established ↑ 6.0 capability

Hardware

Score 27.6 / 100 607 providers 24 APIs Search apis.io →

Variants seen in the corpus: Hardwarehardware

Providers using this tag (607)

Ranked by API Evangelist rating — Exemplar and Strong are expanded by default.

Strong 6 Solid coverage with minor gaps

ParticleIoTInternet of ThingsCellularWi-Fi25 APIs60.8 IonQQuantum ComputingTrapped IonQPUARIA7 APIs59.4 Google Quantum AIQuantum ComputingQuantumNISQ15 APIs59.3 Device Specs APIMobileSmartphonesPhone SpecsChipsets1 API58.7 HildebrandEnergyUnited KingdomUtilitiesElectricity5 APIs57.6 ReplicateArtificial IntelligenceMachine-LearningImage-GenerationLanguage Models16 APIs54.3

Developing 21 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close

Alice BobCompanyQuantum ComputingQuantumCloud Computing3 APIs51.0 Dell ServersInfrastructureManagementMonitoring27 APIs50.5 CofactrCompanyPhysical AIComponent IntelligenceElectronics3 APIs48.1 First ResonanceCompanyInfrastructureManufacturingMES1 API47.5 LimitlessArtificial IntelligenceWearablePendantMeeting Notes7 APIs47.4 Google Distributed CloudDistributed InfrastructureEdge ComputingHybrid Cloud5 APIs46.9 RenesasCompanySemiconductorsMicrocontrollersElectronics6 APIs46.6 NestCompanySmart HomeIoT1 API46.2 Wahoo FitnessFitnessCyclingEndurance TrainingBike Computers10 APIs45.9 Pure StorageStorageData StorageFlash StorageEnterprise Storage130 APIs45.0 FuriosaAIArtificial IntelligenceMachine-LearningInferenceSemiconductors3 APIs44.6 ColdSnapCompanyCommerceE-CommerceRetail3 APIs44.5 AgiBotCompanyRoboticsHumanoid RobotsEmbodied AI3 APIs44.0 RokidSmart GlassesAugmented RealityWearablesArtificial Intelligence2 APIs42.2 CerebrasAI InferenceLarge Language ModelsWafer Scale4 APIs42.0 AferoCompanyInternet of ThingsIoT PlatformConnected Devices4 APIs41.1 SkydioAutonomous SystemsDefenseDronesEnterprise7 APIs41.1 Nine FivesCompanyRF Test EquipmentTest and Measurement5 APIs40.8 OpenShiftCI/CDCloud-NativeContainersDevOps31 APIs40.2 VioletlabsCompanyEngineeringManufacturing1 API40.0 Looking GlassCompanyHolographic DisplaysLight Field3D6 APIs39.8

