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{: #regions-endpoints}

You can use the {{site.data.keyword.appid_full}} APIs for DevOps automation, customization, and management of your service instances. To understand availability of the service, you can review the following connectivity options. {: shortdesc}

{: #available-regions}

{{site.data.keyword.appid_short_notm}} is available in the following regions:

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{: #service-endpoints}

If you're managing your service instances of {{site.data.keyword.appid_short_notm}} programmatically, see the following table to determine which API endpoints to use when you connect to the APIs.

{: #format-call}

Calls to the management API endpoint take the following structure:

https://<region-endpoint>.appid.cloud.ibm.com/management

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{: #api-try}

If you run in to trouble while working with the APIs, try watching this tutorial video or using the {{site.data.keyword.appid_short_notm}} Postman collection.

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