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 →

Exemplar 1 Complete, well-documented, and agent-ready

Salesforce IoT REST APIThe Salesforce IoT REST API provides programmatic access to Salesforce IoT data including contexts, orchest...83.3

Strong 31 Solid coverage with minor gaps

Amazon SageMaker Edge Manager APISageMaker Edge Manager dataplane service for communicating with active edge agents running ML models on edg...65.0 Adafruit IO MQTT APIMQTT broker at io.adafruit.com for publish/subscribe access to Adafruit IO feeds and groups. TLS on port 88...63.3 Cumulocity MQTT and SmartREST APIConstrained-device MQTT broker fronting the Cumulocity REST API with a CSV-based SmartREST 2.0 payload form...63.2 Cumulocity MQTT Service APIStandards-compliant, multi-tenant MQTT broker for application-level messaging that does not need Cumulocity...63.2 ThingSpeak Alerts APISend email alerts from a channel via the alerts API or React, and retrieve alert history. Useful for enviro...62.7 ThingSpeak Channels APIList, create, read, update, and delete ThingSpeak channels — the primary container for time-series IoT data...62.7 ThingSpeak Charts APIServer-rendered chart embeds for any channel/field — line, bar, column, spline — with parameters for color,...62.7 ThingSpeak MATLAB Analysis APIRun scheduled or React-triggered MATLAB code against channel data — the differentiator that separates Thing...62.7 ThingSpeak MATLAB Visualization APIGenerate custom plots from MATLAB code and embed them on ThingSpeak channel pages or external dashboards. S...62.7 ThingSpeak MQTT APILightweight pub/sub MQTT broker at `mqtt3.thingspeak.com` over TCP (1883), TLS (8883), WebSocket (80), and ...62.7 ThingSpeak React APIReact lets channels react to incoming data — running ThingHTTP requests, MATLAB Analysis snippets, TalkBack...62.7 ThingSpeak ThingHTTP APIOutbound HTTP requests stored as named "ThingHTTP" actions and fired by React, TimeControl, or device polle...62.7 ThingSpeak TimeControl APICron-style scheduler that fires ThingHTTP, TalkBack, or MATLAB Analysis actions at a chosen time, recurring...62.7 ThingSpeak Update APIWrite a single channel entry via `/update` or push high-volume telemetry via `/channels/{channel_id}/bulk_u...62.7 KPN LoRa Device Management APIKPN’s Low Power Long Range (LoRa) network service compliments existing 2G, 3G, 4G and LTE-M networks. It is...61.9 Losant Device APIProvision and manage IoT devices and device recipes, query device tags and attributes, read connection stat...60.6 Claro Device Location APILocation-Based Services device-location API from Claro Brasil, published as "Mobile - LBS Devices Locations...59.6 Claro Geofencing APIMonitors M2M/IoT devices on the Claro Brasil network against geographic fences and raises cellular-network ...59.6 Red Hat Edge Management APIAPI for fleet edge management capabilities including device provisioning, image management, update orchestr...59.1 emnify GraphQL APIemnify GraphQL API for flexible, single-request queries against the emnify data model with customizable res...58.7 ETSI MEC 033 IoT APIThe IoT API from ETSI GS MEC 033, defining how IoT device registration, IoT platform selection and device-t...58.4 ETSI NGSI-LD API (ISG CIM)The NGSI-LD API standardised by ETSI ISG CIM in GS CIM 009, a JSON-LD context information management API fo...58.4 Glowmarkt Device Management System APIRegistration and status of the physical hardware feeding the platform — gateways such as the Glow CAD and G...57.6 Soracom Auth and Access Management APIAuthenticate operators (email/password or AuthKey), issue short-lived API Keys + Tokens, manage operator pr...55.8 Soracom Batch APIBatch processing — create batch groups, define jobs that invoke API operations across many SIMs or devices,...55.8 Soracom Billing APIRetrieve usage charges (monthly bills, daily bill items, per-SIM and per-bill-item summaries), export bills...55.8 Soracom Cloud Camera Services APIManage Soracom Cloud Camera Services (SoraCam) devices, livestream URLs, image exports, recording exports, ...55.8 Soracom Group Configuration APIManage Soracom groups and per-service configuration. Groups bind SIMs and devices to namespaced configurati...55.8 Soracom Lagoon APIManage Soracom Lagoon (managed Grafana) subscription, plan tier, organization, dashboards, users, licenses,...55.8 Soracom SIM Management APIManage Soracom Air for Cellular SIMs (and Subscribers) — list, get, create Arc virtual SIMs, activate/deact...55.8 Soracom Stats and Diagnostics APIRetrieve cellular data usage statistics (per SIM/subscriber/group/account), API and Napter audit logs, oper...55.8

