- **VMware Horizon Server API** — API for managing VMware Horizon virtual desktop and application delivery platform including pools, farms, desktops, and sessions.
- **vSAN Management API** — API for managing VMware vSAN software-defined storage including cluster configuration, disk management, health monitoring, and performance analytics.
- **VMware Aria Operations for Logs API** — REST API for VMware Aria Operations for Logs providing programmatic access to log data ingestion, querying, aggregation, and platform configuration.
- **VMware Aria Operations for Networks API** — API for network visibility, analytics, and troubleshooting providing access to application discovery, microsegmentation planning, and network flow analysis.
- **VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle API** — REST API for managing the lifecycle of VMware Aria suite products including deployment, upgrade, patching, and configuration management.
- **VMware Site Recovery Manager API** — REST API gateway for VMware Site Recovery Manager providing programmatic access to disaster recovery operations including protection groups, recovery plans, and replication mana...
- **VMware Live Cyber Recovery API** — REST API for VMware Live Cyber Recovery providing access to cloud file systems, protected sites, VMs, protection groups, and recovery plans for ransomware and disaster recovery.
- **VMware Live Site Recovery API** — API for VMware Live Site Recovery providing disaster recovery as a service capabilities with automated recovery plan execution and testing.
- **VMware vDefend API** — API for VMware vDefend lateral security platform providing network security segmentation, threat detection, network analysis, and malware prevention capabilities.
- **VCF Operations API** — API for VMware Cloud Foundation operations management providing monitoring, analytics, and performance optimization for VCF deployments.
- **VMware View API** — API providing comprehensive access to VMware Horizon View data structures for managing virtual desktop infrastructure including desktop pools, sessions, and entitlements.
- **VMware Cloud on AWS API Reference** — Comprehensive API reference for managing VMware Cloud on AWS infrastructure including SDDCs, organizations, subscriptions, and ESX host configurations.
- **NSX VMC Policy API** — API for managing logical networking in NSX for VMware Cloud on AWS customers including security policies, segments, and gateway configurations.
- **VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery API** — REST API for VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery providing access to cloud file systems, protected sites, protected VMs, protection groups, and Recovery SDDCs.
- **VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator API** — REST API for VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator enabling programmatic access to run and schedule workflows, retrieve workflow details and logs, browse inventories and plug-ins,...
- **VMware Aria Operations for Networks SaaS API** — SaaS version of the VMware Aria Operations for Networks API providing cloud-hosted network visibility, analytics, and microsegmentation planning capabilities with token-based au...
- **VCF Operations for Networks API** — API for VCF Operations for Networks providing network visibility, analytics, and troubleshooting for VMware Cloud Foundation deployments.
- **VMware Avi Load Balancer API** — RESTful API for VMware Avi Load Balancer providing programmatic access to application delivery services including virtual services, pools, service engines, analytics, and health...
- **VMware Data Services Manager API** — API for VMware Data Services Manager providing on-demand provisioning and automated management of PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Microsoft SQL Server databases in vSphere environments.
- **VMware Data Services Manager Kubernetes API** — Kubernetes API for VMware Data Services Manager enabling self-service consumption of supported data services through Kubernetes custom resources.
- **App Volumes API** — API for VMware App Volumes providing programmatic access to real-time application delivery and lifecycle management for virtual desktops and published applications.
- **VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service API** — API for VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service enabling management of Tanzu Kubernetes clusters on vSphere including cluster lifecycle, node pools, and infrastructure configuration.
- **SDDC Manager API** — API for SDDC Manager providing programmatic access to VMware Cloud Foundation workload domain lifecycle management, host commissioning, and infrastructure configuration.
- **VCF Installer API** — API for VMware Cloud Foundation Installer providing automated infrastructure bringup and initial deployment of VCF components.
- **VCF Operations Orchestrator API** — REST API for VMware Cloud Foundation Operations Orchestrator providing workflow automation and orchestration capabilities for VCF infrastructure management.
- **VMware Cloud Director OpenAPI** — Modern RESTful API for VMware Cloud Director defined using OpenAPI standards providing cloud service delivery and multi-tenancy management capabilities.
- **VMware Cloud Director API** — XML-based API for VMware Cloud Director providing comprehensive cloud service provider capabilities including organization, VDC, vApp, and catalog management.
- **VMware Identity Manager API** — API for VMware Identity Manager providing identity and access management capabilities including authentication, authorization, directory integration, and single sign-on.
- **Operations for Applications REST API** — REST API for Operations for Applications providing access to metrics, dashboards, alerts, events, and integrations for full-stack observability and monitoring.
- **Data Management for VMware Tanzu REST API** — REST API for Data Management for VMware Tanzu providing database-as-a-service capabilities for provisioning and managing data services on Kubernetes.
- **VMware Cloud Foundation for VxRail API** — API for managing VMware Cloud Foundation deployments on Dell VxRail hyperconverged infrastructure including cluster expansion, lifecycle management, and VxRail-specific operations.
- **VCF Usage Meter API** — API for VMware Cloud Foundation Usage Meter providing metering and usage reporting capabilities for VMware product consumption tracking by service providers.
- …and 19 more, listed in full on the page.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Vmware Agentic Access** — 49 operations · 22 acting · 3 human-in-the-loop

## Security (2)

- **Vmware Authentication** — apiKey/http · 2 schemes
- **Vmware Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Vmware Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (6)

- **Data Center Modernization** — Transform traditional data centers with software-defined compute, storage, and networking for improved agility and efficiency.
- **Hybrid Cloud Operations** — Extend on-premises infrastructure to public clouds with consistent management, security, and networking across environments.
- **Application Modernization** — Containerize existing applications and deploy new cloud-native workloads on Kubernetes with enterprise-grade management.
- **Disaster Recovery** — Protect business-critical workloads with automated failover, recovery plan testing, and ransomware protection.
- **Virtual Desktop Infrastructure** — Deliver secure virtual desktops and applications to remote workers with centralized management and endpoint security.
- **Network Security** — Implement zero-trust security with micro-segmentation, distributed firewall, and threat detection across the network.

## Tags

Cloud Computing, Container Management, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, Virtualization

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