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Standards

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Providers using this tag (108)

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

Strong 10 Solid coverage with minor gaps
Developing 12 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
Thin 21 Limited public surface area
Emerging 45 Early or largely undocumented
Open Container InitiativeCloud-NativeContainersOCIOpen-Source1 API25.8Agentic Resource Discovery (ARD)Agentic Resource DiscoveryARDAI CatalogAgent Discovery1 API25.7BLEBLEBluetoothEmbeddedIoT3 APIs25.6CAMARA ProjectAPI StandardsCAMARAGSMAGSMA Open Gateway24 APIs25.6ITUTelecommunicationsGlobalRegulator2 APIs25.5ZonosLogisticsSupply ChainUnited StatesCustoms6 APIs25.1National Institute of Standards and TechnologyCybersecurityFederal-GovernmentTechnology1 API24.6RAMLAPI DesignSpecification LanguageYAML1 API24.0Kuehne+NagelLogisticsSupply ChainSwitzerlandFreight Forwarding17 APIs23.9GS1LogisticsSupply ChainBelgium1 API23.4Service Mesh Interface (SMI)Service MeshKubernetesTraffic PolicyTraffic Management4 APIs22.6API SpecificationsAPI SpecificationSpecification LanguagesAPI DesignContracts13 APIs22.5CAMARATelecomNetwork APIsLinux Foundation11 APIs22.4NMFTAAPI StandardsDSDCDigital FTL CouncilDigital LTL Council6 APIs21.9Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)OGCOGC APIGeospatialGIS24 APIs21.6API Style GuidesAPI Style GuidesAPI DesignAPI GovernanceREST11 APIs21.4SCORME-LearningLMSEducation3 APIs21.3U.S. Access BoardFederal-GovernmentAccessibilityDisability20.9Fast Healthcare Interoperability ResourcesHealthcareInteroperability1 API20.5ICAOAirlinesAirportsAirspaceAviation7 APIs19.2Lufthansa CargoLogisticsSupply ChainGermanyAir Cargo2 APIs19.0PropertymarkReal-EstateUnited KingdomIndustry BodyEstate Agents18.0Federal Accounting Standards Advisory BoardAccountingFederal-GovernmentFinancial Reporting1 API17.9IATAAirlinesAirportsAviationCargo3 APIs16.6Real Estate Institute of AustraliaReal-EstateAustraliaIndustry Body16.3CargoAiLogisticsSupply ChainSingaporeAir Cargo7 APIs16.2Sunset HeaderAPI DeprecationHTTP HeadersRFC 8594RFC 97452 APIs15.9Emirates SkyCargoLogisticsSupply ChainUnited Arab EmiratesAir Cargo1 API15.4CNCFCloud-NativeContainersKubernetesOpen-Source2 APIs15.3Jakarta EEEnterpriseJakarta EEJava6 APIs15.0Internet Assigned Numbers AuthorityDomainsDNSIP AddressingMedia Types3 APIs14.3ASTM InternationalStandards Development OrganizationConsensus StandardsTechnical Committees2 APIs14.0OWASPApplication SecurityOpen-SourceSecurityWeb Security1 API13.8StandardizationBest PracticesGovernanceInteroperabilityProcess Improvement13.8OWASP API Security ProjectSecurityOWASP1 API13.2HEDNATravelUnited StatesHospitalityHotels13.1OpenChainComplianceLicensingLinux Foundation1 API13.0SPDXLicensingLinux FoundationSBOM1 API12.3TCP/IPNetworkingProtocolInternet1 API12.0Open Voice NetworkArtificial IntelligenceLinux FoundationVoice1 API11.8OpenAPI InitiativeLinux FoundationSpecifications1 API11.8CargoluxLogisticsSupply ChainLuxembourgAir Cargo11.6Artificial Intelligence Underwriting CompanyCompanyInsurance AiArtificial IntelligenceAI Agents11.4CertivityCompanyRegulatory TechnologyRegTechCompliance11.4Catena-XAPI StandardsAsset Administration ShellAutomotiveCatena-X11.2
Minimal 17 Almost no public developer surface
Unrated 3 Not yet scored

APIs with this tag (94)

