aid: ctera
name: CTERA
description: >-
  CTERA operates the CTERA Intelligent Data Platform, a unified edge-to-cloud
  global file system and data fabric for managing unstructured file data across
  distributed enterprises. The platform combines secure file collaboration,
  cyber protection and ransomware defense, global file locking, enterprise
  search, data classification, and AI-readiness (InsightAI) over a single global
  namespace spanning edge, data center, and public cloud. CTERA is programmable
  through a RESTful Portal management API (uniform object namespace addressed by
  URIs), an official Apache-2.0 Python SDK (cterasdk), a CLI toolbox (ctools),
  and two official Model Context Protocol servers (mcp-ctera-core and
  mcp-ctera-edge) that give AI agents file-and-folder operations over the Portal
  and Edge Filer. CTERA was surfaced as a portfolio company of Bessemer Venture
  Partners.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ctera/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- bessemer-venture-partners
x-tier: enriched
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
image: https://www.ctera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ctera-logo.png
tags:
- Company
- Cloud
- Storage
- File Storage
- Global File System
- Data Management
- Edge Computing
- Cyber Protection
- Hybrid Cloud
- Unstructured Data
apis:
- name: CTERA Portal RESTful API
  description: >-
    RESTful management API for the CTERA Portal. Exposes a uniform object
    namespace (users, devices, folders, and more) where each object is addressed
    by a unique URI, using GET/PUT/POST/DELETE verbs. Authentication is
    session-cookie based via a form login (j_username/j_password); errors are
    conveyed with standard HTTP status codes.
  humanURL: https://www.ctera.com/help/portal/6.0/api/
  baseURL: https://portal.ctera.com/admin/api
  tags:
  - Files
  - Storage
  - Management
  properties:
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.ctera.com/help/portal/6.0/api/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.ctera.com/help/portal/6.0/api/CTERA%20Portal%20APIs.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/ctera-authentication.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/ctera-conventions.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/ctera-problem-types.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.ctera.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.ctera.com/help/portal/6.0/api/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://www.ctera.com/help/portal/6.0/api/CTERA%20Portal%20APIs.html
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://www.ctera.com/help/portal/6.0/api/CTERA%20Portal%20APIs/CTERA_Portal_API_Developer_Guide2.html
- type: HelpCenter
  url: https://kb.ctera.com/
- type: Support
  url: https://www.ctera.com/support/
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.ctera.com/blog/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/ctera
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.ctera.com/eula/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.ctera.com/privacy-policy/
- type: Training
  url: https://www.ctera.com/ctera-training/
- type: Packages
  url: packages/ctera-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/ctera-packages.yml
- type: CLI
  url: cli/ctera-cli.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/ctera-mcp.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/ctera-llms.txt
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/ctera-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/ctera-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/ctera-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/ctera-lifecycle.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/ctera-changelog.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/ctera-conformance.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/ctera-domain-security.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence