Akash Network

name: Akash Network
description: >-
  Akash Network is a decentralized cloud computing marketplace that connects
  users with underutilized compute capacity from data centers and bare-metal
  providers worldwide. It enables deploying containerized workloads at 60-85%
  lower cost than traditional cloud providers. The platform offers REST APIs for
  deployment management, provider discovery, GPU availability, AI inference, and
  direct blockchain interaction via Cosmos SDK modules.
image: https://akash.network/favicon.ico
tags:
  - Cloud Computing
  - Decentralized
  - Blockchain
  - Kubernetes
  - GPU
  - AI Inference
  - Cosmos
  - Web3
url: https://akash.network
baseURL: https://akash.network
humanURL: https://akash.network
contact:
  - FN: Akash Network Support
    url: https://akash.network/community
    email: [email protected]
created: "2026-06-13"
modified: "2026-06-13"
specificationVersion: "0.19"
apis:
  - name: Akash Console Deployment API
    description: >-
      REST API for programmatic deployment management on Akash Network with
      managed wallets and credit-card billing. Supports creating, listing,
      updating, and closing deployments via SDL manifests. Includes bid
      management, lease creation, and escrow funding operations. Designed for
      SaaS platforms and non-crypto-native users.
    image: https://akash.network/favicon.ico
    humanURL: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/console-api/
    baseURL: https://console-api.akash.network
    tags:
      - Deployments
      - Leases
      - Bids
      - Escrow
      - Cloud
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/console-api/
      - type: GettingStarted
        url: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/console-api/getting-started
      - type: ReferenceDocumentation
        url: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/console-api/api-reference
    contact:
      - FN: Akash Network Support
        url: https://akash.network/community
    X-pricing:
      - plans:
        - name: Pay-As-You-Go
          description: >-
            Credit-card billing for managed wallet deployments. Minimum deposit
            $0.50. Billed in USD; API converts to AKT/USDC on-chain
            automatically.
          url: https://console.akash.network/
          price: 0.00
    X-rateLimit:
      - rate:
        - requests: 1
          unit: second
          notes: >-
            Avoid polling faster than every 3 seconds. 429 TooManyRequests
            returned when rate exceeded. Implement exponential backoff on 5xx
            errors.
    X-authentication:
      - type: x-api-key
        description: >-
          Pass API key via x-api-key header. Create and manage keys at
          console.akash.network under Settings > API Keys.
        url: https://console.akash.network/settings/api-keys

  - name: Akash Console Network Data API
    description: >-
      Publicly accessible indexed API for querying provider information, GPU
      availability, resource statistics, and network-wide metrics. No
      authentication required. Returns real-time provider resource
      availability, hardware specifications, uptime, and GPU models across the
      Akash Network marketplace.
    image: https://akash.network/favicon.ico
    humanURL: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/rest-api/providers-api/
    baseURL: https://console-api.akash.network
    tags:
      - Providers
      - GPU
      - Network Stats
      - Public
      - Monitoring
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/rest-api/providers-api/
      - type: GuidanceDocumentation
        url: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/rest-api/gpu-availability-guide
    contact:
      - FN: Akash Network Support
        url: https://akash.network/community
    X-rateLimit:
      - rate:
        - requests: 0
          unit: none
          notes: >-
            Public, unauthenticated API. No formal rate limits documented.
            Recommended to avoid excessive polling.

  - name: Akash Blockchain REST API
    description: >-
      Direct REST access to Akash blockchain state via gRPC-Gateway on port
      1317. Exposes Cosmos SDK modules (auth, bank, staking, governance) and
      Akash-specific modules (deployment, market, provider, audit, certificate,
      escrow). Supports querying chain state and submitting transactions.
      Swagger UI available at /swagger/ on any running node.
    image: https://akash.network/favicon.ico
    humanURL: https://akash.network/docs/node-operators/architecture/api-layer/
    baseURL: https://api.akashnet.net
    tags:
      - Blockchain
      - Cosmos SDK
      - Deployments
      - Staking
      - Governance
      - gRPC-Gateway
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://akash.network/docs/node-operators/architecture/api-layer/
      - type: ReferenceDocumentation
        url: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/sdk/api-reference
    contact:
      - FN: Akash Network Support
        url: https://akash.network/community
    X-rateLimit:
      - rate:
        - requests: 10
          unit: second
          notes: >-
            Rate limiting recommended via reverse proxy at 10 requests/second
            for production node setups. Public community nodes may have
            independent limits.

  - name: AkashML Inference API
    description: >-
      OpenAI-compatible AI inference API providing access to open-source LLMs
      hosted on decentralized compute across 80+ global datacenters. Supports
      chat completions with models including Llama 3.3-70B, DeepSeek V3,
      Qwen3-30B-A3B, and others. Drop-in replacement for OpenAI API clients.
      New accounts receive $100 in free AI token credits.
    image: https://akash.network/favicon.ico
    humanURL: https://akash.network/blog/akashml-managed-ai-inference-on-the-decentralized-supercloud/
    baseURL: https://api.akashml.com
    tags:
      - AI
      - LLM
      - Inference
      - OpenAI Compatible
      - Chat Completions
      - Llama
      - DeepSeek
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://akashml.com/
      - type: Playground
        url: https://playground.akashml.com
    contact:
      - FN: AkashML Support
        url: https://akash.network/community
    X-pricing:
      - plans:
        - name: Pay-Per-Token
          description: >-
            Pay-per-token pricing with no subscription. New accounts receive
            $100 in free credits. Pricing varies by model.
          url: https://akashml.com/
          price: 0.13
          unit: per million input tokens (Llama 3.3-70B)
    X-rateLimit:
      - rate:
        - requests: 0
          unit: none
          notes: >-
            No formal rate limits published. Service advertises no capacity
            caps. Sub-200ms response times across 80+ global datacenters.
    X-authentication:
      - type: Bearer
        description: >-
          Bearer token authentication via Authorization header.
          Obtain API key from akashml.com account dashboard.
        url: https://akashml.com/

common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://akash.network
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://akash.network/docs
  - type: APIDocumentation
    url: https://akash.network/docs/api-documentation/getting-started/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/akash-network
  - type: Blog
    url: https://akash.network/blog
  - type: Community
    url: https://akash.network/community
  - type: Discord
    url: https://discord.akash.network
  - type: Twitter
    url: https://twitter.com/akashnet_
  - type: Status
    url: https://stats.akash.network
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://akash.network/terms
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://akash.network/privacy
  - type: Changelog
    url: https://github.com/akash-network/node/releases
  - type: SDK
    url: https://github.com/akash-network/chain-sdk