Developing 23 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close

Airtel IoT APIAirtel's IoT/M2M connectivity-management API, published as a complete OpenAPI 3.0.1 catalogue of 43 operati...53.9 Airtel Locate APIAirtel Locate is the operator's network-based device-location platform, letting enterprises track a device ...53.9 Oracle Iot APIThe iot API from Oracle — 24 operation(s) for iot.53.0 CAMARA Device Reachability Status APICAMARA Device Reachability Status 1.1.0 as certified under GSMA Open Gateway. Returns whether a device is c...51.9 CAMARA Device Reachability Status Subscriptions APICAMARA Device Reachability Status Subscriptions 0.8.0 as certified under GSMA Open Gateway. Creates and man...51.9 KORE Connectivity Pro APIThe KORE ConnectivityPro API is the largest of KORE's published surfaces — 49 paths and 55 operations cover...51.9 KORE Programmable Wireless APIProgrammable Wireless is the legacy Twilio IoT cellular product now operated by KORE. The API publishes 9 p...51.9 KORE SMS APIThe KORE SMS API programmatically exchanges short messages with IoT devices on KORE connectivity. Three ope...51.9 KORE Super SIM APISuper SIM is the multi-IMSI global cellular connectivity platform KORE acquired from Twilio IoT. The API ex...51.9 Elemental Machines APIPublic REST API for the Elemental Machines LabOps platform. Read machines (sensor-connected assets), their ...51.1 DNV Veracity Platform APIDNV Veracity is an open and secure industry data platform facilitating exchange of datasets, APIs, applicat...50.7 Azure IoT APIREST APIs for Azure IoT services including IoT Hub, IoT Central, IoT Edge, and Azure Digital Twins for conn...49.8 MOVE IOT Connect APITata Communications MOVE platform IOT API, permitting management of a tenancy of the MOVE IOT Connect produ...49.4 MOVE SIM Connect APIFull-service API for the Tata Communications MOVE platform SIM Connect product, supporting management of a ...49.4 HiveMQ MQTT over WebSocketMQTT 3.x and MQTT 5 messaging endpoints exposed over WebSocket for browser and edge clients to publish and ...48.2 Sense Realtime APIThe Sense Realtime API delivers live electricity usage data via a WebSocket connection, streaming second-by...47.0 China Mobile IoT Card Capability Open Platform APIThe 物联卡能力开放平台 (IoT Card Capability Open Platform) exposes cellular M2M SIM lifecycle and subscriber-informa...45.1 OneNET IoT Open Platform APIOneNET is China Mobile's IoT PaaS, operated by its CMIOT subsidiary, for device connection, device manageme...45.1 OneNET Studio Application APIThe OneNET Studio application API is the one China Mobile surface with a complete, anonymously readable req...45.1 Rogers Control Centre IoT APIsRogers Control Centre is Rogers' managed IoT and M2M connectivity management platform, a white-labelled dep...43.9 Arduino Iot APIThe Iot API from Arduino — 4 operation(s) for iot.42.5 Everbridge Safety Devices APIThe Everbridge Safety Devices API provides event management capabilities for safety devices integrated with...41.6 Rachio Public APIREST API for Rachio smart irrigation controllers, Smart Hose Timers and lighting controllers: read people, ...40.7

