# Berkeley Sockets API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/tcp-ip/sockets-api/  
**Provider:** TCP/IP — https://apis.io/providers/tcp-ip/  
**Documentation:** https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3493

Berkeley Sockets API is published by [TCP/IP](https://apis.io/providers/tcp-ip/) on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Sockets, POSIX, Network Programming, and RFC 3493. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

The de facto standard programming interface for TCP/IP networking, defined in RFC 3493. Implemented nearly ubiquitously in modern operating systems and programming languages, the Sockets API provides functions for creating network connections, sending and receiving data, and managing socket state.

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **Documentation** — https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3493
- **Specification** — https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3493
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tcp-ip/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Tags

Sockets, POSIX, Network Programming, RFC 3493

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