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# API documentation

Airbyte has two sets of APIs which are intended for different uses. The table below outlines their descriptions, use cases, availability and status.

|                        | **Airbyte API**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | **Configuration API**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **Description**        | Airbyte API is a reliable, easy-to-use interface for programmatically controlling the Airbyte platform. With full support from the Airbyte team.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | The Config API is an internal Airbyte API that is designed for communications between different Airbyte components.                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| **Use Cases**          | Enables users to control Airbyte programmatically and use with Orchestration tools (ex: Airflow) <br /><br /> Exists for Airbyte users to write applications against. <br /><br /> Enables [Powered by Airbyte](https://airbyte.com/embed-airbyte-connectors-with-api)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Enables Airbyte Engineering team to configure Airbyte |
| **Intended users** | Airbyte OSS, Cloud & Self-Hosted Enterprise                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Airbyte Engineering Team                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| **Status**            | Available to all Airbyte users (OSS, Cloud, Self-Hosted Enterprise). Learn more on our [blog](https://airbyte.com/blog/airbyte-api). <br /><br /> Full support from the Airbyte team. | Airbyte does NOT have active commitments to support this API long-term. Users utilize the Config API, at their own risk. <br /><br />  This API is utilized internally by the Airbyte Engineering team and may be modified in the future if the need arises. <br /><br /> Modifications by the Airbyte Engineering team could create breaking changes and OSS users would need to update their code to catch up to any backwards incompatible changes in the API.                                                                                                                                             |
| **Documentation**      | [Available here](https://api.airbyte.com)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | [Available here](https://airbyte-public-api-docs.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rapidoc-api-docs.html)