Citrix Hypervisor includes a XML-RPC based API, providing programmatic access to the extensive set of XenServer management features and tools. The Citrix Hypervisor API can be called from a remote system as well as local to the Hypervisor host. Remote calls are generally made securely over HTTPS, using port 443.

Citrix Hypervisor SDK: There are five SDKs available, one for each of C, C#, Java, PowerShell, and Python. For XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier, these were provided under an open-source license (LGPL or GPL with the common linking exception). This allows use (unmodified) in both closed-and open-source applications. From XenServer 6.1 onwards the bindings are in the majority provided under a BSD license that allows modifications.

Citrix Project Kensho provided a Common Information Model (CIM) interface to the Citrix Hypervisor API and introduces a Web Services Management (WSMAN) interface to Citrix Hypervisor. Management agents can be installed and run in the Dom0 guest.

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