IONOS CLOUD API Overview

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Welcome to the Core API Specification for IONOS CLOUD services. This guide provides detailed information about the APIs IONOS CLOUD offers, allowing you to manage and interact with your cloud resources effectively. If you want to provision servers, manage databases, monitor activities, or handle billing, IONOS CLOUD APIs offer the functionality to streamline all these operations.

Note: You can find detailed information about each API within this specification, including endpoints, functionalities, and usage instructions. Access the links to the documentation for each API to dive deeper into the specifics as needed. For more information, see our Get Started with IONOS CLOUD API guide to help you begin using our APIs.

API Specification Files

The following is a list of all API Specification Files:

AI

AI Model Hub API

Interact with AI models on IONOS CLOUD.

AI Model Hub OpenAI API

Use OpenAI-compatible AI Model Hub API for chat completions.

Backup & Storage

Backup Service API

Manage and configure backup services for your resources.

IONOS CLOUD Object Storage API

Store, retrieve, and delete objects.

IONOS CLOUD Object Storage Management API

Manage object storage resources.

Network File Storage API

Manage shared file storage via NFS.

Compute Services

Compute Engine API

Provision and manage virtual machines and compute resources.

Cloud GPU VMs API

Create and manage high-performance GPU instances for compute-intensive workloads.

Cubes API

Create and manage Cube instances.

Containers

Managed Kubernetes API

Deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters on IONOS CLOUD.

Private Container Registry API

Manage Docker and OCI-compliant registries.

Data Analytics

Event Stream for Apache Kafka API

Manage and interact with Kafka event streams.

Databases

DBaaS In-Memory DB API

Create and manage Redis® clusters.

DBaaS MariaDB API

Create and manage MariaDB clusters.

DBaaS MongoDB API

Manage MongoDB databases on the cloud.

DBaaS PostgreSQL API

Create and manage PostgreSQL clusters.

Network Services

CDN API

Manage and configure CDN distributions.

Cloud DNS API

Manage zones and records for DNS.

Cross Connect API

Manage physical cross-connects between networks.

Flow Logs API

Capture and analyze network flow logs.

Managed Application Load Balancer API

Configure and manage application load balancers.

Managed NAT Gateway API

Manage and configure NAT gateways for private networks.

Managed Network Load Balancer API

Configure and manage network load balancers.

VM Autoscaling API

Automatically scale virtual machines based on demand.

VPN Gateway API

Manage and configure VPN gateways.

Observability

Activity Log API

Audit user activities and resource changes.

Logging Service API

Observe, search, and filter logs.

Monitoring Service API

Ingest, aggregate, and analyze data.

Monitoring as a Service API

Set alarms & alerts and retrieve alarm history.

Security

Auth API

Manage tokens for secure API access.

Identity API

Manage password policies.

Certificate Manager API

Provision and manage SSL certificates.

Network Security Groups API

Manage security groups for network traffic control.

Management

Billing API

Retrieve resource usage and invoices.

Reseller API

Manage contracts and admin users.