Integrate server management into your application
Show status, backups, and configuration in your own interface and run approved server actions.
- Show services and their status
- Manage backups and files
- Limit access to individual services
ZAP Customer API
REST API for developers
Connect your applications, bots, and tools to your ZAP-Hosting services. Manage game servers, VPS, dedicated servers, and TeamSpeak, or integrate orders and upgrades.
Getting started
Start in 3 steps
Create an API key and send your first request in just a few minutes.
- 1
Create an API key
Create a key under Settings → API Access and choose the permissions your integration needs.
Go to API Access - 2
Send your first request
Example on the rightSend your key in the Authorization header. /me shows whether it works and which permissions it has.
- 3
Use the documentation
The interactive API reference provides every endpoint, example, and the OpenAPI specification.
API reference
First request (curl)
$ curl -s https://zap-hosting.com/api/v1/me \ -H "Authorization: Bearer zapx_…" \ -H "Accept: application/json"
200 OK· application/json
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"userId": "usr_01HXYZ",
"token": {
"id": "cltok_01HXYZ",
"name": "Automation",
"accountPermissions": ["orders.view", "orders.create"],
"serviceGrants": [
{
"serviceType": "gameserver",
"serviceId": "clgs_01HXYZ",
"permissions": ["gameserver.view", "gameserver.start"]
}
],
"typeGrants": []
}
}
}Use cases
Build your own integration
From community bots and custom dashboards to order flows: connect your application to your ZAP-Hosting services.
Monitor status and console logs in real time
Use current status data and console logs as Server-Sent Events for monitoring and notifications.
- Retrieve current service status
- Receive console logs as a stream
- Trigger notifications for important events
Integrate orders and upgrades
Order new services or adjust existing packages directly from your application.
- Place orders from your app
- Upgrades with a price preview
- Retrieve plan-change status
Supported services
The right endpoints for your services
The Customer API covers game servers, VPS, dedicated servers, and TeamSpeak, as well as orders and plan changes.
Game servers
Manage console, files, backups, server actions, and mods.
GET /VPS
Manage firewall, console, backups, and server administration.
GET /Dedicated servers
Manage server actions, reinstall, traffic, rescue, and DDoS.
GET /TeamSpeak
Automate configuration, clients, bans, and tokens.
GET /Orders & upgrades
Order new services and adjust packages with a price preview.
POST /Access and security
API keys and permissions
Stay in control of the services and actions your integration can use.
API keys (Bearer)
Send your key in the Authorization header with every /api/v1/* request. You can create or replace keys at any time under Settings → API Access.
Permissions per service
Choose which services and actions your integration may access.
Asynchronous operations
For longer-running actions, you receive an operation ID and can retrieve its progress through the API.
REST API with ZapX Pass Pluscreate your API key in your settings with an active Pass Plus
Developer tools
Everything for your integration
Use the API reference, the OpenAPI specification, or our Postman collection to get started.
API vs. MCP
REST API or MCP?
Choose the REST API for your own applications and MCP for working directly with an AI client.
Customer REST API
For your own applications, bots, dashboards, and automations.
- Custom workflows and full control over requests
- Orders and plan changes from your application
- Real-time logs and asynchronous operations
MCP Connect
For Cursor, Claude, and other AI clients with OAuth.
- Status, backups, and server controls in chat
- Set permissions for each AI client
- Convenient for daily administration
FAQ
Frequently asked API questions
Everything you need to know about building your own ZapX integrations.
For your own tools, apps, and automations.
Connect ZAP-Hosting to your dashboard, a bot, or your own application. You can query services, manage servers, integrate backups, and trigger orders from your application.
Game servers, VPS, dedicated servers, and TeamSpeak.
The Customer API provides features for your existing game servers, VPS, dedicated servers, and TeamSpeak servers. Which areas are available depends on your account and the respective access rights.
With a personal API key.
Create an API key under Settings → API Access and send it in the Authorization header with every request. You can find suitable examples in the API documentation.
The right interface for your use case.
The REST API is designed for your own applications, bots, and automations. With MCP, you connect ZAP-Hosting directly to AI clients such as Cursor or Claude.
The API is included with ZapX Pass Plus.
Yes. For the Customer REST API, you need an active ZapX Pass Plus. You can then create your API key under Settings → API Access.
Orders and plan changes from your application.
Yes. You can order new services and adjust existing packages. Before a plan change, you receive a price preview.
Still have questions? Our support team is happy to help.
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Connect your tools with ZapX
Open the API documentation, create an API key, and start with your first request.
API access is part of ZapX Pass