High Tech

aid: high-tech
name: High Tech
kind: topic
description: >-
  High Tech indexes the APIs, data services, and reference
  artifacts that power the electronics, semiconductor, hardware,
  and IoT industries. The landscape covers electronic component
  data and distribution (Octopart / Nexar, Digi-Key, Mouser, Arrow
  Electronics, Avnet, Newark / element14), ECAD and PCB design
  data (SnapEDA, Ultra Librarian, Altium 365 via Nexar Design),
  hardware lifecycle and IoT device management (AWS IoT, Azure IoT
  Hub, Particle, Golioth), bill-of-materials and component-search
  workflows used across hardware product engineering, and the
  authoritative manufacturer data that anchors a component record
  (manufacturer part number, manufacturer, datasheet, lifecycle
  status, RoHS / REACH compliance, real-time inventory and pricing
  across distributors). This index captures the canonical providers,
  the shape of a component record as JSON Schema, a JSON-LD
  context aligning with schema.org Product / Offer / Organization,
  and the domain vocabulary used across the high-tech component
  supply chain.
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/high-tech/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
type: Index
access: 3rd-Party
position: Reference
created: '2026-05-23'
modified: '2026-05-23'
specificationVersion: '0.20'
tags:
  - Arrow Electronics
  - Availability
  - Bill of Materials
  - BoM
  - Component Data
  - Datasheets
  - Digi-Key
  - Distributors
  - ECAD
  - Electronic Components
  - Electronics
  - Footprints
  - Hardware
  - High Tech
  - IoT
  - Lifecycle
  - Manufacturer Part Number
  - Manufacturers
  - Mouser
  - MPN
  - Nexar
  - Octopart
  - PCB Design
  - Pricing
  - RoHS
  - Semiconductors
  - SnapEDA
  - Supply Chain
  - Symbols
  - Ultra Librarian
apis:
  - aid: high-tech:octopart-nexar
    name: Octopart / Nexar Supply API
    description: >-
      Nexar Supply (formerly Octopart API v4) is a GraphQL API that
      aggregates electronic component data from manufacturers and
      distributors worldwide. Returns parts, manufacturers, sellers,
      offers, datasheets, lifecycle status, compliance, and CAD
      models for tens of millions of MPNs. Free Evaluation plan up
      to 100 matched parts; Enterprise plans for production use.
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://nexar.com/api
    baseURL: https://api.nexar.com/graphql
    tags:
      - Component Data
      - Distributors
      - GraphQL
      - Nexar
      - Octopart
      - Supply Chain
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://nexar.com/api
      - type: Portal
        url: https://portal.nexar.com/
      - type: Pricing
        url: https://nexar.com/api/compare-plans
      - type: GraphQLEndpoint
        url: https://api.nexar.com/graphql
  - aid: high-tech:digi-key
    name: Digi-Key Product Information API
    description: >-
      Digi-Key's developer portal exposes a suite of OAuth 2.0 APIs
      including Product Information V4 (search by MPN, description,
      manufacturer, category), Quote, Ordering, Order Status, Order
      Management, MyLists, Supply Chain, Product Change
      Notifications, and Barcode. Sandbox and production
      environments separated; supports two-legged and three-legged
      OAuth flows.
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://developer.digikey.com/products
    baseURL: https://api.digikey.com
    tags:
      - Digi-Key
      - Distributors
      - OAuth
      - Ordering
      - Product Information
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developer.digikey.com/products
      - type: Portal
        url: https://developer.digikey.com/
      - type: OAuthAuthorization
        url: https://api.digikey.com/v1/oauth2/authorize
      - type: OAuthToken
        url: https://api.digikey.com/v1/oauth2/token
  - aid: high-tech:mouser
    name: Mouser Electronics Search API
    description: >-
      Mouser Electronics exposes a REST Search API (SearchByPartNumber,
      SearchByKeyword, SearchByManufacturer), a Cart API, and an
      Order API. Authentication uses a per-application API key
      issued through Mouser's developer portal. Responses include
      MouserPartNumber, ManufacturerPartNumber, Manufacturer,
      Description, DataSheetUrl, ProductDetailUrl, Category,
      Availability, LeadTime, and PriceBreaks.
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://www.mouser.com/api-search/
    baseURL: https://api.mouser.com
    tags:
      - API Key
      - Distributors
      - Mouser
      - REST
      - Search
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.mouser.com/api-search/
      - type: Portal
        url: https://www.mouser.com/api-hub/
      - type: OrderAPI
        url: https://www.mouser.com/api-order/
  - aid: high-tech:arrow
    name: Arrow Electronics Pricing & Availability API
    description: >-
      Arrow Electronics provides a Pricing & Availability API and an
      Order API. Responses returned as JSON (XML available). Partners
      request an authorization key through Arrow's developer
      onboarding. A Quote API is marked "Coming soon".
