# Management

Using the Management API, you can manage environments, user permissions, content type schemas, and more.

## Authentication

To authenticate to the Management API, your applications will use an OAuth client credentials flow outlined on [Access Control](https://docs.umbraco.com/umbraco-compose/getting-started/access-control).

## OpenAPI

The Management API is fully compliant with the [OpenAPI](https://www.openapis.org/) v3 specification. It publishes an OpenAPI JSON document at the following link, which you can import into API tools or use to generate your own client libraries.

{% content-ref url="<https://management.umbracocompose.com/v1>" %}
<https://management.umbracocompose.com/v1>
{% endcontent-ref %}

## API Documentation

You can find an overview and examples of how to call Management API endpoints on the API specification page below.

{% content-ref url="<https://apidocs.umbracocompose.com/>" %}
<https://apidocs.umbracocompose.com/>
{% endcontent-ref %}