# Client-Side SDK Generation with VMware Cloud Foundation OpenAPI Specs

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Author: vmwareblogs

Published: 2026-09-07T09:38:44Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [VMware Blogs](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/vmware-blogs.md>)

Topics: [OpenAPI Specification](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openapi.md>), [SDKs](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sdks.md>), [.NET](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/net.md>), [C#](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/csharp.md>), [developer tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/developer-tooling.md>), [Java](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/java.md>), [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [PowerShell](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/powershell.md>)

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## AI overview

This guide explains how to generate a strongly typed .NET C# client SDK from VMware Cloud Foundation and vSphere OpenAPI specifications. It covers OpenAPI Generator, installation options, large specification handling, API-surface scoping, and the REST and JSON-RPC interfaces targeted by the example.

## Source excerpt

Starting with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0, VMware officially publishes OpenAPI specifications for VCF APIs. This is a major milestone for developers, enabling you to consume VCF APIs using your programming language of choice. VMware provides first-class developer tooling such as VCF PowerCLI for PowerShell users and the VCF SDK offering Java and Python bindings. ... Continued The post Client-Side SDK Generation with VMware Cloud Foundation OpenAPI Specs appeared first on VMware Blogs.