platform-cli-api.md

copyright	lastupdated	keywords	subcollection
years 2018, 2019	2019-03-14	resource groups, platform CLI, platform API	overview

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{{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}} platform service CLIs and APIs

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The {{site.data.keyword.cloud}} platform is composed of multiple components that work together to provide you with a consistent cloud experience. {: shortdesc}

Use the following table to get an at-a-glance view of the command-line interface (CLI) commands and API documents that are associated with each platform component.

Platform Component	CLI Reference	API Docs
{{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} Identity and Access Management (IAM)	Managing IAM access, API keys, service IDs, and access groups	IAM Identity Services API{: new_window} IAM Access Groups API{: new_window} IAM Policy Management API{: new_window}
Account management	Managing accounts, users, and Cloud Foundry orgs	Not available
Usage metering	Viewing usage for accounts, orgs, resource groups, and resources	{{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}} Usage Metering{: new_window}
Usage reporting	Viewing usage for accounts, orgs, resource groups, and resources	{{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}} Usage Reports{: new_window}
Resource controller	Working with resources and resource groups	{{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}} Resource Controller API{: new_window} {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} Open Service Broker API{: new_window}
Resource manager	Working with resources and resource groups	{{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}} Resource Manager API{: new_window}
Catalog	Searching and managing catalog offerings	Catalog API{: new_window}
Search & tagging	Searching resources Tagging resources	Not available
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