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 2 Complete, well-documented, and agent-ready
Strong 15 Solid coverage with minor gaps
ArcGIS Server OGC Web ServicesArcGIS Server publishes any map or feature service through the OGC interfaces - WMS, WFS, WCS, WMTS and KML...65.8TritonAI Developer API — SCIM 2.0 provisioningSCIM 2.0 (RFC 7643 / RFC 7644) user and group provisioning surface exposed by the TritonAI gateway on UC Sa...56.9UC San Diego DOI registration (DataCite / California Digital Library)UC San Diego Library mints DOIs for its Digital Collections under DataCite repository account CDL.UCSD ("UC...56.9UC San Diego Shibboleth Identity Provider (InCommon / eduGAIN)UC San Diego's SAML 2.0 identity provider, "TritON", registered in the InCommon Federation under entityID u...56.9Treblle API GovernanceTreblle API Governance runs 30+ automated tests on APIs to assess design, performance, and security with AP...55.8MEF LSO Interlude MEF 133.1 streaming templateMEF 133.1 streaming template — the AsyncAPI definition published by Mplify (formerly MEF) in the MEF LSO In...55.2MaterialXMaterialX is an open standard for the exchange of rich material and look-development content between applic...55.0Open Shading LanguageOpen Shading Language (OSL) is a small but rich language for programmable shading in advanced renderers and...55.0OpenAPVOpenAPV is an open, royalty-free video codec specification designed for professional video production and p...55.0OpenColorIOOpenColorIO (OCIO) is a complete color management solution geared towards motion picture production, enabli...55.0OpenEXROpenEXR is an open standard high-dynamic-range (HDR) image file format specification and reference implemen...55.0OpenFXOpenFX is an open standard API for visual effects plug-ins used in compositing and image processing applica...55.0OpenPBROpenPBR is an open specification and reference implementation for a physically-based shading model. It defi...55.0OpenTimelineIOOpenTimelineIO (OTIO) is an open source API and interchange format for editorial timeline information. It i...55.0OpenVDBOpenVDB is an Academy Award-winning open source C++ library for efficient storage and manipulation of spars...55.0
Developing 11 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
Thin 34 Limited public surface area
PHIN VADS APIThe Public Health Information Network Vocabulary Access and Distribution System (PHIN VADS) is a web-based ...37.9PagerDuty Standards APIStandards help provide a clear understanding of what a good service configuration looks like, allowing to s...36.3LAPIS SpecificationThe LAPIS specification defines a token-minimal, LLM-native format for describing HTTP APIs. A LAPIS docume...33.9Webex SCIM 2.0 ProvisioningSCIM 2.0 endpoints used by identity providers such as Microsoft Entra (Azure AD) and Okta to provision user...30.9CloudEvents APICloudEvents is a CNCF specification for describing event data in a common way. It defines a core data model...30.8Nostr Implementation Possibilities (NIPs)NIPs are the standards documents that extend Nostr beyond the core protocol. They define event kinds (text ...30.5RFC EditorThe RFC Editor publishes the canonical RFC series in multiple formats (TXT, HTML, PDF, XML) and provides bu...30.4Model Context Protocol (MCP)The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open-source standard for connecting AI applications to external syst...30.2NIST Data Discovery APIThe National Institute of Standards and Technology provides a Data Discovery API giving access to NIST's pu...29.7AWS Security Hub Standards APIThe Standards API from AWS Security Hub — 4 operation(s) for standards.29.2NIST Time APIProvides access to official NIST time services for time synchronization.28.0AsyncAPILinux Foundation-hosted specification for event-driven APIs. Describes servers, channels, operations, messa...27.3CloudEventsCNCF-graduated specification (graduated January 25, 2024) for describing event data in a common way. Define...27.3CSS SpecificationsThe Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) specification family maintained by the W3C CSS Working Group. CSS defines ...27.2Digital Credentials APIThe W3C Digital Credentials API provides browser support for mediating presentation and issuance of digital...27.2HTML Living StandardThe HyperText Markup Language specification maintained by WHATWG as a living standard, published as a W3C R...27.2JSON-LDJSON-LD (JSON for Linking Data) is a W3C Recommendation for encoding linked data using JSON. It provides a ...27.2RDF and SPARQLThe Resource Description Framework (RDF) is a W3C standard for representing information in the web. RDF 1.2...27.2Verifiable CredentialsThe Verifiable Credentials Data Model is a W3C Recommendation enabling cryptographically secure, privacy-re...27.2W3C APIThe W3C API provides programmatic access to W3C data including specifications, working groups, editors, tra...27.2WAI-ARIAAccessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) is a W3C Recommendation defining a set of HTML attributes ...27.2Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)WCAG is the international standard for web accessibility, providing guidelines for making web content more ...27.2WebAssemblyWebAssembly (Wasm) is a W3C Recommendation defining a portable binary instruction format for a stack-based ...27.2OCI Image SpecificationThe Open Container Initiative Image Specification defines the format of the image artifacts that Containerf...26.8/.well-known/api-catalog (RFC 9727)RFC 9727 defines `/.well-known/api-catalog` as the canonical machine entrypoint for discovering an organiza...26.6APIs.jsonThe APIs.json format