aid: cloud
name: Cloud
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cloud/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
description: >-
  Cloud is a topic profile in the API Evangelist Network covering the
  major public cloud platforms and their APIs. The topic indexes the
  hyperscalers (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud,
  Oracle Cloud, IBM Cloud, Alibaba Cloud) alongside developer-focused
  alternatives (DigitalOcean, Linode, Vultr, Hetzner, Scaleway), GPU
  and AI clouds (CoreWeave, Crusoe, Lambda Labs, RunPod), and edge /
  network-attached compute (Cloudflare Workers, Fastly Compute, Akamai
  Connected Cloud). It is the parent topic to specialized profiles in
  the network such as cloud-storage, cloud-cost-management, and
  cloud-native.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-23'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
kind: topic
tags:
  - Cloud
  - Cloud Computing
  - Compute
  - Hyperscaler
  - IaaS
  - Infrastructure
  - PaaS
  - Public Cloud
  - SaaS
apis:
  - aid: cloud:aws
    name: Amazon Web Services
    tags:
      - AWS
      - Hyperscaler
      - IaaS
      - PaaS
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/
    properties:
      - url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/
        type: Documentation
    description: >-
      Amazon Web Services is the largest public cloud, exposing 200+
      services through service-specific REST and AWS-query APIs signed
      with SigV4. Compute (EC2, Lambda, ECS, EKS), storage (S3, EBS,
      EFS), database (RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora), networking (VPC, Route
      53, CloudFront), and AI/ML (Bedrock, SageMaker) all expose
      programmatic APIs.
  - aid: cloud:azure
    name: Microsoft Azure
    tags:
      - Azure
      - Hyperscaler
      - IaaS
      - PaaS
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://azure.microsoft.com/
    properties:
      - url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/azure/
        type: Documentation
    description: >-
      Microsoft Azure provides public-cloud compute, storage,
      database, AI, and identity services through Azure Resource
      Manager (ARM) REST APIs. Authentication uses Microsoft Entra ID
      (formerly Azure AD) OAuth tokens. Microsoft Graph exposes the
      M365 surface alongside the ARM control plane.
  - aid: cloud:gcp
    name: Google Cloud
    tags:
      - GCP
      - Google
      - Hyperscaler
      - IaaS
      - PaaS
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/
    properties:
      - url: https://cloud.google.com/apis/docs/overview
        type: Documentation
    description: >-
      Google Cloud Platform exposes 100+ services through Google APIs
      (REST + gRPC) authenticated with OAuth 2.0 service accounts.
      Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Run, BigQuery, Spanner, Firestore,
      Vertex AI, and Cloud Storage all share the consistent google
      apis.com endpoint pattern.
  - aid: cloud:oracle
    name: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
    tags:
      - Oracle
      - OCI
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://www.oracle.com/cloud/
    properties:
      - url: https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/api/
        type: Documentation
    description: >-
      Oracle Cloud Infrastructure exposes IaaS and database APIs
      signed with OCI request signatures. Compute, networking,
      storage, autonomous database, and Oracle Database@Azure / GCP
      multicloud surfaces are accessible via region-specific REST
      endpoints.
  - aid: cloud:ibm
    name: IBM Cloud
    tags:
      - IBM
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://www.ibm.com/cloud
    properties:
      - url: https://cloud.ibm.com/apidocs
        type: Documentation
    description: >-
      IBM Cloud exposes Kubernetes Service, VPC compute, Cloud Object
      Storage, Watsonx AI, Db2, and Cloudability cost management
      APIs. Authentication uses IAM API keys exchanged for bearer
      tokens.
  - aid: cloud:alibaba
    name: Alibaba Cloud
    tags:
      - Alibaba
      - Asia
      - Hyperscaler
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://www.alibabacloud.com/
    properties:
      - url: https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/api-references
        type: Documentation
    description: >-
      Alibaba Cloud is the largest public cloud in Asia. APIs cover
      ECS, OSS object storage, ApsaraDB, Function Compute, and PAI
      AI services. RPC and ROA-style endpoints are signed with HMAC
      using AccessKey credentials.
