About This Documentation

Developer Central provides comprehensive documentation for the RackCorp API, enabling you to integrate RackCorp services into your applications. Our API supports both traditional command-based requests and RESTful conventions.

Whether you're building automation tools, integrating with existing systems, or creating new applications, this documentation will help you get started quickly.

Quick Start

New to the RackCorp API? Start here:

1. Read the Getting Started guide to learn about authentication and API basics
2. Explore the Load Balancer API as an example
3. Use the interactive "Try This" sections to test API calls directly in your browser

API Features

• Multiple Formats: Examples provided in PHP, Python, and raw JSON
• Flexible Access: Use cmd= parameter style or REST conventions
• Interactive Testing: Try API calls directly in the documentation
• Comprehensive Coverage: Documentation for all major API components

Authentication

All API requests require authentication using a JWT (JSON Web Token). You can provide your token either as a Bearer token in the Authorization header or as a cookie named JWTSESSIONID.

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_JWT_TOKEN

For more details on obtaining and using API keys, see the Getting Started guide.

Base URL

All API requests should be made to:

https://api.rackcorp.net/api/rest/v2.9/json.php

Use standard HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) with the cmd parameter to specify the operation you want to perform.