Cisco Catalyst Center
Catalyst Center provides an extensible platform that Cisco customers and partners can use to create value-added applications. enhance the overall network experience by optimizing end-to-end IT processes, reducing the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), and developing new value networks with Intent APIs, integration flows, and events and notifications.
What can I do with Catalyst Center API?
Policy Abstraction
Provide policy-based abstraction of business intent, allowing you to focus on an outcome to achieve instead of struggling with the mechanisms that implement that outcome.
Integration Flows
Integrate Assurance workflows and data with third-party IT Service Management (ITSM) solutions.
Event Notifications
Supported services are available for Cisco Catalyst Assurance events and Catalyst Center SWIM events to be captured and forwarded to third-party applications.
Learn how to automate with Catalyst Center API
FEATURED LEARNING MODULE
Learn how to get started with the Cisco DNA Center REST APIs. Covering authentication and some simple examples, these Python samples with set you on your way to automating the Intuitive Network with Cisco DNA Center.
Cisco DNA Center,Networking
4Labs
1.3hours
EXPLORE THE LEARNING LABS
Try out the Catalyst Center in the DevNet Sandbox
The DevNet Sandboxes provide developers with zero-cost, easy access to infrastructure and platforms to develop and run code against anytime.
Use this testing environment to follow along with the Learning Labs.

Cisco Catalyst Center Sandbox
Interact with the Cisco Catalyst Center API calls using a variety of REST clients such as POSTMAN or CURL. Develop and test applications for Cisco Catalyst Center. Features include:
- Virtualized Controller
- Real hardware sample network topology containing network elements
- Hosts that developers can utilize to develop, debug, and test Cisco Catalyst Center applications
Questions? We are here to help.
Bring your questions to the Catalyst Center community! Engage, collaborate and share with your fellow experts in the developer forum.