  - aid: cloud:digitalocean
    name: DigitalOcean
    tags:
      - DigitalOcean
      - Developer Cloud
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://www.digitalocean.com/
    properties:
      - url: https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/api/
        type: Documentation
    description: >-
      DigitalOcean offers a developer-friendly REST API for Droplets,
      Kubernetes, App Platform, Spaces, Volumes, Load Balancers,
      Databases, and Functions. Authentication uses bearer tokens.
  - aid: cloud:linode
    name: Linode (Akamai Cloud)
    tags:
      - Akamai
      - Linode
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://www.linode.com/
    properties:
      - url: https://www.linode.com/docs/api/
        type: Documentation
    description: >-
      Linode (now Akamai Connected Cloud) exposes a REST API for
      Linode instances, Kubernetes (LKE), Object Storage, NodeBalancers,
      and Cloud Firewalls.
  - aid: cloud:vultr
    name: Vultr
    tags:
      - Vultr
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://www.vultr.com/
    properties:
      - url: https://www.vultr.com/api/
        type: Documentation
    description: >-
      Vultr provides REST APIs for cloud compute, bare metal, Kubernetes,
      Object Storage, Block Storage, DNS, and Load Balancers across 30+
      global regions.
  - aid: cloud:hetzner
    name: Hetzner Cloud
    tags:
      - Europe
      - Hetzner
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://www.hetzner.com/cloud
    properties:
      - url: https://docs.hetzner.cloud/
        type: Documentation
    description: >-
      Hetzner Cloud is a German hyperscaler offering low-cost cloud
      servers, volumes, networks, and load balancers via a documented
      REST API with bearer token authentication.
  - aid: cloud:scaleway
    name: Scaleway
    tags:
      - Europe
      - Scaleway
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://www.scaleway.com/
    properties:
      - url: https://www.scaleway.com/en/developers/api/
        type: Documentation
    description: >-
      Scaleway is a French cloud provider with REST APIs for Instances,
      Kubernetes (Kapsule), Object Storage, Serverless, Databases, and
      AI inference endpoints.
  - aid: cloud:cloudflare
    name: Cloudflare
    tags:
      - Cloudflare
      - Edge
      - Network
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://www.cloudflare.com/
    properties:
      - url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/
        type: Documentation
    description: >-
      Cloudflare offers an edge-attached cloud (Workers, R2, D1,
      Durable Objects, Queues, AI Gateway) accessible via the
      Cloudflare REST API authenticated with API tokens.
  - aid: cloud:fastly
    name: Fastly Compute
    tags:
      - Edge
      - Fastly
      - WebAssembly
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://www.fastly.com/products/edge-compute
    properties:
      - url: https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/api/
        type: Documentation
    description: >-
      Fastly Compute runs WebAssembly workloads at the edge. The
      Fastly REST API manages services, configurations, dictionaries,
      and Compute deployments.
  - aid: cloud:coreweave
    name: CoreWeave
    tags:
      - AI
      - CoreWeave
      - GPU
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://www.coreweave.com/
    properties:
      - url: https://docs.coreweave.com/
        type: Documentation
    description: >-
      CoreWeave is a GPU-first cloud focused on AI training and
      inference workloads. APIs are exposed primarily through
      Kubernetes-native CRDs and the CoreWeave Cloud REST API.
  - aid: cloud:crusoe
    name: Crusoe Cloud
    tags:
      - AI
      - Crusoe
      - GPU
      - Sustainable
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://crusoecloud.com/
    properties:
      - url: https://docs.crusoecloud.com/reference/api/
        type: Documentation
    description: >-
      Crusoe Cloud is a sustainable AI-first cloud powered by stranded
      and renewable energy. The REST API provisions GPU virtual
      machines, networking, storage, and projects programmatically.
  - aid: cloud:lambda-labs
    name: Lambda Labs Cloud
    tags:
      - AI
      - GPU
      - Lambda
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://lambdalabs.com/service/gpu-cloud
    properties:
      - url: https://cloud.lambdalabs.com/api/v1/docs
        type: Documentation
    description: >-
      Lambda Cloud provides on-demand and reserved NVIDIA GPU
      instances. The REST API launches and terminates GPU instances,
      manages SSH keys, and lists instance types.
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  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/api-evangelist
  - type: Related Topic
    url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/cloud-storage
  - type: Related Topic
    url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/cloud-native
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
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