Thin 35 Limited public surface area

Orange Business IoT Managed Global Connectivity APIManage Orange Business cellular IoT SIM fleets worldwide — activation, suspension, usage, location, diagnos...38.9 Orange Business Live Objects APIOrange's IoT platform (also branded Datavenue) for connecting, managing, and ingesting data from IoT device...38.9 CloudEvents MQTT Protocol BindingThe MQTT protocol binding for CloudEvents defines how events are mapped to MQTT 3.1.1 and MQTT 5.0 messages...38.5 Siemens MindConnect Node.js SDKTypeScript and JavaScript community SDK for Industrial IoT APIs providing convenient wrappers around the Mi...38.3 Siemens MindSphere Agent Management APIAPI to onboard, offboard, update, and delete MindConnect agents that act as gateways connecting field devic...38.3 Siemens MindSphere Event Management APIThe Event Management Service captures and manages events generated by industrial devices in MindSphere. Eve...38.3 Siemens MindSphere IoT File Service APIFile management service for files related to IoT assets. Enables uploading, downloading, and managing files...38.3 DSV Visibility APIReturns live IoT device readings from DSV Visibility for air, sea, rail and XPress shipments, queried by se...38.1 AVEVA CONNECT Data Services APIAVEVA CONNECT (formerly AVEVA Data Hub / OSIsoft Cloud Services) provides cloud-native REST APIs for indust...37.7 Tuya Device Management APIThe Tuya Device Management API provides endpoints to query, control, and manage IoT devices registered to a...36.5 Tuya Smart Home APIThe Tuya Smart Home API provides management capabilities for smart home deployments, including home and roo...36.5 WellCube Cloud BE APIREST API behind the WellCube / Darwin Cloud platform. Covers session and limited-session issuance, user pro...36.4 Trimble Agriculture Telematics APIThe Trimble Agriculture Telematics API provides access to real-time and historical equipment telematics dat...36.3 EnOS Open APIThe EnOS platform open APIs cover the core platform services — model, device connection, asset, asset tree,...35.5 PTC ThingWorx WebSocket/AlwaysOn APIPTC ThingWorx AlwaysOn WebSocket API enables persistent bidirectional connections for industrial edge devic...35.4 Stanley X IoT APIStanley X is the innovation arm of Stanley Black & Decker that provides IoT connectivity APIs enabling smar...35.3 Estimote Cloud APIREST API for managing Estimote devices (beacons): list and configure devices, associate cloud Attachments (...35.2 Apache MiNiFiMiNiFi is a lightweight agent for edge data collection that is a subproject of NiFi. MiNiFi C++ (nifi-minif...33.5 Zephyr Networking APIThe Zephyr networking stack exposes BSD-like sockets, TLS/DTLS, MQTT, CoAP, LWM2M, HTTP, WebSocket, gRPC, a...32.8 ThingSpeak REST APIIoT analytics platform REST API for reading and writing data to channels, creating and managing channels, a...32.6 HERE Tracking APIAsset tracking platform: ingests positions and telemetry from devices, manages devices and projects, and ex...32.3 IoT Managed Global Connectivity APISIM management and device monitoring for IoT deployments across Orange's global cellular footprint.32.1 Ubidots Data API v1.6The Ubidots Data API v1.6 provides REST endpoints for sending and retrieving time-series data (dots) from I...31.0 Ubidots Data API v2The Ubidots Data API v2 adds advanced filtering and sorting, bulk asynchronous operations for thousands of ...31.0 Ubidots MQTT APIUbidots supports MQTT for lightweight device telemetry ingestion. Devices publish dots to Ubidots broker to...31.0 RUCKUS IoT Platform APIREST API (v2.2) for the RUCKUS IoT Platform Controller. Manages the IoT controller, IoT-enabled access poin...30.8 IKEA DIRIGERA Smart Home Hub API (Unofficial, Local)The DIRIGERA hub is IKEA's next-generation smart home gateway (replacing TRADFRI). It exposes a private, lo...29.3 Gausium Cloud Open APIREST API for the Gausium Cloud platform. Authenticated with OAuth 2.0 bearer tokens (custom open-access gra...28.7 Blynk Device HTTPS APIToken-authenticated HTTPS REST API used by individual devices to read and write datastream values, batch up...28.4 Blynk Device Streaming ProtocolBi-directional low-latency streaming connection protocol used by the Blynk Library and Blynk.Edgent to main...28.4 Blynk Platform HTTPS APIEnterprise-tier OAuth2 REST API for full programmatic CRUD across Blynk Cloud tenancy. Resources include de...28.4 AIROC Wi-Fi (formerly WICED)AIROC Wi-Fi is the Infineon-rebranded Cypress WICED Wi-Fi stack and SDK, including the Wi-Fi Host Driver (W...28.1 Thermo King ConnectedSuiteConnectedSuite is Thermo King's umbrella of connected products — TracKing telematics, TracKing Pro (energy ...27.6 Thermo King TracKing TelematicsThermo King TracKing is the flagship telematics platform for transport refrigeration units (TRUs) — trailer...27.6 Trane Symbio Digital Equipment ControllersSymbio is Trane's portfolio of digital equipment controllers (chillers, rooftop units, air handlers) provid...27.6