describes a provider's API portfolio in one machine-readable document. Publishing `/ap...26.6AsyncAPI SpecificationMachine-readable contract for event-driven APIs (webhooks, message brokers, streaming). Agent-readiness for...26.6Content-Usage / AIPREF (IETF AIPREF WG)The IETF AIPREF working group's effort to standardise machine-readable AI usage preferences (e.g. `Content-...26.6HTTP Message Signatures (RFC 9421)A cryptographic signature scheme for HTTP messages, used by the emerging web-bot-auth profile to let agents...26.6JSON SchemaThe vocabulary that lets an agent validate request and response bodies against typed contracts. Published J...26.6Model Context Protocol (MCP)An open JSON-RPC protocol that lets AI agents talk to tools, resources, and prompts through a uniform serve...26.6OpenAPI SpecificationThe dominant machine-readable contract for HTTP APIs. Presence of a public OpenAPI document — with examples...26.6OpenID ConnectIdentity layer on top of OAuth 2.0. Agent-readiness for authenticated APIs depends on clear, discoverable O...26.6Web Bot Auth (draft)IETF draft layering an "identified bot" profile on top of RFC 9421. A provider that publishes a directory o...26.6
Emerging 32 Early or largely undocumented
Bluetooth Core SpecificationThe Bluetooth Core Specification defines the complete Bluetooth wireless communication protocol stack inclu...25.6Bluetooth Mesh NetworkingBluetooth Mesh enables many-to-many device communications and is particularly suited for IoT applications t...25.6GATT and Assigned NumbersThe Generic Attribute Profile (GATT) defines the framework for data transfer between Bluetooth LE devices. ...25.6OpenLineageOpenLineage is an open standard and API for collecting lineage metadata across data pipelines.25.4RAML SpecificationThe RAML (RESTful API Modeling Language) specification defines a YAML 1.2-based language for describing HTT...24.0GS1 Digital Link Resolver (id.gs1.org)GS1 AISBL's own live, unauthenticated GS1-Conformant Resolver, implementing the GS1-Conformant Resolver Sta...23.4Open Civic DataOpen Civic Data is a community-maintained set of specifications and shared identifiers for civic informatio...23.4CFO Council Working GroupsThe CFO Council operates topical working groups covering areas such as financial systems, internal control,...22.7SPIFFE - Secure Production Identity Framework for EveryoneSPIFFE is a CNCF-graduated open standard for workload identity in dynamic environments. It provides a frame...22.6SCORM 1.2 Runtime APIThe SCORM 1.2 Run-Time Environment defines communication between e-learning content and an LMS via a JavaSc...21.3SCORM 2004 Runtime APIThe SCORM 2004 Run-Time Environment extends SCORM 1.2 with improved sequencing and navigation capabilities....21.3xAPI (Experience API / Tin Can)xAPI (Experience API), also known as Tin Can API, is the modern successor to SCORM developed by ADL. It use...21.3OpenAPI InitiativeThe OpenAPI Specification (OAS) is the de-facto standard for describing RESTful APIs. OpenAPI documents ser...20.0HTTP SemanticsRFC 9110 defines the semantics of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), the foundation of the World Wide ...18.9Standards.RESTA curated collection of standards, conventions, and best practices for building RESTful APIs, including HAL...17.9Zalando RESTful API and Event GuidelinesZalando's comprehensive and widely-adopted RESTful API design guidelines, covering naming conventions, HTTP...17.9Amazon Web Services Standards APIThe Standards API from Amazon Web Services — 6 operation(s) for standards.17.4IATA New Distribution Capability (NDC)NDC is an XML-based data transmission standard that enhances the capability of communications between airli...16.6IATA ONE RecordONE Record is IATA's standard for data sharing in air cargo, defining a single record view of shipments acc...16.6HAL - Hypertext Application LanguageA simple format for including hypermedia links in JSON or XML API responses. HAL uses _links for links and ...15.5JSON:APIA specification for building APIs in JSON that standardizes resource representation, relationships, error h...15.5OpenAPI SpecificationThe OpenAPI Specification (OAS) defines a standard, language-agnostic interface for HTTP APIs. OpenAPI 3.x ...15.5RFC 9110 - HTTP SemanticsThe IETF standard defining HTTP semantics: methods, status codes, header fields, content negotiation, authe...15.5CNCF Hosted Projects (Standards Steward)CNCF stewards an open-source project portfolio whose APIs underpin much of modern cloud infrastructure - Ku...15.3Design Standards ProgramRules, capabilities, vocabulary, and linked-data description for an organizational design standards program...14.4IANA Protocol RegistriesThe IANA Protocol Registries publish the authoritative assignments for Internet protocol parameters. Bulk r...14.3IANA Time Zone DatabaseThe IANA Time Zone Database (tz database) provides the canonical source of time zone and daylight saving ru...14.3ASTM CompassASTM Compass is the subscription digital library and workflow platform that delivers ASTM standards alongsi...14.0RFC 5321 - Simple Mail Transfer ProtocolRFC 5321 is the IETF standard defining the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. It specifies the client-server pr...14.0RFC 5322 - Internet Message FormatRFC 5322 defines the format of electronic mail messages transmitted via SMTP. It specifies the syntax for m...14.0OWASPOpen Worldwide Application Security Project providing resources, tools, projects, and standards for applica...13.8OWASP API Security ProjectThe OWASP API Security Project produces and maintains the OWASP API Security Top 10, a list of the most cri...13.2

