Control API v1

ably · Company

Company No Auth Free & Open cloud

Use the Control API to manage your applications, namespaces, keys, queues, rules, and more. Detailed information on using this API can be found in the Ably developer documentation . Control API is currently in Beta.

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Get token details

Get token details

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/ably.net/control/1.0.14/me

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/ably.net/control/1.0.14/me"

import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/ably.net/control/1.0.14/me",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/ably.net/control/1.0.14/me';

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/ably.net/control/1.0.14/me"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/ably.net/control/1.0.14/me")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/ably.net/control/1.0.14/me";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Lists apps

List all applications for the specified account ID.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/ably.net/control/1.0.14/accounts/{account_id}/apps

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/ably.net/control/1.0.14/accounts/{account_id}/apps"

import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/ably.net/control/1.0.14/accounts/{account_id}/apps",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/ably.net/control/1.0.14/accounts/{account_id}/apps';

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/ably.net/control/1.0.14/accounts/{account_id}/apps"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/ably.net/control/1.0.14/accounts/{account_id}/apps")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/ably.net/control/1.0.14/accounts/{account_id}/apps";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Lists app keys

Lists the API keys associated with the application ID.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/ably.net/control/1.0.14/apps/{app_id}/keys

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/ably.net/control/1.0.14/apps/{app_id}/keys"

import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/ably.net/control/1.0.14/apps/{app_id}/keys",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/ably.net/control/1.0.14/apps/{app_id}/keys';

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/ably.net/control/1.0.14/apps/{app_id}/keys"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/ably.net/control/1.0.14/apps/{app_id}/keys")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/ably.net/control/1.0.14/apps/{app_id}/keys";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

Postman Setup Guide

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See official documentation for authentication and setup.

What can you build with Control API v1?

Control API v1 is a Company API. Developers commonly use company APIs for:

enriching CRM records with company firmographics
building lead-generation and prospecting tools
verifying business identity and registration details
monitoring competitors and market intelligence
powering B2B data enrichment pipelines

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. Control API v1 is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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