Emerging 37 Early or largely undocumented

EcoStruxure IT Expert APIThe EcoStruxure IT Expert API provides programmatic access to data center infrastructure management data. I...24.1 Bluetooth Mesh NetworkingBluetooth Mesh enables many-to-many device communications and is particularly suited for IoT applications t...23.9 GATT and Assigned NumbersThe Generic Attribute Profile (GATT) defines the framework for data transfer between Bluetooth LE devices. ...23.9 Helium Console / LoRaWAN Network Server APIREST + WebSocket / MQTT integration surface exposed by Helium-compatible LoRaWAN Network Servers (e.g. Nova...22.7 Overhaul Device APIReal-time tracking across modes and regions using customer-owned IoT devices, loggers, tags and sensors or ...21.0 MQTT ProtocolMQTT (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport, ISO/IEC 20922) is a lightweight pub/sub messaging protocol widel...19.9 ABM ConnectABM Connect is a data intelligence platform that unifies facility, financial, equipment, IoT, and service-d...19.5 Bryte IQ Network-as-a-Service APIBryte IQ is Charter Communications' NaaS developer platform built on the Linux Foundation's CAMARA open API...19.4 Home Assistant REST APIThe Home Assistant REST API provides access to all home automation entities including climate/HVAC entities...18.8 OpenWeatherMap APIOpenWeatherMap provides weather data APIs used in HVAC automation to adapt cooling/heating based on outdoor...18.8 Sensibo APIThe Sensibo API provides control over Sensibo Sky and Air devices that add smart functionality to existing ...18.8 MQTT Version 3.1.1 ProtocolPrevious OASIS Standard version of MQTT, still widely deployed across IoT brokers, devices, and cloud platf...18.3 MQTT Version 5.0 ProtocolOASIS Standard publish/subscribe messaging protocol for IoT and M2M communication. MQTT v5.0 defines the wi...18.3 Captain Peter APIAPI for the Captain Peter remote-monitoring service for refrigerated containers; surfaces temperature, humi...17.7 Zebra RFID IoT Connector REST APIThe Zebra IoT Connector (ZIOTC) provides a local deployment REST API for managing RFID reader configuration...17.7 CropX Sensor HardwareIn-field IoT hardware - SV soil sensors, ET evapotranspiration sensors, WS weather stations, RG rain gauges...17.4 CoAPThe Constrained Application Protocol, defined in IETF RFC 7252, is a RESTful protocol for constrained devic...17.0 MQTTA lightweight publish/subscribe protocol standardized by OASIS, designed for constrained devices and low-ba...17.0 T-Mobile Developer PortalT-Mobile operates a developer portal that provides programmatic access to T-Mobile services for partners, e...16.9 Whirlpool Amazon Dash ReplenishmentWhirlpool was the first appliance company to integrate Amazon Dash Replenishment Service. Whirlpool smart w...16.9 Whirlpool Connected Appliances APIThe Whirlpool connected appliances cloud API enables control and monitoring of Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAi...16.9 RushCare TelematicsRushCare Telematics provides fleet visibility and vehicle data monitoring powered by Geotab, the world's la...16.8 Sony Spresense SDKSpresense is Sony's hexa-core Cortex-M4F IoT board powered by the CXD5602 chipset. The Spresense SDK provid...15.3 Carrier Lynx Fleet APIREST API surface exposing Lynx Fleet telematics and control data for diesel and electric transport refriger...15.2 MQTTOASIS standard messaging protocol for the Internet of Things. Lightweight publish/subscribe transport for r...14.9 KubeEdge Edge APIKubeEdge extends the Kubernetes API to manage edge nodes and devices. It includes custom resources for devi...13.9 XAG Open PlatformXAG's developer Open Platform (Chinese-language) integrating application management, device data authorizat...13.8 LF Edge APIProgrammatic access to LF Edge project resources, APIs, and edge computing framework tools.12.3 NTT Communications Things CloudIoT device-management platform exposing a documented OpenAPI specification for device, measurement, alarm, ...12.2 NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS Developer PortalUnified API gateway for NTT Communications / NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS enterprise services. Catalogs APIs across ...12.2 AO Smith iCOMM Connected TechnologyAO Smith's iCOMM connected technology platform enables remote monitoring and control of compatible AO Smith...12.0 Hitachi Construction Machinery Telematics APIThe Hitachi Construction Machinery Telematics API provides operational data about construction equipment in...12.0 Bosch IoT Edge AgentBosch IoT Edge Agent is a device enablement solution for edge computing scenarios. The agent runs on edge g...11.4 Bosch IoT Edge ServicesBosch IoT Edge Services provide edge infrastructure and management capabilities for distributed edge comput...11.4 Bosch IoT InsightsBosch IoT Insights collects, processes, stores, assesses, and visualizes IoT data. The service provides tel...11.4 Bosch IoT Remote ManagerBosch IoT Remote Manager enables management, updating, control, and servicing of IoT devices throughout the...11.4 Bosch IoT RolloutsBosch IoT Rollouts is a software update deployment solution for managing and orchestrating over-the-air fir...11.4

