CenturyLink (Lumen Technologies)

aid: centurylink
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/centurylink/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: CenturyLink (Lumen Technologies)
tags:
  - Broadband
  - Connectivity
  - Edge
  - Fiber
  - Lumen
  - Network
  - OAuth 2.0
  - Quantum Fiber
  - SD-WAN
  - Telecom
  - Fortune 500
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2026-03-23'
modified: '2026-04-23'
position: Consumer
specificationVersion: '0.19'
description: >-
  CenturyLink is the residential broadband and home services brand of Lumen
  Technologies, a Fortune 500 telecommunications provider operating one of
  the largest fiber networks in North America. Following the Level 3
  acquisition and rebrand to Lumen, CenturyLink's developer surface is
  exposed through the Lumen Developer Center and Lumen API Marketplace,
  which publish REST APIs secured by OAuth 2.0 for enterprise location
  qualification, quote-to-order, provisioning, billing, notifications, CDN
  and edge compute, DDoS mitigation, and Public Sector networking products.
apis:
  - aid: centurylink:lumen-developer-center
    name: Lumen Developer Center APIs
    tags:
      - Enterprise
      - Lumen
      - OAuth 2.0
      - Partner
      - REST
    humanURL: https://developer.lumen.com/
    properties:
      - url: https://developer.lumen.com/
        type: Website
      - url: https://developer.lumen.com/apis
        type: Reference
      - url: https://developer.centurylink.com/apis
        type: LegacyDeveloper
      - url: https://developer-test.centurylink.com/content/using-oauth-20-access-lumen-apis
        type: Authentication
    description: >-
      The Lumen Developer Center publishes Lumen's enterprise API catalog,
      including Location, Quote, Order (PX CreateOrder), Service Inventory,
      Billing, Outbound Notification, and Trouble Ticket APIs. All APIs use
      OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials and require Partner Developer Portal
      registration and administrator enablement.
  - aid: centurylink:lumen-api-marketplace
    name: Lumen API Marketplace
    tags:
      - API Marketplace
      - Enterprise
      - Partner
    humanURL: https://apimarketplace.lumen.com/
    properties:
      - url: https://apimarketplace.lumen.com/
        type: Website
      - url: https://apimarketplace.lumen.com/obtaining-user-credentials-access-centurylink-apis
        type: Credentials
    description: >-
      The Lumen API Marketplace is the enterprise catalog where partners
      and customers browse APIs, request credentials, and manage app-level
      OAuth client IDs for programmatic access to Lumen and legacy
      CenturyLink services.
  - aid: centurylink:lumen-openapi-services
    name: Lumen OpenAPI Services (Level 3 legacy)
    tags:
      - Connectivity
      - Level 3
      - Location
      - OpenAPI
    humanURL: https://developer.level3.com/documentation
    properties:
      - url: https://developer.level3.com/documentation
        type: Documentation
      - url: https://developer.level3.com/
        type: Developer
    description: >-
      The Level 3 / Lumen OpenAPI Services portal provides OpenAPI-described
      REST services such as the Lumen Location API that returns detailed
      service location information by locationId, along with reference
      specifications inherited from the Level 3 product family.
  - aid: centurylink:lumen-public-sector-api-center
    name: Lumen Public Sector API Center
    tags:
      - Federal
      - Government
      - Public Sector
      - State and Local
    humanURL: https://blog.centurylink.com/lumen-launches-public-sector-api-marketplace-which-offers-easy-to-use-apis/
    properties:
      - url: https://blog.centurylink.com/lumen-launches-public-sector-api-marketplace-which-offers-easy-to-use-apis/
        type: Announcement
      - url: https://www.lumen.com/en-us/solutions/public-sector.html
        type: Solutions
    description: >-
      The Public Sector API Center offers government-tailored REST APIs for
      Lumen network services, enabling federal, state, and local agencies
      to programmatically order, provision, and monitor connectivity and
      managed services.
  - aid: centurylink:quantum-fiber
    name: Quantum Fiber Residential Services
    tags:
      - Broadband
      - Fiber
      - Residential
    humanURL: https://www.quantumfiber.com/
    properties:
      - url: https://www.quantumfiber.com/
        type: Website
      - url: https://www.centurylink.com/
        type: LegacyBrand
    description: >-
      Quantum Fiber is Lumen's residential multi-gigabit fiber brand that
      supersedes CenturyLink in markets with fiber deployment, with account
      and service management exposed through consumer web and mobile apps
      rather than a public developer API.
common:
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lumentechnologies
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.centurylink.com
  - type: Corporate
    url: https://www.lumen.com/
  - type: Developer
    url: https://developer.lumen.com/
  - type: APIMarketplace
    url: https://apimarketplace.lumen.com/
  - type: LegacyDeveloper
    url: https://developer.centurylink.com/apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.lumen.com/
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/centurylink
  - type: QuantumFiber
    url: https://www.quantumfiber.com/
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]