High Tech

aid: high-tech
name: High Tech
kind: topic
description: >-
  High Tech indexes the APIs, data services, and reference
  artifacts that power the electronics, semiconductor, hardware,
  and IoT industries. The landscape covers electronic component
  data and distribution (Octopart / Nexar, Digi-Key, Mouser, Arrow
  Electronics, Avnet, Newark / element14), ECAD and PCB design
  data (SnapEDA, Ultra Librarian, Altium 365 via Nexar Design),
  hardware lifecycle and IoT device management (AWS IoT, Azure IoT
  Hub, Particle, Golioth), bill-of-materials and component-search
  workflows used across hardware product engineering, and the
  authoritative manufacturer data that anchors a component record
  (manufacturer part number, manufacturer, datasheet, lifecycle
  status, RoHS / REACH compliance, real-time inventory and pricing
  across distributors). This index captures the canonical providers,
  the shape of a component record as JSON Schema, a JSON-LD
  context aligning with schema.org Product / Offer / Organization,
  and the domain vocabulary used across the high-tech component
  supply chain.
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/high-tech/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
type: Index
access: 3rd-Party
position: Reference
created: '2026-05-23'
modified: '2026-05-23'
specificationVersion: '0.20'
tags:
- Arrow Electronics
- Availability
- Bill of Materials
- BoM
- Component Data
- Datasheets
- Digi-Key
- Distributors
- ECAD
- Electronic Components
- Electronics
- Footprints
- Hardware
- High Tech
- IoT
- Lifecycle
- Manufacturer Part Number
- Manufacturers
- Mouser
- MPN
- Nexar
- Octopart
- PCB Design
- Pricing
- RoHS
- Semiconductors
- SnapEDA
- Supply Chain
- Symbols
- Ultra Librarian
apis:
- aid: high-tech:octopart-nexar
  name: Octopart / Nexar Supply API
  description: >-
    Nexar Supply (formerly Octopart API v4) is a GraphQL API that
    aggregates electronic component data from manufacturers and
    distributors worldwide. Returns parts, manufacturers, sellers,
    offers, datasheets, lifecycle status, compliance, and CAD
    models for tens of millions of MPNs. Free Evaluation plan up
    to 100 matched parts; Enterprise plans for production use.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://nexar.com/api
  baseURL: https://api.nexar.com/graphql
  tags:
  - Component Data
  - Distributors
  - GraphQL
  - Nexar
  - Octopart
  - Supply Chain
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nexar.com/api
  - type: Portal
    url: https://portal.nexar.com/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://nexar.com/api/compare-plans
  - type: GraphQLEndpoint
    url: https://api.nexar.com/graphql
  - url: graphql/high-tech-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
- aid: high-tech:digi-key
  name: Digi-Key Product Information API
  description: >-
    Digi-Key's developer portal exposes a suite of OAuth 2.0 APIs
    including Product Information V4 (search by MPN, description,
    manufacturer, category), Quote, Ordering, Order Status, Order
    Management, MyLists, Supply Chain, Product Change
    Notifications, and Barcode. Sandbox and production
    environments separated; supports two-legged and three-legged
    OAuth flows.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developer.digikey.com/products
  baseURL: https://api.digikey.com
  tags:
  - Digi-Key
  - Distributors
  - OAuth
  - Ordering
  - Product Information
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.digikey.com/products
  - type: Portal
    url: https://developer.digikey.com/
  - type: OAuthAuthorization
    url: https://api.digikey.com/v1/oauth2/authorize
  - type: OAuthToken
    url: https://api.digikey.com/v1/oauth2/token
- aid: high-tech:mouser
  name: Mouser Electronics Search API
  description: >-
    Mouser Electronics exposes a REST Search API (SearchByPartNumber,
    SearchByKeyword, SearchByManufacturer), a Cart API, and an
    Order API. Authentication uses a per-application API key
    issued through Mouser's developer portal. Responses include
    MouserPartNumber, ManufacturerPartNumber, Manufacturer,
    Description, DataSheetUrl, ProductDetailUrl, Category,
    Availability, LeadTime, and PriceBreaks.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.mouser.com/api-search/
  baseURL: https://api.mouser.com
  tags:
  - API Key
  - Distributors
  - Mouser
  - REST
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.mouser.com/api-search/
  - type: Portal
    url: https://www.mouser.com/api-hub/
  - type: OrderAPI
    url: https://www.mouser.com/api-order/
- aid: high-tech:arrow
  name: Arrow Electronics Pricing & Availability API
  description: >-
    Arrow Electronics provides a Pricing & Availability API and an
    Order API. Responses returned as JSON (XML available). Partners
    request an authorization key through Arrow's developer
    onboarding. A Quote API is marked "Coming soon".