Companies reaching this through an API (35)

These companies publish an API, specification or operation carrying “Standards” but do not classify their business under it. Listed unranked and kept out of the count above, because one tagged operation is not a statement about what a company does.

Agent Readiness Agent Skills Amazon Security Hub Amazon Web Services API Evangelist AWS Security Hub Canvas LMS Caterpillar CDC Cerbos Chief Financial Officers Council Cisco Directory Connector CloudEvents Containerfile Design Standards Dronecode Foundation Enso ESRI ArcGIS Events INRIX LF AI and Data Nostr Opendatasoft PagerDuty Public Sector REST RESTful RESTful Services Scalable Software and Systems SMTP Test Specifications Treblle University of California, San Diego Voltus Zero Trust Architecture

Score breakdown

Frequency
62.8
log-scaled weighted occurrences
Breadth
3.0
spread across providers
Quality lift
29.6
mean composite of providers using it
Cohesion
5.4
strength of nearest seed neighbor

Related tags

Linux Foundation 16 co-occurrences Specification 14 co-occurrences Certification 11 co-occurrences OSS 9 co-occurrences Network APIs 10 co-occurrences CAMARA 9 co-occurrences BSS 8 co-occurrences Interoperability 16 co-occurrences

Where this tag comes from

Provider tag108
Api tag95
Openapi tag5
Openapi op tag13

Cohort brief

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The 96 providers in the APIs.io catalog tagged Standards, scored on the Kin Score. Every figure below is computed from the catalog — nothing here is written.

Providers
96
all scored
Mean Kin Score
27.6
+3.7 vs catalog 23.9
Mean Agent Readiness
16
+4 vs catalog 12
Spread
3.7–63.2
median 25.1 · σ 16.1
How the 96 split by band
Exemplar 0Strong 10Developing 12Thin 21Emerging 41Minimal 12
Facet averages, against the whole catalog
FacetThis cohortCatalogDifferenceScored
Contract Quality 28.6 19.8 +8.8 96
Developer Ergonomics 29 23.4 +5.6 96
Contract Governance 9.6 6.4 +3.2 96
Operational Transparency 16.3 14 +2.3 96
Discoverability 62.6 61.2 +1.4 96
Access Clarity 19.8 26.5 -6.7 96

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
ArtifactThis cohortCatalogDifference
MCP server (any) 9% 10% -1
MCP server (first-party) 10% 13% -3
Agent Skills 0% 0% 0
OAuth scopes 16% 11% +5
Security 91% 97% -6
Arazzo workflows 2% 2% 0
Governance rules 28% 14% +14

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. 1 Trisotech 63.2
  2. 2 Eclipse Foundation 61.5
  3. 3 Netcracker 61
  4. 4 OpenADR Alliance 58.5
  5. 5 GSMA 57
  6. 6 ETSI 56.8
  7. 7 Reliance Jio 56
  8. 8 ACORD 55.3
  9. 9 MEF 55.2
  10. 10 Academy Software Foundation 55
Top by Agent Readiness
  1. 1 EHRbase 50
  2. 2 Eclipse Foundation 48.4
  3. 3 OpenTravel Alliance 46.8
  4. 4 ETSI 46.2
  5. 5 Telia Company 44.8
  6. 6 GSMA 40.8
  7. 7 GSMA Open Gateway 40.6
  8. 8 3GPP 40.4
  9. 9 Global System for Mobile Communications 39.1
  10. 10 Netcracker 36.8
All 108 members of this roster resolve to a scored provider in the catalog.Generated from the catalog build of 15 September 2026, across 27661 providers, using the same computation served by the APIs.io cohort API. Briefs are published for rosters of 5 or more scored providers; below that a distribution is not meaningful.

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