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
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
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: '0.19'
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: 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
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: info@apievangelist.com