Minimal 7 Almost no public developer surface

Neolink Camera APIREST API for managing Reolink cameras through the Neolink bridge, providing RTSP streaming, camera control,...10.8 Ninja Blocks REST APIHistorical RESTful API for the Ninja Blocks IoT platform, used to read device/sensor data and actuate devic...10.0 ParklioSeamlessly integrate your existing systems or products with Parklio API so you can scale your operations an...9.7 Inmarsat IsatData Pro Messaging APIThe IsatData Pro (IDP) Messaging API is a web service for sending and receiving short binary messages over ...8.2 Inmarsat NB-NTN NIDD API (Proof of Concept)A Viasat / Inmarsat Enterprise proof-of-concept API for Non-IP Data Delivery (NIDD) over NB-NTN (Narrowband...8.2 OceanMedallionOceanMedallion is Carnival Corporation's wearable IoT device and experience platform deployed across Prince...7.0 Philips HealthSuite Digital Platform (HSDP)HSDP is Philips' cloud platform for building connected health applications. It packages a suite of building...6.6

Score breakdown

Frequency

74.8

log-scaled weighted occurrences

Breadth

11.7

spread across providers

Quality lift

30.5

mean composite of providers using it

Cohesion

9.5

strength of nearest seed neighbor

Where this tag comes from

Provider tag396

Api tag135

Openapi tag1

Openapi op tag4

Cohort brief

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The 425 providers in the APIs.io catalog tagged IoT, scored on the Kin Score. Every figure below is computed from the catalog — nothing here is written.

Providers

425

all scored

Mean Kin Score

25.4

+4.7 vs catalog 20.7

Mean Agent Readiness

12.1

+2.4 vs catalog 9.7

Spread

1.5–83.3

median 18.7 · σ 18.1

How the 425 split by band

Exemplar 4Strong 27Developing 74Thin 80Emerging 115Minimal 125

Facet averages, against the whole catalog

Facet	This cohort	Catalog	Difference	Scored
Contract Quality	24	17.5	+6.5	425
Developer Ergonomics	24.4	17.9	+6.5	425
Operational Transparency	14.4	11.3	+3.1	425
Access Clarity	25	22.3	+2.7	425
Discoverability	62.7	60.4	+2.3	425
Contract Governance	8.7	6.4	+2.3	425

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)	19%	16%	+3
MCP server (first-party)	6%	7%	-1
Agent Skills	0%	0%	0
OAuth scopes	12%	9%	+3
Security	95%	88%	+7
Arazzo workflows	4%	2%	+2
Governance rules	21%	13%	+8

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Top by Kin Score

1 Salesforce 83.3
2 Twilio 73.4
3 Hubble Network 71.5
4 Fitbit 67.6
5 Nokia Network as Code 65.7
6 Amazon SageMaker 65
7 Shodan 63.6
8 Adafruit IO 63.3
9 Cumulocity 63.2
10 Verizon 62.8

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