In today’s data-driven landscape, organizations managing large fleets of NetApp controllers or partners supporting multiple customers, face growing complexities in maintaining efficient storage environments. Having the right visibility at the right time is critical to ensuring operational health and driving smarter storage management. APIs help make that a reality.
NetApp Digital Advisor leverages AI and telemetry data to deliver actionable intelligence. Our Digital Advisor APIs extend this intelligence, enabling you to embed proactive system health, risk detection, and optimization insights directly into your automation and monitoring platforms. By moving beyond manual reporting and web interfaces, organizations can programmatically access fleet-wide intelligence, leading to faster, more confident decision-making.
“We’ve been able to standardize reporting using Active IQ GraphQL APIs, giving us a unified view across all our clients. This has helped us identify risks earlier and resolve issues faster, improving overall service delivery.”
— Andrew Johnson, Insight Direct LLC
Why NetApp Digital Advisor APIs matter
Digital Advisor APIs can extend the trusted operational insights from Digital Advisor into your monitoring, ITSM, and automation platforms. This integration helps you:
- Eliminate manual data exports and siloed views
- Gain real-time, fleet-wide visibility across hybrid environments
- Embed storage intelligence directly into your workflows
The result? Proactive operations, smarter planning, and accelerated response times at scale - helping you reduce time spent on storage operations and anticipate issues before they impact your business.
Built on GraphQL for flexibility and efficiency
Powered by GraphQL, Digital Advisor APIs let you request exactly the data you need in a single, efficient call. These APIs provide access to telemetry-driven insights derived from a multi-petabyte data lake processing trillions of data points monthly, ensuring accurate, near real-time data to power your integrations.
Key benefits of GraphQL over REST include:
- Tailored data retrieval for precise insights
- Single endpoint simplicity for streamlined integration
- Reduced API calls for improved performance
- Future-ready design for easy adoption of new insights
Real-world use cases
Digital Advisor APIs support a wide range of operational and strategic scenarios, such as:
- Fleet-wide inventory visibility
- Support contract tracking
- AutoSupport signal monitoring
- Capacity forecasting
- Energy consumption tracking
- Health risk assessments
- Tech refresh and upgrade readiness
These capabilities enable automation of proactive care workflows, early risk detection, and performance optimization—helping teams move from reactive monitoring to predictive operations.
Getting started
Digital Advisor GraphQL APIs are available at no additional cost for customers and partners with valid support entitlements. You can explore and test APIs using the GraphQL API Explorer , and leverage predefined example queries using Apollo Studio Explorer Collection
For detailed information and developer resources, visit the NetApp Digital Advisor API Documentation.
Introducing API MCP for Digital Advisor (coming soon)
To enhance AI-driven workflows, NetApp is set to introduce MCP (Model Context Protocol) for Digital Advisor. MCP will enable:
- Direct exposure of trusted Digital Advisor API insights to AI agents and LLMs
- Integration of storage intelligence into AI-powered operations and automation
- Natural language, agent-driven experiences that go beyond traditional dashboards
Digital Advisor API MCP will offer standardized, AI-friendly interface that complements existing GraphQL APIs, unlocking new possibilities for intelligent automation.
Final thoughts
As enterprises move toward automation and AI-driven decision-making, access to trusted, high-quality storage data is essential. NetApp Digital Advisor APIs and the upcoming MCP integration provide the foundation to operate smarter, faster, and at scale—unlocking the full potential of your NetApp storage fleet.
Ready to transform your storage operations? Explore NetApp Digital Advisor APIs today and prepare for the future with MCP.
