# Management API

> A programmatic interface through which operators manage a distributed runtime's state.

Record: `lex:management-api`
Kind: mechanism
Layer: [Execution Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/execution-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-management-api

## category

- [Control / Coordination / Centralization](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/control-coordination-centralization.md)

## referenced-by

- [Control Plane](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/control-plane.md)