WSO2
WSO2 API Manager is an open-source API management platform supporting REST, SOAP, and GraphQL with flexible hybrid deployment. It provides a unified control plane for managing APIs, AI models, and agents across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments. WSO2 is recognized as a Leader in the Forrester Wave API Management Q3 2024 report.
8 APIs
12 Features
API ManagementGatewaysOpen SourceAPI LifecycleGraphQLSOAPREST
The WSO2 API Manager Publisher API enables programmatic management of APIs within the WSO2 API Manager Publisher portal. It provides RESTful endpoints for creating, designing, i...
The WSO2 API Manager Developer Portal API handles API discovery, application management, subscriptions, and access token generation. It enables consumption workflows for develop...
The WSO2 API Manager Admin Portal API manages users, roles, policies, and system configurations. It provides administrative control over subscription tiers, application policies...
The WSO2 API Manager Gateway API provides gateway deployment and management capabilities. It handles API deployment across multiple gateway environments and provides endpoints f...
The WSO2 API Manager Service Catalog API manages service discovery and cataloging. It enables developers to register their backend services in a RESTful manner and supports the ...
The WSO2 API Manager DevOps API supports continuous deployment and operations workflows. It provides endpoints for managing API deployments, logging, and operational tasks in De...
The WSO2 API Manager Dynamic Client Registration (DCR) API enables OAuth2 client applications to register themselves programmatically with the WSO2 Identity Server key manager. ...
The WSO2 API Manager Governance API provides endpoints for managing governance policies, rulesets, and API compliance. It enables teams to define and enforce API design standard...
Full API Lifecycle Management
Design, publish, deprecate, and retire APIs across the full lifecycle.
Multi-Protocol Support
Manages REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSocket, and Webhook APIs.
AI Gateway
Routes and manages LLM traffic with guardrails and PII masking.
MCP Gateway
Converts REST APIs into Model Context Protocol tools for AI agents.
API Governance
Policy enforcement and compliance checking across API designs.
Dynamic Client Registration
Programmatic OAuth2 client registration following OpenID Connect DCR spec.
Advanced Throttling
Subscription tiers, application policies, and advanced rate limiting.
Analytics
Real-time traffic analytics and usage insights via Moesif integration.
SDK Generation
Auto-generates client SDKs in multiple languages from API definitions.
Service Catalog
Registers and discovers backend services for API-first integration.
DevOps Integration
CI/CD pipeline integration for automated API deployment.
Multi-Gateway Support
Manages APIs across WSO2, Kong, AWS, Azure, and Envoy gateways.
API Program Management
Centrally manage the full lifecycle of all enterprise APIs.
Developer Self-Service
Developer portal for API discovery, subscription, and key management.
AI Agent Integration
Expose REST APIs as MCP tools for AI and agent consumption.
LLM Traffic Management
Route, monitor, and govern traffic to large language model APIs.
Compliance and Governance
Enforce API design standards and validate compliance across teams.
B2B API Monetization
Define subscription tiers and billing for API usage-based monetization.
OpenAI
AI Gateway supports routing to OpenAI models.
Anthropic
AI Gateway supports routing to Anthropic Claude models.
Azure OpenAI
AI Gateway integrates with Azure OpenAI deployment.
Kong Gateway
Multi-gateway management includes Kong.
AWS API Gateway
Multi-gateway management includes AWS API Gateway.
Moesif
Analytics integration powered by Moesif.
Kubernetes
Native Kubernetes deployment support.
Keycloak
Identity provider integration for OAuth2 flows.
aid: wso2
name: WSO2
segments:
- Gateways
description: WSO2 API Manager is an open-source API management platform supporting REST, SOAP, and GraphQL with flexible hybrid deployment. It provides a unified control plane for managing APIs, AI models, and agents across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments. WSO2 is recognized as a Leader in the Forrester Wave API Management Q3 2024 report.
type: Index
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- API Management
- Gateways
- Open Source
- API Lifecycle
- GraphQL
- SOAP
- REST
created: '2026-03-03'
modified: '2026-05-19'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/wso2/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: wso2:publisher-api
name: WSO2 Publisher API
description: The WSO2 API Manager Publisher API enables programmatic management of APIs within the WSO2 API Manager Publisher portal. It provides RESTful endpoints for creating, designing, implementing, versioning, and managing APIs through the full API lifecycle including design, publish, and deprecate.
humanURL: https://apim.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/reference/product-apis/publisher-apis/publisher-v4/publisher-v4/
tags:
- API Management
- Lifecycle
- Publisher
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://apim.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/reference/product-apis/publisher-apis/publisher-v4/publisher-v4/
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/wso2-publisher-api.yaml
- url: graphql/wso2-graphql.md
type: GraphQL
- aid: wso2:devportal-api
name: WSO2 Developer Portal API
description: The WSO2 API Manager Developer Portal API handles API discovery, application management, subscriptions, and access token generation. It enables consumption workflows for developers to discover, explore, subscribe to, and consume APIs.