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://developers.arrow.com/api/
    baseURL: https://api.arrow.com
    tags:
      - Arrow Electronics
      - Distributors
      - Ordering
      - Pricing
      - REST
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.arrow.com/api/
      - type: Portal
        url: https://developers.arrow.com/
  - aid: high-tech:avnet
    name: Avnet Developer APIs
    description: >-
      Avnet provides distributor APIs for part search, pricing,
      availability, and order management, primarily for established
      partner accounts.
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://www.avnet.com/
    tags:
      - Avnet
      - Distributors
      - Pricing
    properties:
      - type: Homepage
        url: https://www.avnet.com/
  - aid: high-tech:newark-element14
    name: Newark / element14 API
    description: >-
      Newark and element14 (Premier Farnell) expose component search
      and pricing data via partner APIs for hardware engineers and
      maker communities.
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://www.newark.com/
    tags:
      - Distributors
      - element14
      - Newark
    properties:
      - type: Homepage
        url: https://www.newark.com/
  - aid: high-tech:snapeda
    name: SnapEDA Symbols & Footprints API
    description: >-
      SnapEDA is a library of free CAD models for electronic
      components — schematic symbols, PCB footprints, and 3D models
      — keyed off manufacturer part numbers. Used by PCB design
      tools to auto-resolve CAD assets for a BoM.
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://www.snapeda.com/home/
    tags:
      - 3D Models
      - ECAD
      - Footprints
      - PCB Design
      - SnapEDA
      - Symbols
    properties:
      - type: Homepage
        url: https://www.snapeda.com/home/
  - aid: high-tech:ultra-librarian
    name: Ultra Librarian ECAD API
    description: >-
      Ultra Librarian (an EMA Design Automation service) publishes
      symbols, footprints, and 3D models for over 16 million
      components, with integrations to major ECAD tools.
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://www.ultralibrarian.com/
    tags:
      - 3D Models
      - ECAD
      - Footprints
      - Symbols
      - Ultra Librarian
    properties:
      - type: Homepage
        url: https://www.ultralibrarian.com/
  - aid: high-tech:altium-365
    name: Altium 365 / Nexar Design API
    description: >-
      Nexar Design exposes Altium 365 workspace data — components,
      nets, MCAD geometry, and positional data — via GraphQL for
      programmatic access to PCB designs.
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://nexar.com/api
    baseURL: https://api.nexar.com/graphql
    tags:
      - Altium 365
      - Design
      - GraphQL
      - Nexar
      - PCB Design
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://nexar.com/api
  - aid: high-tech:aws-iot-core
    name: AWS IoT Core
    description: >-
      AWS IoT Core provides device registry, MQTT message broker,
      device shadow, jobs, and rules engine for connected hardware
      at scale. Anchors the AWS IoT family (Device Management,
      Device Defender, Events, FleetWise, Greengrass, SiteWise,
      TwinMaker).
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/iot-core/
    tags:
      - AWS
      - Device Management
      - IoT
      - MQTT
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot/
  - aid: high-tech:azure-iot-hub
    name: Microsoft Azure IoT Hub
    description: >-
      Azure IoT Hub provides bi-directional device-to-cloud and
      cloud-to-device messaging, device twins, direct methods, and
      device provisioning service (DPS).
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/iot-hub/
    tags:
      - Azure
      - Device Twins
      - IoT
      - MQTT
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-hub/
  - aid: high-tech:particle
    name: Particle Device Cloud API
    description: >-
      Particle provides a Device Cloud REST API plus webhooks for
      managing cellular and Wi-Fi connected hardware, firmware OTA,
      and variable / function / event APIs against devices.
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/api/
    baseURL: https://api.particle.io
    tags:
      - Device Cloud
      - IoT
      - OTA
      - Particle
      - REST
      - Webhooks
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.particle.io/reference/cloud-apis/api/
common:
  - type: ComponentSchema
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/high-tech/refs/heads/main/json-schema/high-tech-component-schema.json
  - type: ComponentStructure
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/high-tech/refs/heads/main/json-structure/high-tech-component-structure.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/high-tech/refs/heads/main/json-ld/high-tech-context.jsonld
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/high-tech/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/high-tech-vocabulary.yml
  - type: Examples
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/high-tech/refs/heads/main/examples/