aid: calico name: Calico description: >- Calico is an open source networking and network security solution for containers, virtual machines, and native host-based workloads. Created and maintained by Tigera, it is the most widely adopted solution for container networking and security, powering over 8 million nodes daily across 166 countries. type: Index deliveryModel: model: open-core license: Apache-2.0 open_source: true commercial: true callable_host: false label: Open core · an OSS project plus a commercial hosted product confidence: high source: - license - openapi - pricing generated: '2026-08-28' method: derived accessModel: pricing: freemium onboarding: self-serve trial: false try_now: true public: false label: Freemium · Self-serve signup confidence: medium source: - plans - authentication - security generated: '2026-09-03' method: derived image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/calico.png x-docs-platform: docusaurus x-docs-platform-confidence: medium x-docs-platform-checked: 2026-09-21 x-docs-hosting: netlify tags: - CNI - Containers - eBPF - Kubernetes - Network Policy - Network Security - Networking - Open Source - Service Mesh tags_raw: - CNI - Containers - eBPF - Kubernetes - Network Policy - Network Security - Networking - Open Source - Service Mesh - Open-Source url: >- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/calico/refs/heads/main/apis.yml created: '2026-03-26' modified: '2026-09-05' specificationVersion: '0.23' apis: - aid: calico:calico-client-api name: Calico Client API description: >- The Calico Client Library provides programmatic access to manage Calico resources such as network policies, IP pools, BGP configuration, host and workload endpoints, and IPAM settings. It is the core programmatic interface consumed by calicoctl and other Calico components for managing container networking and security resources. humanURL: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/ baseURL: https://{kube_apiserver_host}/apis/projectcalico.org/v3 tags: - Client Library - CNI - Network Policy - Networking properties: - type: Documentation url: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/ - type: GitHub url: https://github.com/projectcalico/calico - aid: calico:calicoctl-cli name: calicoctl CLI description: >- calicoctl is the command-line tool that enables operators and automation systems to create, read, update, and delete Calico resources such as policies, IP pools, BGP peers, host endpoints, and workload endpoints. It also supports datastore migration, IPAM management, node diagnostics, and cluster status operations. humanURL: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/calicoctl/ baseURL: https://{kube_apiserver_host}/apis/projectcalico.org/v3 tags: - CLI - IPAM - Network Policy tags_raw: - CLI - IPAM - Network Policy - Operations properties: - type: Documentation url: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/calicoctl/ - type: GitHub url: https://github.com/projectcalico/calico/tree/master/calicoctl - aid: calico:calico-kubernetes-crds name: Calico Kubernetes CRDs description: >- Calico exposes its networking and security primitives through Kubernetes Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) including NetworkPolicy, GlobalNetworkPolicy, IPPool, BGPConfiguration, BGPPeer, HostEndpoint, WorkloadEndpoint, FelixConfiguration, and others. These CRDs allow declarative management of container networking and security via the Kubernetes API. humanURL: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/resources/ baseURL: https://{kube_apiserver_host}/apis/projectcalico.org/v3 tags: - CRDs - Kubernetes - Network Policy - Security properties: - type: Documentation url: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/resources/ - type: GitHub url: https://github.com/projectcalico/calico - aid: calico:calico-bgpconfiguration-api name: Calico BGPConfiguration API description: The BGPConfiguration API from Calico — 2 operation(s) for bgpconfiguration. humanURL: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/ baseURL: https://{kube_apiserver_host}/apis/projectcalico.org/v3 tags: - BGPConfiguration properties: - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/calico-bgpconfiguration-api-openapi.yml - type: Overlay url: overlays/calico-bgpconfiguration-api-overlay.yaml - aid: calico:calico-bgppeer-api name: Calico BGPPeer API description: The BGPPeer API from Calico — 2 operation(s) for bgppeer. humanURL: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/ baseURL: https://{kube_apiserver_host}/apis/projectcalico.org/v3 tags: - BGPPeer properties: - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/calico-bgppeer-api-openapi.yml - type: Overlay url: overlays/calico-bgppeer-api-overlay.yaml - aid: calico:calico-globalnetworkpolicy-api name: Calico GlobalNetworkPolicy API description: The GlobalNetworkPolicy API from Calico — 2 operation(s) for globalnetworkpolicy. humanURL: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/ baseURL: https://{kube_apiserver_host}/apis/projectcalico.org/v3 