# International Network Services

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/international-network-services/  
**APIs profiled:** 0

International Network Services (INS) was one of the world's largest independent network consulting and security services providers, delivering enterprise network design, infrastructure, and network security solutions to financial services, pharmaceutical, aerospace, energy, and transportation customers. Backed by Canaan Partners (Series C) alongside investors including Sequoia Capital, Cisco Investments, and Lucent Technologies, the company was acquired by Lucent. It is tracked in the API Evangelist network as a venture-backed portfolio company; it does not currently operate a public API developer surface.

## Kin Score — 5.0 / 100 (minimal)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 5.0).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 50.0 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 0.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 0.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 0.0 |
| Access Clarity | 0.0 |

## Agent readiness — 0.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Unknown — onboarding: unknown, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: low).

## Tags

Company, Networking, Network Consulting, Network Security, Enterprise IT, Infrastructure

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/international-network-services/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.