aid: longhorn
name: Longhorn
description: >-
  Longhorn is a CNCF incubating lightweight, reliable, and easy-to-use distributed block storage system for Kubernetes.
  It creates a dedicated storage controller for each volume and replicates data across multiple nodes for high
  availability. Longhorn supports snapshots, backups to S3-compatible storage, disaster recovery, and recurring backup
  schedules.
url: https://longhorn.io
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/longhorn.png
tags:
  - Backup
  - Block Storage
  - Cloud Native
  - Incubating
  - Kubernetes
  - Persistent Volumes
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
type: Index
apis:
- aid: longhorn:longhorn-backingimages-api
  name: Longhorn BackingImages API
  description: >-
    Backing image management for volumes that use pre-populated disk images as their base data. Backing
    images are immutable and can be shared across multiple volumes in the same namespace.
  humanURL: https://longhorn.io/docs/
  tags:
  - BackingImages
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/longhorn-backingimages-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://longhorn.io/docs/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/longhorn/longhorn
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/longhorn-volume-schema.json
- aid: longhorn:longhorn-backups-api
  name: Longhorn Backups API
  description: >-
    Backup operations for storing volume snapshots to external storage targets such as S3-compatible storage
    or NFS. Backups can be restored to new volumes for disaster recovery.
  humanURL: https://longhorn.io/docs/
  tags:
  - Backups
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/longhorn-backups-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://longhorn.io/docs/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/longhorn/longhorn
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/longhorn-volume-schema.json
- aid: longhorn:longhorn-engineimages-api
  name: Longhorn EngineImages API
  description: >-
    Engine image management for the Longhorn storage engine. Engine images are OCI images containing the
    Longhorn engine binary and are used to upgrade or manage storage engine versions.
  humanURL: https://longhorn.io/docs/
  tags:
  - EngineImages
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/longhorn-engineimages-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://longhorn.io/docs/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/longhorn/longhorn
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/longhorn-volume-schema.json
- aid: longhorn:longhorn-nodes-api
  name: Longhorn Nodes API
  description: >-
    Node management for the Longhorn storage cluster including listing nodes, updating disk configurations,
    enabling or disabling scheduling, and managing node tags for workload placement.
  humanURL: https://longhorn.io/docs/
  tags:
  - Nodes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/longhorn-nodes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://longhorn.io/docs/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/longhorn/longhorn
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/longhorn-volume-schema.json
- aid: longhorn:longhorn-recurringjobs-api
  name: Longhorn RecurringJobs API
  description: >-
    Recurring job management for scheduling automated snapshot and backup operations on a cron-based schedule.
    Recurring jobs can be applied to individual volumes or all volumes via groups.
  humanURL: https://longhorn.io/docs/
  tags:
  - RecurringJobs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/longhorn-recurringjobs-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://longhorn.io/docs/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/longhorn/longhorn
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/longhorn-volume-schema.json
- aid: longhorn:longhorn-settings-api
  name: Longhorn Settings API
  description: >-
    System-wide Longhorn settings management including backup targets, replica counts, node scheduling
    policies, data locality settings, and storage over-provisioning configuration.
  humanURL: https://longhorn.io/docs/
  tags:
  - Settings
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/longhorn-settings-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://longhorn.io/docs/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/longhorn/longhorn
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/longhorn-volume-schema.json
- aid: longhorn:longhorn-snapshots-api
  name: Longhorn Snapshots API
  description: >-
    Snapshot operations for volumes including creating, listing, deleting, reverting to, and purging snapshots.
    Snapshots capture the state of a volume at a point in time and can be used as the basis for backups.
  humanURL: https://longhorn.io/docs/
  tags:
  - Snapshots
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/longhorn-snapshots-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://longhorn.io/docs/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/longhorn/longhorn
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/longhorn-volume-schema.json
- aid: longhorn:longhorn-systembackups-api
  name: Longhorn SystemBackups API
  description: >-
    System-level backup and restore operations for the entire Longhorn configuration including all volumes,
    settings, and resource definitions.
  humanURL: https://longhorn.io/docs/
  tags:
  - SystemBackups
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/longhorn-systembackups-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://longhorn.io/docs/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/longhorn/longhorn
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/longhorn-volume-schema.json
- aid: longhorn:longhorn-volumes-api
  name: Longhorn Volumes API
  description: >-
    Volume lifecycle management including creating, attaching, detaching, expanding, and deleting volumes.
    Also includes volume actions such as activating, canceling expansion, and managing replicas.
  humanURL: https://longhorn.io/docs/
  tags:
  - Volumes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/longhorn-volumes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://longhorn.io/docs/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/longhorn/longhorn
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/longhorn-volume-schema.json
common:
  - type: IssueTracker
    url: https://github.com/longhorn/longhorn/issues
  - type: SecurityPolicy
    url: https://github.com/longhorn/longhorn/blob/master/SECURITY.md
  - type: CodeOfConduct
    url: https://github.com/longhorn/longhorn/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
  - type: ContributionGuide
    url: https://github.com/longhorn/longhorn/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
  - type: License
    name: Apache-2.0
    url: https://github.com/longhorn/longhorn/blob/master/LICENSE
  - type: AgenticAccess
    url: agentic-access/longhorn-agentic-access.yml
  - type: DomainSecurity
    url: security/longhorn-domain-security.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/longhorn-authentication.yml
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/longhorn-context.jsonld
    name: Longhorn JSON-LD Context
    description: Linked data context mapping Longhorn resources to standard vocabularies.
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/longhorn-volume-schema.json
    name: Longhorn Volume JSON Schema
    description: JSON Schema for Longhorn volume, replica, snapshot, node, and recurring job data models.
  - type: Website
    name: Longhorn Website
    description: Official Longhorn project website.
    url: https://longhorn.io/
  - type: Documentation
    name: Longhorn Documentation
    description: Official Longhorn documentation.
    url: https://longhorn.io/docs/
  - type: GettingStarted
    name: Longhorn Quick Installation
    description: Quick installation guide for deploying Longhorn on Kubernetes.
    url: https://longhorn.io/docs/1.11.1/deploy/install/
  - type: Blog
    name: Longhorn Blog
    description: Official Longhorn blog with release announcements and articles.
    url: https://longhorn.io/blog/
  - type: ChangeLog
    name: Longhorn Releases
    description: Release history and changelogs for Longhorn.
    url: https://github.com/longhorn/longhorn/releases
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    name: Longhorn GitHub Organization
    description: GitHub organization hosting all Longhorn source code.
    url: https://github.com/longhorn
  - type: GitHubRepository
    name: Longhorn GitHub Repository
    description: Main Longhorn source code repository.
    url: https://github.com/longhorn/longhorn
  - type: Community
    name: Longhorn Community
    description: Community resources including Slack, mailing lists, and discussions.
    url: https://longhorn.io/community/
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com