# Providers

The Providers API allows you to discover and inspect AI providers registered in your Umbraco installation.

## Overview

Providers are read-only resources - they're installed as NuGet packages and discovered automatically. The API lets you:

* List all registered providers
* Get detailed information about a specific provider
* Inspect provider settings schema for UI generation

## Base URL

```
/umbraco/ai/management/api/v1/providers
```

## Authentication

All endpoints require backoffice authentication with the `Umb.AI.Management.Api` authorization policy.

## Endpoints

| Method | Endpoint                                       | Description                                                            |
| ------ | ---------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| GET    | `/umbraco/ai/management/api/v1/providers`      | [List all providers](/ai-in-umbraco/management-api/providers/list.md)  |
| GET    | `/umbraco/ai/management/api/v1/providers/{id}` | [Get provider details](/ai-in-umbraco/management-api/providers/get.md) |

## Response Models

### ProviderItemResponseModel

Lightweight model used in list responses:

```json
{
    "id": "openai",
    "name": "OpenAI",
    "capabilities": ["Chat", "Embedding"]
}
```

### ProviderResponseModel

Full model with settings schema:

```json
{
    "id": "openai",
    "name": "OpenAI",
    "capabilities": ["Chat", "Embedding"],
    "settings": [
        {
            "alias": "apiKey",
            "name": "API Key",
            "description": "Your OpenAI API key",
            "type": "string",
            "isRequired": true,
            "isSensitive": true
        }
    ]
}
```

## Settings Schema

The `settings` array describes the configuration options for a provider:

| Property       | Type       | Description                               |
| -------------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| `alias`        | string     | Setting identifier                        |
| `name`         | string     | Display name                              |
| `description`  | string?    | Help text                                 |
| `type`         | string     | Data type (`string`, `number`, `boolean`) |
| `isRequired`   | bool       | Whether the setting must be provided      |
| `isSensitive`  | bool       | Whether to mask the value in UI           |
| `defaultValue` | string?    | Default value if not specified            |
| `options`      | string\[]? | Valid options for selection               |

## In This Section

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[List Providers](/ai-in-umbraco/management-api/providers/list.md)
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[Get Provider](/ai-in-umbraco/management-api/providers/get.md)
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