DHCP

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a network management protocol used to automate the process of configuring devices on IP networks. DHCP dynamically assigns IP addresses and other network configuration parameters to each device on a network, enabling them to communicate with other IP networks. Defined in IETF RFC 2131, the protocol supports automatic, dynamic, and manual allocation modes and uses message types including DHCPDISCOVER, DHCPOFFER, DHCPREQUEST, DHCPACK, DHCPNAK, DHCPDECLINE, DHCPRELEASE, and DHCPINFORM. DHCP builds on BOOTP (RFC 951) and is supplemented by RFCs covering options and clarifications.

DHCP is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include BOOTP, DHCP, IETF, IP Addresses, and Lease Management.

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

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BOOTPDHCPIETFIP AddressesLease ManagementNetwork ConfigurationNetworkingProtocolRFC 2131TCP/IP

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Composite quality — 6.8/100 · minimal

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 0.0 / 20

Commercial Clarity 0.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.8 / 10

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Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

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Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Specification

Specification

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

BOOTP RFC

BOOTP RFC

DHCP Options RFC

DHCP Options RFC

Source (apis.yml)

aid: dhcp
name: DHCP
description: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a network management protocol used to automate the process of configuring
  devices on IP networks. DHCP dynamically assigns IP addresses and other network configuration parameters to each device
  on a network, enabling them to communicate with other IP networks. Defined in IETF RFC 2131, the protocol supports automatic,
  dynamic, and manual allocation modes and uses message types including DHCPDISCOVER, DHCPOFFER, DHCPREQUEST, DHCPACK, DHCPNAK,
  DHCPDECLINE, DHCPRELEASE, and DHCPINFORM. DHCP builds on BOOTP (RFC 951) and is supplemented by RFCs covering options and
  clarifications.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/dhcp.png
tags:
- BOOTP
- DHCP
- IETF
- IP Addresses
- Lease Management
- Network Configuration
- Networking
- Protocol
- RFC 2131
- TCP/IP
url: https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2131.txt
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis: []
common:
- type: Specification
  url: https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2131.txt
- type: BOOTP RFC
  url: https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc951.txt
- type: DHCP Options RFC
  url: https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2132.txt
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com