tags: - GlobalNetworkPolicy properties: - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/calico-globalnetworkpolicy-api-openapi.yml - type: Overlay url: overlays/calico-globalnetworkpolicy-api-overlay.yaml - aid: calico:calico-hostendpoint-api name: Calico HostEndpoint API description: The HostEndpoint API from Calico — 2 operation(s) for hostendpoint. humanURL: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/ baseURL: https://{kube_apiserver_host}/apis/projectcalico.org/v3 tags: - HostEndpoint properties: - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/calico-hostendpoint-api-openapi.yml - type: Overlay url: overlays/calico-hostendpoint-api-overlay.yaml - aid: calico:calico-profile-api name: Calico Profile API description: The Profile API from Calico — 2 operation(s) for profile. humanURL: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/ baseURL: https://{kube_apiserver_host}/apis/projectcalico.org/v3 tags: - Profiles tags_raw: - Profile properties: - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/calico-profile-api-openapi.yml - type: Overlay url: overlays/calico-profile-api-overlay.yaml - aid: calico:calico-ip-pool-api name: Calico IP Pool API description: The IP Pool API from Calico — 2 operation(s) for ip pool. humanURL: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/ baseURL: https://{kube_apiserver_host}/apis/projectcalico.org/v3 tags: - IP Pool properties: - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/calico-ip-pool-api-openapi.yml - aid: calico:calico-network-policy-api name: Calico Network Policy API description: The Network Policy API from Calico — 2 operation(s) for network policy. humanURL: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/ baseURL: https://{kube_apiserver_host}/apis/projectcalico.org/v3 tags: - Network Policy properties: - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/calico-network-policy-api-openapi.yml common: - type: CapabilityMap url: capabilities/calico-capability-edges.yml name: Calico Business Capability Map - type: Overlay url: overlays/calico-ippool-api-overlay.yaml - type: Overlay url: overlays/calico-networkpolicy-api-overlay.yaml - type: IssueTracker url: https://github.com/projectcalico/calico/issues - type: Releases url: https://github.com/projectcalico/calico/releases - type: SecurityPolicy url: https://github.com/projectcalico/calico/blob/master/SECURITY.md - type: ContributionGuide url: https://github.com/projectcalico/calico/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md - type: License name: Apache-2.0 url: https://github.com/projectcalico/calico/blob/master/LICENSE.md - type: AgenticAccess url: agentic-access/calico-agentic-access.yml - type: VulnerabilityDisclosure url: security/calico-vulnerability-disclosure.yml - type: DomainSecurity url: security/calico-domain-security.yml - type: Authentication url: authentication/calico-authentication.yml - 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type: LLMsTxt url: llms/calico-llms.txt - type: WellKnown url: well-known/calico-well-known.yml - type: Protobuf url: grpc/calico-goldmane-api.proto - type: Protobuf url: grpc/_index.yml - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/_index.yml - type: Conformance url: conformance/calico-conformance.yml - type: Compliance url: conformance/calico-conformance.yml - type: TrustCenter url: security/calico-trust-center.yml - type: Security url: security/calico-vulnerability-disclosure.yml - type: ErrorCatalog url: errors/calico-problem-types.yml - type: Lifecycle url: lifecycle/calico-lifecycle.yml - type: StatusPage url: https://status.calicocloud.io/ - type: Deprecation url: lifecycle/calico-lifecycle.yml - type: ChangeLog url: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/release-notes/ - type: ChangeLog url: changelog/calico-changelog.yml - type: OAuthScopes url: scopes/calico-scopes.yml - type: Conventions url: conventions/calico-conventions.yml - type: Idempotency url: conventions/calico-conventions.yml - type: DataModel url: data-model/calico-data-model.yml - type: Sandbox url: sandbox/calico-sandbox.yml - type: AgentSkill url: skills/_index.yml - type: Plans url: plans/calico-plans-pricing.yml - type: RateLimits url: rate-limits/calico-rate-limits.yml - type: FinOps url: finops/calico-finops.yml - type: APIReference url: https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/reference/ - type: Support url: https://www.tigera.io/calico-support/ - type: HelpCenter url: https://github.com/projectcalico/calico/discussions - type: TermsOfService url: https://www.tigera.io/legal/terms-of-use/ - type: PrivacyPolicy url: https://www.tigera.io/legal/privacy-policy/ - type: Login url: https://www.calicocloud.io/login integrations: - name: AWS EKS - name: Azure AKS - name: Google GKE - name: Red Hat OpenShift - name: Fortinet - name: Mirantis maintainers: - FN: Kin Lane email: kin@apievangelist.com x-enrichment: date: '2026-09-05' status: enriched artifacts_added: 44 pass: local-v3 x-parent: tigera x-relationship: product