# API Guides

* [*Metrics API*](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/api-guides/metrics-api) \
  Search account metrics
* [*Tag API*](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/api-guides/tag-api) \
  Search tagged metrics
* [*Graphite Render API*](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/api-guides/graphite-render-api) \
  Get more out of your metric data
* [*Render Variables API*](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/api-guides/render-variables-api) \
  Build dynamic metric queries
* [*Dashboard HTTP API*](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/api-guides/dashboard-api) \
  Fetch, create, and update your dashboards
* [*Annotations and Events API*](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/api-guides/annotations-and-events-api)\
  Create events with tags
* [*Aggregation Rules API*](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/api-guides/aggregation-rules-api)\
  Consolidate large sets of metrics to improve query retrieval
* [*Alerts API*](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/api-guides/alerts-apis)\
  Manage alerts, notification channels, and define scheduled mute periods