Android Management API: The Complete Guide for Businesses
By the Zonix EM Team
The Android Management API (AMAPI) is Google's official solution for managing corporate Android devices. It replaces the older Device Admin APIs and offers far more powerful, more secure capabilities.
What is the Android Management API?
AMAPI is a REST API that lets you create and manage Enterprises (organizations), device policies, enrollment tokens, and more. It's the foundation behind every modern Android MDM solution.
Advantages over legacy solutions
- No agent required: Native integration with Android, with no need to install extra apps
- More secure: Policies enforced directly by the operating system itself
- More capabilities: Kiosk Mode, Work Profile, Zero-Touch, and much more
- Officially supported: Maintained and updated by Google
Key concepts
Enterprise: Represents your organization in Google's system. Each company has one unique Enterprise.
Policy: Defines the rules applied to devices (allowed apps, restrictions, settings).
Enrollment Token: A token used to register new devices to your Enterprise.
Device: Represents a physical device registered to your Enterprise.
How ZonixEM uses AMAPI
Our platform abstracts away all of AMAPI's complexity into an intuitive visual interface. You don't need to write code or understand the API's technical details — just configure your policies and provision your devices.