humanURL: https://apim.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/reference/product-apis/devportal-apis/devportal-v3/devportal-v3/
tags:
- Developer Portal
- Discovery
- Subscriptions
properties:
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url: https://apim.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/reference/product-apis/devportal-apis/devportal-v3/devportal-v3/
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/wso2-devportal-api.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/devportal-api-categories.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/devportal-api-chat.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/devportal-api-documents.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/devportal-api-monetization.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/devportal-apikeys.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/devportal-apis.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/devportal-application-keys.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/devportal-application-secrets.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/devportal-application-tokens.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/devportal-applications.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/devportal-comments.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/devportal-graphql-policies.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/devportal-import-export.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/devportal-key-managers.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/devportal-mcp-server-documents.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/devportal-mcp-servers.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/devportal-marketplace-assistant.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/devportal-ratings.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/devportal-recommendations.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/devportal-sdks.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/devportal-settings.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/devportal-subscriptions.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/devportal-tags.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/devportal-tenants.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/devportal-throttling-policies.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/devportal-topics.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/devportal-unified-search.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/devportal-users.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/devportal-webhooks.yaml
- aid: wso2:admin-api
name: WSO2 Admin Portal API
description: The WSO2 API Manager Admin Portal API manages users, roles, policies, and system configurations. It provides administrative control over subscription tiers, application policies, advanced throttling policies, and system-wide settings.
humanURL: https://apim.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/reference/product-apis/admin-apis/admin-v4/admin-v4/
tags:
- Administration
- Configuration
- Policies
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://apim.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/reference/product-apis/admin-apis/admin-v4/admin-v4/
- type: OpenAPI
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- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-general.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-aiserviceprovider.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-aiserviceproviders.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-api-category-collection.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-api-category-individual.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
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- type: NaftikoCapability
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- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-advanced-policy-collection.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
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- type: NaftikoCapability
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- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-alerts.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-api-provider-change.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-application.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-application-collection.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-application-policy-collection.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-application-policy-individual.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-applications.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-bot-detection-alert-subscriptions.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-bot-detection-data.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-consumption.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-custom-rules-collection.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-custom-rules-individual.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-deny-policies-collection.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-deny-policy-individual.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-environments.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-global-key-manager-collection.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-global-key-manager-individual.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-import-export.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-key-manager-collection.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-key-manager-individual.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-llmprovider.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-llmproviders.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-label-individual.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-labels-collection.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-monetization-collection.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-organizations.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-platform-gateways.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-roles.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-settings.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-subscription-policy-collection.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-subscription-policy-individual.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-system-scopes.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-tenant-config.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-tenant-config-schema.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-tenant-theme.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-tenants.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-transaction-records.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-unified-search.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-users.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-workflow-collection.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/admin-workflows-individual.yaml
- aid: wso2:gateway-api
name: WSO2 Gateway API
description: The WSO2 API Manager Gateway API provides gateway deployment and management capabilities. It handles API deployment across multiple gateway environments and provides endpoints for managing gateway-level operations.
humanURL: https://apim.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/reference/product-apis/gateway-apis/gateway-v2/gateway-v2/
tags:
- Deployment
- Gateway
- Traffic Management
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://apim.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/reference/product-apis/gateway-apis/gateway-v2/gateway-v2/
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/wso2-gateway-api.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/gateway-general.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/gateway-get-api-info.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/gateway-get-application-info.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/gateway-get-subscription-info.yaml
- aid: wso2:service-catalog-api
name: WSO2 Service Catalog API
description: The WSO2 API Manager Service Catalog API manages service discovery and cataloging. It enables developers to register their backend services in a RESTful manner and supports the API-first integration approach in WSO2 API Manager.
humanURL: https://apim.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/reference/product-apis/service-catalog-apis/service-catalog-v1/service-catalog-v1/
tags:
- Discovery
- Integration
- Service Catalog
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://apim.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/reference/product-apis/service-catalog-apis/service-catalog-v1/service-catalog-v1/
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/wso2-service-catalog-api.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/service-catalog-services.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/service-catalog-settings.yaml
- aid: wso2:devops-api
name: WSO2 DevOps API
description: The WSO2 API Manager DevOps API supports continuous deployment and operations workflows. It provides endpoints for managing API deployments, logging, and operational tasks in DevOps pipelines.
humanURL: https://apim.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/reference/product-apis/devops-apis/devops-v0/devops-v0/
tags:
- Deployment
- DevOps
- Operations
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://apim.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/reference/product-apis/devops-apis/devops-v0/devops-v0/
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/wso2-devops-api.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/devops.yaml
- aid: wso2:dcr-api
name: WSO2 DCR API
description: The WSO2 API Manager Dynamic Client Registration (DCR) API enables OAuth2 client applications to register themselves programmatically with the WSO2 Identity Server key manager. It follows the OpenID Connect Dynamic Client Registration specification and is used to automate application onboarding for API access.
