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LF Research

LF Research is the Linux Foundation's research arm that publishes reports and studies on open source trends, OSPO practices, technology adoption, and industry analysis. It provides data-driven insights to help organizations understand and participate in open source ecosystems.

LF Research publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Analysis, Linux Foundation, Open Source, and Research.

LF Research’s developer surface includes documentation, engineering blog, and 5 more developer resources.

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19.9/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemium
1 APIs
AnalysisLinux FoundationOpen SourceResearch

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 19.9/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 2.2 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.0 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
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 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

LF Research API

Programmatic access to LF Research publications, open source trend data, and industry analysis resources.

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Lf Research Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Lf Research Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Lf Research Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Lf Research Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Lf Research Vulnerability Disclosure

disclosure policy published

SECURITY

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrg
GitHubOrg

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Contact
Contact

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Blog
Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Publications
Publications

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: lf-research
name: LF Research
description: LF Research is the Linux Foundation's research arm that publishes reports and studies on open source trends,
  OSPO practices, technology adoption, and industry analysis. It provides data-driven insights to help organizations understand
  and participate in open source ecosystems.
type: Index
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  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/lf-research.png
tags:
- Analysis
- Linux Foundation
- Open Source
- Research
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-04-28'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lf-research/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: lf-research:lf-research-api
  name: LF Research API
  description: Programmatic access to LF Research publications, open source trend data, and industry analysis resources.
  humanURL: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/research
  tags:
  - Analysis
  - Linux Foundation
  - Open Source
  - Research
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/research
common:
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/lf-research-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/lf-research-domain-security.yml
- type: Documentation
  name: LF Research Documentation
  description: Official documentation for LF Research.
  url: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/research
- type: GitHubOrg
  name: LF Research GitHub
  description: Source code and repositories for LF Research.
  url: https://github.com/LF-Engineering
- type: Publications
  name: LF Research Publications
  description: Empirical research reports on open source software, hardware, standards, and data covering AI, cloud computing,
    security, sustainability, and developer talent.
  url: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/research
- type: Contact
  name: LF Research Contact
  description: Direct contact email for LF Research inquiries.
  url: mailto:research@linuxfoundation.org
- url: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/rss.xml
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: info@apievangelist.com