Thin 38 Limited public surface area

QuanergyCompanyLiDARSensorsPhysical Security1 API38.9 SambaNovaAI InferenceLarge Language ModelsDataflows5 APIs38.9 EthernoviaCompanySemiconductorsAutomotiveEthernet15 APIs37.2 FluenceCompanyCrypto Web3Cloud ComputeDePIN12 APIs37.2 PrintNodePrintingCloud PrintingRemote PrintingPrint Jobs9 APIs37.1 NeurableNeurotechnologyBrain-Computer InterfaceEEGNeuroscience5 APIs36.9 CloverRestaurantPoint-of-SalePaymentsRetail14 APIs36.7 AtmosicCompanySemiconductorsBluetooth Low EnergyWireless36.4 Fabric8LabsCompanyAdvanced ManufacturingAdditive Manufacturing3D Printing8 APIs35.9 Liquid InstrumentsCompanyTest and MeasurementInstrumentation2 APIs35.8 Stanley Black & DeckerToolsManufacturingIoT6 APIs35.3 Together AIArtificial IntelligenceLLMInferenceFoundation Models28 APIs35.1 TaalasCompanyArtificial IntelligenceAI InferenceSemiconductors3 APIs34.3 Formlabs3D PrintingAdditive ManufacturingSLASLS6 APIs34.1 FlicCompanySmart ButtonsIoTSmart Home34.0 ShapewaysCompany3D PrintingAdditive ManufacturingManufacturing4 APIs33.7 Point One NavigationLocationGNSSPositioningGeospatial3 APIs33.6 NominalCompanyDeep TechTest and Measurement1 API33.0 Cisco HardwareInfrastructureNetworkingRouter11 APIs32.5 Super Micro ComputerServersData-CenterServer Management10 APIs32.4 SiFiveCompanySemiconductorsRISC-VProcessor IP1 API31.1 TelemetronCompanyArtificial IntelligenceCustomer-SupportInternet of Things4 APIs31.1 TindieCompanyMarketplaceElectronics3 APIs31.1 EnvisicsCompanyAutomotiveAugmented RealityHolography8 APIs30.9 HYPERLABSsignal-integrityTest and MeasurementElectronic ComponentsInstrumentation2 APIs30.8 AccelsiusCompanyData CentersLiquid CoolingThermal Management10 APIs30.2 EFFECT PhotonicsCompanyPhotonicsOptical NetworkingOptical Transceivers6 APIs30.0 MangoBoostCompanyArtificial IntelligenceMachine-LearningInfrastructure3 APIs29.6 DevialetAudioConsumer ElectronicsSmart SpeakersHome Automation6 APIs29.2 Cypress SemiconductorAcquiredBluetoothCapSenseEmbedded Systems6 APIs28.1 Unruly StudiosCompanyEducationSTEMEdTech1 API28.1 EchodyneCompanyRadarDefenseGovernment2 APIs27.7 Exentis GroupCompanyAdditive Manufacturing3D PrintingIndustrial Manufacturing9 APIs27.4 MakerbotCompany3D PrintingManufacturingThingiverse1 API27.0 OpenBMCFirmwareLinux FoundationServer9 APIs26.8 VayyarCompanyDeep TechSensorsRadar26.6 GrabCADCompanyB2B3D PrintingAdditive Manufacturing1 API26.3 BioFlyteCompanyBiodefenseBiothreat DetectionMass Spectrometry20 APIs26.2

Emerging 117 Early or largely undocumented

Minimal 425 Almost no public developer surface

APIs with this tag (24)

Ranked by the provider's API Evangelist rating — the Kin Score is scored per provider, not per API, so every API of a provider shares its band. How the rating works →

Strong 2 Solid coverage with minor gaps

Glowmarkt Device Management System APIRegistration and status of the physical hardware feeding the platform — gateways such as the Glow CAD and G...57.6 Replicate Hardware APIThe Hardware API from Replicate — 1 operation(s) for hardware.54.3

Developing 5 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close

Limitless PendantWearable AI pendant that captures ambient audio, transcribes it, and stores it as Lifelogs in the user's Li...47.4 GDC Hardware Management APIThe GDC Hardware Management API provides programmatic access to manage hardware lifecycle for Google Distri...46.9 Pure Storage Hardware APIOperational status is reported by most of the hardware components in an array, including the chassis, contr...45.0 Skydio Attachment ICDMechanical, electrical, and power interface specification for building custom attachments and payloads for ...41.1 OpenShift Provisioning APIAPI for managing bare metal and infrastructure provisioning resources including BareMetalHost, Provisioning...40.2

Thin 4 Limited public surface area

Fluence Hardware APIHardware API endpoints37.2 Clover Android SDKNative SDK for Android apps running on Clover devices, with access to merchant data and device hardware.36.7 Together AI Hardware APIThe Hardware API from Together AI — 1 operation(s) for hardware.35.1 OpenBMC APIAPI for interacting with OpenBMC baseboard management controller firmware, providing programmatic access to...26.8

