tools + apis

Author: shainaraskas

deploy-manage/deploy/self-managed/tools-apis.md

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 # Tools and APIs for self-managed clusters
 
-% What needs to be done: Write from scratch
+Review key resources that can be used to interact with and manage self-managed clusters.
 
-% GitHub issue: https://github.com/elastic/docs-projects/issues/310
+## APIs
 
-⚠️ **This page is a work in progress.** ⚠️
+* [{{es}} API](https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch/): The core API for interacting with a self-managed {{es}} cluster, or any cluster running {{stack}}. Configure {{es}} functionality and settings, query your data, and more.
+  
+    Refer to [REST APIs](/reference/elasticsearch/rest-apis.md) to learn about API conventions and view API usage examples.
+* [{{kib}} API](https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/kibana/): manage {{kib}} resources such as connectors, data views, and saved objects.
+
+:::{tip}
+Learn how to [generate API keys for your self-managed cluster](/deploy-manage/api-keys/elasticsearch-api-keys.md).
+:::
+
+## Clients
+
+* [{{es}} clients](/reference/elasticsearch/clients/index.md): Interact with {{es}} programmatically to integrate {{es}} into your app or website.
+
+## Other
+
+* [{{es}} command line tools](elasticsearch://reference/elasticsearch/command-line-tools.md): Utilities for configuring security and performing other tasks from the command line.
+* [Plugins](elasticsearch://reference/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-plugins.md): Plugins extend core {{es}} functionality. Choose from an existing plugin, or [build your own](elasticsearch://extend/index.md).