> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://prefect-bd373955-pytest-markdown.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# API Reference

> Explore Prefect's auto-generated reference documentation.

Prefect auto-generates reference documentation for the following components:

* **[Prefect Python SDK](https://prefect-python-sdk-docs.netlify.app/)**: used to build, test, and execute workflows.
* **Prefect REST API**: used by workflow clients and the Prefect UI for orchestration and data retrieval.
  * Prefect Cloud REST API documentation is available at <a href="https://app.prefect.cloud/api/docs" target="_blank">[https://app.prefect.cloud/api/docs](https://app.prefect.cloud/api/docs)</a>.
  * The REST API documentation for a locally hosted open-source Prefect server is available in the [Prefect REST API Reference](3.0rc/api-ref/server).

When self-hosting, you can access REST API documentation at the `/docs` endpoint of your [`PREFECT_API_URL`](/3.0rc/manage/configure-client/#prefect_api_url) - for example, if you ran `prefect server start` with no additional configuration you can find this reference at <a href="http://localhost:4200/docs" target="_blank">[http://localhost:4200/docs](http://localhost:4200/docs)</a>.