Emerging 11 Early or largely undocumented

Apache TVM RPC APIThe TVM RPC (Remote Procedure Call) system enables remote compilation, deployment, and profiling of optimiz...22.6 PennyLane PluginsThe PennyLane plugin layer exposes a uniform `qml.device` interface across third-party quantum SDKs and QPU...22.5 Fleet Complete Unity Devices & Cameras APILook up telematics hardware by ID or serial (getDeviceById, getDevicesBySerial; the older getDeviceBySerial...21.8 Ace Hardware Retail CommerceAce Hardware's online retail platform at acehardware.com offers customers the ability to shop for hardware,...21.3 Velo3D Sapphire PrintersThe Sapphire family (Sapphire, Sapphire XC, Sapphire 1MZ) of laser powder bed fusion metal 3D printers, usi...21.1 Analog Devices PyADI-IIO Python APIPyADI-IIO provides Python interfaces for ADI hardware with IIO drivers, enabling Python developers to inter...19.4 Clip PinPad APIDrive a Clip PinPad device (fixed, high-volume terminal) from a merchant's own POS software — initiate card...18.2 CropX Sensor HardwareIn-field IoT hardware - SV soil sensors, ET evapotranspiration sensors, WS weather stations, RG rain gauges...17.4 CLIPS Seed-Treatment DeviceOn-farm seed-treatment application hardware used to apply biotrinsic products to seed prior to planting. Ha...17.1 CerteroX ITAMCerteroX ITAM is Certero's IT asset management module that discovers, inventories, and tracks hardware asse...15.4 udevDevice manager for the Linux kernel handling device nodes and hotplug events under /dev.14.0

Minimal 2 Almost no public developer surface

Fortune Brands Innovations APIThe Fortune Brands Innovations API provides access to platform services and data for enterprise integration...9.3 Inmarsat Fleet Edge Hardware Replacement APIThe Fleet Edge Hardware Replacement API supports lifecycle workflows for swapping and provisioning Fleet Ed...8.2

Score breakdown

Frequency

77.1

log-scaled weighted occurrences

Breadth

16.6

spread across providers

Quality lift

13.1

mean composite of providers using it

Cohesion

10.3

strength of nearest seed neighbor

Where this tag comes from

Provider tag589

Api tag24

Openapi tag4

Openapi op tag12

Cohort brief

Auto-generated

The 607 providers in the APIs.io catalog tagged Hardware, scored on the Kin Score. Every figure below is computed from the catalog — nothing here is written.

Providers

607

all scored

Mean Kin Score

11.2

-9.5 vs catalog 20.7

Mean Agent Readiness

3.3

-6.4 vs catalog 9.7

Spread

0.6–60.8

median 6.4 · σ 11.1

How the 607 split by band

Exemplar 0Strong 6Developing 21Thin 38Emerging 117Minimal 425

Facet averages, against the whole catalog

Facet	This cohort	Catalog	Difference	Scored
Contract Governance	2.5	6.4	-3.9	607
Discoverability	54.9	60.4	-5.5	607
Operational Transparency	3.6	11.3	-7.7	607
Developer Ergonomics	10	17.9	-7.9	607
Access Clarity	10.7	22.3	-11.6	607
Contract Quality	4.8	17.5	-12.7	607

A facet is averaged over the members that carry it, not over the whole cohort — the “Scored” column is that count. Averaging an absent facet as zero would score our own coverage gaps as the providers’ posture.

What this cohort publishes

Artifact	This cohort	Catalog	Difference
MCP server (any)	7%	16%	-9
MCP server (first-party)	4%	7%	-3
Agent Skills	0%	0%	0
OAuth scopes	4%	9%	-5
Security	80%	88%	-8
Arazzo workflows	0%	2%	-2
Governance rules	3%	13%	-10

mcp_pct counts any mcp/ artifact including ones API Evangelist derived from the provider OpenAPI; mcp_first_party_pct counts only servers the provider publishes. Prefer the latter.

Top by Kin Score

1 Particle 60.8
2 IonQ 59.4
3 Google Quantum AI 59.3
4 Device Specs API 58.7
5 Hildebrand 57.6
6 Replicate 54.3
7 Alice Bob 51
8 Dell Servers 50.5
9 Cofactr 48.1
10 First Resonance 47.5

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