# P4

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/p4/  
**APIs profiled:** 1

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.

## Kin Score — 10.4 / 100 (minimal)

Scored 2026-08-21 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 10.4).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 50.0 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 13.2 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 2.4 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

## Agent readiness — 3.0 (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 | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (1)

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

## Security (1)

- **P4 Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS

## Plans (1)

- **P4 Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Linux Foundation, Networking, Programmable, Standards

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/p4/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.