P4

P4 is a Linux Foundation project enabling programmable data planes in networking devices through an open, standardized programming language. It allows network engineers to define how packets are processed by forwarding planes of network devices independent of specific hardware implementations.

P4 publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Linux Foundation, Networking, Programmable, and Standards.

P4’s developer surface includes documentation, engineering blog, and 3 more developer resources.

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10.4/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-21 · rubric v0.12.0

AccessFreemium

1 APIs

Linux Foundation Networking Programmable Standards

Kin Score

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scored 2026-08-21 · rubric v0.12.0

Composite quality — 10.4/100 · minimal

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 0.5 / 20

Access Clarity 3.2 / 20

Operational Transparency 1.7 / 13

Contract Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 5.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

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.

P4 API

API for accessing P4 programmable data plane specifications, language resources, and tools for defining packet processing in network forwarding planes.

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

P4 Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

P4 Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

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 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: p4
name: P4
description: P4 is a Linux Foundation project enabling programmable data planes in networking devices through an open, standardized
  programming language. It allows network engineers to define how packets are processed by forwarding planes of network devices
  independent of specific hardware implementations.
type: Index
accessModel:
  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/p4.png
tags:
- Linux Foundation
- Networking
- Programmable
- Standards
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-04-28'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/p4/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: p4:p4-api
  name: P4 API
  description: API for accessing P4 programmable data plane specifications, language resources, and tools for defining packet
    processing in network forwarding planes.
  humanURL: https://p4.org/specs/
  tags:
  - Networking
  - Programmable
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://p4.org/specs/
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/p4-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/perforce
- type: Documentation
  name: P4 Documentation
  description: Official documentation for P4.
  url: https://p4.org/specs/
- type: GitHubOrg
  name: P4 GitHub
  description: Source code and repositories for P4.
  url: https://github.com/p4lang
- url: https://p4.org/feed/
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: info@apievangelist.com

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