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ZeroTier controller API

The controller API from ZeroTier — 6 operation(s) for controller.

ZeroTier controller API is one of 8 APIs that ZeroTier publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include controller. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 7 operations across 6 paths, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version v1.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.zerotier.com/api/v1.

7 operations 6 paths 3 schemas 5 GET2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
v1
Base URL
https://api.zerotier.com/api/v1
Authentication
HTTP Token
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

ZeroTier controller API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It uses HTTP token authentication (tokenAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 7

Across 6 paths, the API surfaces 7 operations — 5 GET, 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

controller 7
GET
/controller
Get Controller Status.
getControllerStatus → 200401
GET
/controller/network
List Networks.
getControllerNetworks → 200401
GET
/controller/network/{networkID}
Get Network by ID.
getControllerNetwork 1 param → 200401
POST
/controller/network/{networkID}
Create or Update a Network.
setControllerNetwork 1 param body → 200401
POST
/controller/network/{controllerID}
Generate Random Network ID.
generateControllerNetwork 1 param body → 200401
GET
/controller/network/{networkID}/member
List Network Members.
getControllerNetworkMembers 1 param → 200401
GET
/controller/network/{networkID}/member/{nodeID}
Get Network Member Details by ID.
getControllerNetworkMember 2 params → 200401

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ControllerNetwork (19 properties), ControllerNetworkMember (12 properties), ControllerStatus (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ControllerNetwork
object
19 properties
ControllerStatus
object
3 properties
ControllerNetworkMember
object
12 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

zerotier-controller-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs ZeroTier publishes across the network.

ZeroTier network API
ZeroTier network-member API
ZeroTier organizations API
ZeroTier peer API
ZeroTier status API
ZeroTier user API
ZeroTier util API