﻿---
title: ECE RESTful API
description: A RESTful API is available with Elastic Cloud Enterprise to create and manage both your Elastic Stack deployments and the ECE platform. This section contains...
url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/cloud/cloud-enterprise/restful-api
products:
  - Elastic Cloud Enterprise
---

# ECE RESTful API

A RESTful API is available with Elastic Cloud Enterprise to create and manage both your Elastic Stack deployments and the ECE platform.
This section contains the following information to supplement the OpenAPI-sourced RESTful [API reference](https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/cloud-enterprise):
- [Authentication](https://staging-website.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/api-keys/elastic-cloud-enterprise-api-keys) - How to authenticate when using the API endpoints.
- [API calls](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/cloud/cloud-enterprise/api-calls) - The API protocols and request methods.
- [Accessing the API](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/cloud/cloud-enterprise/how-to-access-api) - Access the API using the Elastic’s ecctl CLI, `curl`, a standard client application, Terraform provider, or you can build your own custom client.
- [API examples](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/cloud/cloud-enterprise/api-examples) - Examples to get you started on your own automation journey.