humanURL: https://apim.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/reference/product-apis/
baseURL: https://apis.wso2.com
tags:
- Client Registration
- Identity
- OAuth2
- Security
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://apim.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/reference/product-apis/
- type: OpenAPI
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- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/dcr.yaml
- aid: wso2:governance-api
name: WSO2 Governance API
description: The WSO2 API Manager Governance API provides endpoints for managing governance policies, rulesets, and API compliance. It enables teams to define and enforce API design standards, assess policy adherence, and validate artifact compliance across the API lifecycle.
humanURL: https://apim.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/reference/product-apis/governance-apis/governance-v1/governance-v1/
baseURL: https://apis.wso2.com
tags:
- API Management
- Compliance
- Governance
- Policies
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://apim.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/reference/product-apis/governance-apis/governance-v1/governance-v1/
- type: OpenAPI
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- type: NaftikoCapability
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- type: NaftikoCapability
url: capabilities/governance-governance-policies.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
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- type: NaftikoCapability
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common:
- type: LinkedIn
url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wso2
- type: Website
name: WSO2 API Manager
url: https://wso2.com/api-manager/
- type: Documentation
name: Documentation
url: https://apim.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/
- type: GettingStarted
name: Quick Start Guide
url: https://apim.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/get-started/api-manager-quick-start-guide/
- type: Blog
name: Blog
url: https://wso2.com/library/blogs/
- type: Pricing
name: Pricing
url: https://wso2.com/api-platform/pricing/
- type: About
name: About WSO2
url: https://wso2.com/about/
- type: GitHubOrg
name: GitHub
url: https://github.com/wso2
- type: TermsOfService
name: Terms of Use
url: https://wso2.com/terms-of-use/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
name: Privacy Policy
url: https://wso2.com/privacy-policy/
- type: Support
name: FAQ
url: https://apim.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/reference/faq/
- type: Authentication
name: Authentication Overview
url: https://apim.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/api-security/
- type: ChangeLog
name: What's New
url: https://apim.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/get-started/overview/whats-new/
- type: StatusPage
name: WSO2 Status Page
url: https://status.wso2.com/
- type: Community
name: WSO2 Community Forum
url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/wso2
- type: StackOverflow
name: Stack Overflow
url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/wso2
- type: GitHubRepository
name: WSO2 API Manager GitHub
url: https://github.com/wso2/product-apim
- type: SpectralRules
name: WSO2 Spectral Rules
url: rules/wso2-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
name: WSO2 Vocabulary
url: vocabulary/wso2-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Features
data:
- name: Full API Lifecycle Management
description: Design, publish, deprecate, and retire APIs across the full lifecycle.
- name: Multi-Protocol Support
description: Manages REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSocket, and Webhook APIs.
- name: AI Gateway
description: Routes and manages LLM traffic with guardrails and PII masking.
- name: MCP Gateway
description: Converts REST APIs into Model Context Protocol tools for AI agents.
- name: API Governance
description: Policy enforcement and compliance checking across API designs.
- name: Dynamic Client Registration
description: Programmatic OAuth2 client registration following OpenID Connect DCR spec.
- name: Advanced Throttling
description: Subscription tiers, application policies, and advanced rate limiting.
- name: Analytics
description: Real-time traffic analytics and usage insights via Moesif integration.
- name: SDK Generation
description: Auto-generates client SDKs in multiple languages from API definitions.
- name: Service Catalog
description: Registers and discovers backend services for API-first integration.
- name: DevOps Integration
description: CI/CD pipeline integration for automated API deployment.
- name: Multi-Gateway Support
description: Manages APIs across WSO2, Kong, AWS, Azure, and Envoy gateways.
- type: UseCases
data:
- name: API Program Management
description: Centrally manage the full lifecycle of all enterprise APIs.
- name: Developer Self-Service
description: Developer portal for API discovery, subscription, and key management.
- name: AI Agent Integration
description: Expose REST APIs as MCP tools for AI and agent consumption.
- name: LLM Traffic Management
description: Route, monitor, and govern traffic to large language model APIs.
- name: Compliance and Governance
description: Enforce API design standards and validate compliance across teams.
- name: B2B API Monetization
description: Define subscription tiers and billing for API usage-based monetization.
- type: Integrations
data:
- name: OpenAI
description: AI Gateway supports routing to OpenAI models.
- name: Anthropic
description: AI Gateway supports routing to Anthropic Claude models.
- name: Azure OpenAI
description: AI Gateway integrates with Azure OpenAI deployment.
- name: Kong Gateway
description: Multi-gateway management includes Kong.
- name: AWS API Gateway
description: Multi-gateway management includes AWS API Gateway.
- name: Moesif
description: Analytics integration powered by Moesif.
- name: Kubernetes
description: Native Kubernetes deployment support.
- name: Keycloak
description: Identity provider integration for OAuth2 flows.
- type: LLMsTxt
url: https://wso2.com/llms.txt
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
email: kin@apievangelist.com