Internet Assigned Numbers Authority

IANA Protocol Registries

The IANA Protocol Registries publish the authoritative assignments for Internet protocol parameters. Bulk registry data is available as XML, CSV, and plain-text files distributed via rsync and FTP for programmatic consumption.

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https://www.iana.org/protocols

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: internet-assigned-numbers-authority:iana-protocol-registries
name: IANA Protocol Registries
description: The IANA Protocol Registries publish the authoritative assignments for Internet protocol
  parameters. Bulk registry data is available as XML, CSV, and plain-text files distributed via rsync
  and FTP for programmatic consumption.
humanURL: https://www.iana.org/protocols
baseURL: https://www.iana.org/assignments/
tags:
- Protocols
- Standards
- Registries
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.iana.org/protocols