aid: f5
name: F5
description: >-
  F5 is a global company that specializes in application delivery and security
  solutions for businesses. They provide products and services that help
  organizations efficiently and securely deliver applications to users across
  any network or cloud environment. F5's solutions are designed to optimize the
  performance, availability, and security of applications, ensuring a seamless
  user experience. The F5 portfolio includes BIG-IP for high-performance app
  and API delivery, NGINX for cloud-native delivery and security across modern
  apps and Kubernetes, and F5 Distributed Cloud Services for SaaS-based
  delivery, security, and networking across multicloud environments.
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/f5/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-02-12'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
tags:
  - Applications
  - Security
  - Load Balancing
  - API Gateway
  - WAF
apis:
  - aid: f5:f5-big-ip
    name: F5 BIG-IP
    description: >-
      BIG-IP delivers high-performance application and API delivery with load
      balancing, API gateway, DNS, and security services. The platform exposes
      programmable APIs including iControlREST for configuration and service
      management, iControl SOAP for legacy automation, iRules and iRulesLX for
      data-plane traffic manipulation, and TMSH scripting for control-plane
      automation. BIG-IQ provides centralized management for BIG-IP devices
      through its own well-documented REST API.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/
    tags:
      - Applications
      - Security
      - Load Balancing
      - BIG-IP
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/
      - type: iControlREST
        url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
      - type: BIG-IQ Management API
        url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/big-iq/mgmt-api/v0.0/
      - type: iRules
        url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/irules/
      - type: iApps
        url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/iapps/
  - aid: f5:f5-nginx
    name: F5 NGINX
    description: >-
      NGINX provides cloud-native delivery and security for modern applications,
      Kubernetes, and APIs. The NGINX product line includes NGINX Plus, NGINX
      One, NGINX Ingress Controller, and NGINX App Protect, with management and
      automation capabilities exposed through REST APIs for instance
      management, configuration, and observability across distributed
      deployments.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://docs.nginx.com/
    tags:
      - Applications
      - Kubernetes
      - Cloud Native
      - NGINX
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.nginx.com/
      - type: NGINX Plus API
        url: https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/monitoring/live-activity-monitoring/
      - type: NGINX One Console
        url: https://docs.nginx.com/nginx-one/
      - type: NGINX Management Suite
        url: https://docs.nginx.com/nginx-management-suite/
  - aid: f5:f5-distributed-cloud
    name: F5 Distributed Cloud Services
    description: >-
      F5 Distributed Cloud Services delivers SaaS-based application delivery,
      security, and networking across multicloud and edge environments. The
      platform exposes a comprehensive REST API for managing tenants, virtual
      sites, load balancers, WAF policies, bot defense, API security, DDoS
      protection, and CDN configurations from a single control plane.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/api/
    tags:
      - Multicloud
      - Edge
      - Security
      - SaaS
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/api/
      - type: API Reference
        url: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/api-reference
      - type: Getting Started
        url: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/platform/concepts
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.f5.com
  - type: Products
    url: https://www.f5.com/products
  - type: Developer Portal
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/F5Networks
  - type: Blog
    url: https://www.f5.com/company/blog
  - type: Support
    url: https://www.f5.com/services/support
  - type: Community
    url: https://community.f5.com/
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com