---
title: "Developer manuals"
description: "Where to find documentation for each CyVerse platform and API, from the Data Store and Discovery Environment to Terrain, Tapis, and CACAO."
type: Reference
tags:
  - Developers
  - API
  - Documentation
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  by: "claude/opus-5"
  at: "2026-09-11T00:00:00Z"
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  - id: cyverse-learning-materials
    resource: "https://github.com/CyVerse-learning-materials/learning-materials-home/blob/b7392d21be4fd6a67d051847f98c81a18e058a12/docs/dev/manuals.md"
    title: "CyVerse Learning Materials: docs/dev/manuals.md"
    author: "team:cyverse"
    last_modified: "2025-03-16T09:25:29-07:00"
---

# Developer manuals

Table: Documentation websites for each CyVerse platform

| Platform | Purpose | Link |
|----------|---------|------|
| Data Store | data hosting and storage | [Data Store](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/data-store/overview/) |
| Discovery Environment UI | analysis and workbench | [Discovery Environment](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/discovery-environment/overview/) |
| Discovery Environment API | API access | [DE API Manual](https://docs.cyverse.org/api/terrain/){target=_blank} |
| CACAO Jetstream2 | Cloud Services | [CACAO Documentation](https://docs.jetstream-cloud.org/ui/cacao/overview/){target=_blank} | 
| Atmosphere (Deprecated) | Cloud Services | [Atmosphere Manual](https://cyverse.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/atmman/overview){target=_blank} |
| BISQUE (Deprecated) | Image Analysis | [BiSQUE Guide](https://cyverse.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BIS/overview){target=_blank} |
| DNA Subway (Deprecated) | Genomics Education | [DNA Subway Guide](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/education/tutorials/dna-subway/) |
| TAPIS | TACC APIs | [TAPIS](https://tapis-project.org/){target=_blank} |

!!! info "Under the hood"

    For the Discovery Environment's REST API and for contributing to CyVerse's own services, start with [Endpoint index](https://docs.cyverse.org/api/endpoint-index/){target=_blank} and [Developer guide](https://docs.cyverse.org/development/developer-guide/){target=_blank} in the CyVerse Developer Documentation.

<p class="carc-provenance" markdown>Adapted from [CyVerse Learning Materials](https://github.com/CyVerse-learning-materials/learning-materials-home/blob/b7392d21be4fd6a67d051847f98c81a18e058a12/docs/dev/manuals.md){target=_blank} (last source update 2025-03-16), CC BY 4.0. Spotted a problem? [Open an issue](https://github.com/UNM-CARC/cyverse/issues){target=_blank}.</p>