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developers.arrow.com/api/
  baseURL: https://api.arrow.com
  tags:
  - Arrow Electronics
  - Distributors
  - Ordering
  - Pricing
  - REST
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.arrow.com/api/
  - type: Portal
    url: https://developers.arrow.com/
- aid: high-tech:avnet
  name: Avnet Developer APIs
  description: >-
    Avnet provides distributor APIs for part search, pricing,
    availability, and order management, primarily for established
    partner accounts.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.avnet.com/
  tags:
  - Avnet
  - Distributors
  - Pricing
  properties:
  - type: Homepage
    url: https://www.avnet.com/
- aid: high-tech:newark-element14
  name: Newark / element14 API
  description: >-
    Newark and element14 (Premier Farnell) expose component search
    and pricing data via partner APIs for hardware engineers and
    maker communities.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.newark.com/
  tags:
  - Distributors
  - element14
  - Newark
  properties:
  - type: Homepage
    url: https://www.newark.com/
- aid: high-tech:snapeda
  name: SnapEDA Symbols & Footprints API
  description: >-
    SnapEDA is a library of free CAD models for electronic
    components — schematic symbols, PCB footprints, and 3D models
    — keyed off manufacturer part numbers. Used by PCB design
    tools to auto-resolve CAD assets for a BoM.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.snapeda.com/home/
  tags:
  - 3D Models
  - ECAD
  - Footprints
  - PCB Design
  - SnapEDA
  - Symbols
  properties:
  - type: Homepage
    url: https://www.snapeda.com/home/
- aid: high-tech:ultra-librarian
  name: Ultra Librarian ECAD API
  description: >-
    Ultra Librarian (an EMA Design Automation service) publishes
    symbols, footprints, and 3D models for over 16 million
    components, with integrations to major ECAD tools.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.ultralibrarian.com/
  tags:
  - 3D Models
  - ECAD
  - Footprints
  - Symbols
  - Ultra Librarian
  properties:
  - type: Homepage
    url: https://www.ultralibrarian.com/
- aid: high-tech:altium-365
  name: Altium 365 / Nexar Design API
  description: >-
    Nexar Design exposes Altium 365 workspace data — components,
    nets, MCAD geometry, and positional data — via GraphQL for
    programmatic access to PCB designs.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://nexar.com/api
  baseURL: https://api.nexar.com/graphql
  tags:
  - Altium 365
  - Design
  - GraphQL
  - Nexar
  - PCB Design
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nexar.com/api
- aid: high-tech:aws-iot-core
  name: AWS IoT Core
  description: >-
    AWS IoT Core provides device registry, MQTT message broker,
    device shadow, jobs, and rules engine for connected hardware
    at scale. Anchors the AWS IoT family (Device Management,
    Device Defender, Events, FleetWise, Greengrass, SiteWise,
    TwinMaker).
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/iot-core/
  tags:
  - AWS
  - Device Management
  - IoT
  - MQTT
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot/
- aid: high-tech:azure-iot-hub
  name: Microsoft Azure IoT Hub
  description: >-
    Azure IoT Hub provides bi-directional device-to-cloud and
    cloud-to-device messaging, device twins, direct methods, and
    device provisioning service (DPS).
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/iot-hub/
  tags:
  - Azure
  - Device Twins
  - IoT
  - MQTT
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-hub/
- aid: high-tech:particle
  name: Particle Device Cloud API
  description: >-
    Particle provides a Device Cloud REST API plus webhooks for
    managing cellular and Wi-Fi connected hardware, firmware OTA,
    and variable / function / event APIs against devices.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/api/
  baseURL: https://api.particle.io
  tags:
  - Device Cloud
  - IoT
  - OTA
  - Particle
  - REST
  - Webhooks
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/api/
common:
- type: ComponentSchema
  url: >-
    https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/high-tech/refs/heads/main/json-schema/high-tech-component-schema.json
- type: ComponentStructure
  url: >-
    https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/high-tech/refs/heads/main/json-structure/high-tech-component-structure.json
- type: JSONLDContext
  url: >-
    https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/high-tech/refs/heads/main/json-ld/high-tech-context.jsonld
- type: Vocabulary
  url: >-
    https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/high-tech/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/high-tech-vocabulary.yml
- type: Examples
  url: >-
    https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/high-tech/refs/heads/main/examples/