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COAP(7) 			 libcoap Manual 			 COAP(7)

NAME
     coap - Overview of the libcoap library

SYNOPSIS
     Summary of the different libcoap API manual pages.

DESCRIPTION
     libcoap is a C implementation of a lightweight application-protocol for de-
     vices  that  are constrained by their resources such as computing power, RF
     range, memory, bandwidth, or network packet sizes. This protocol, CoAP,  is
     standardized  by  the  IETF  as RFC7252. For further information related to
     CoAP, see http://coap.technology.

     Documentation for the specific library calls with examples can be found  in
     the man pages referred to in SEE ALSO.

     Further  information  can be found in the include header files with example
     code provided in the examples directory.

     NOTE: This documentation is a work in progress. Any missing information can
     be found in the include header files along with example  code  provided  in
     the examples directory.

SEE ALSO
     coap_address(3),	  coap_async(3),    coap_attribute(3),	  coap_block(3),
     coap_cache(3),  coap_context(3),  coap_deprecated(3),   coap_encryption(3),
     coap_endpoint_client(3),	   coap_endpoint_server(3),	coap_handler(3),
     coap_init(),  coap_io(3),	coap_keepalive(3),  coap_locking(3),   coap_log-
     ging(3), coap_lwip(3), coap_observe(3), coap_oscore(3), coap_pdu_access(3),
     coap_pdu_setup(3),   coap_persist(3),  coap_recovery(3),  coap_resource(3),
     coap_session(3),  coap_string(3),	coap_tls_library(3),   coap_uri(3)   and
     coap_websockets(3)

     For example executables, see coap-client(5), coap-rd(5) and coap-server(5)

     For OSCORE configuration, see coap-oscore-conf(5)

FURTHER INFORMATION
     See

     "RFC7252: The Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP)"

     "RFC7390:	Group  Communication  for  the	Constrained Application Protocol
     (CoAP)"

     "RFC7641: Observing  Resources  in  the  Constrained  Application	Protocol
     (CoAP)"

     "RFC7959:	Block-Wise  Transfers  in  the	Constrained Application Protocol
     (CoAP)"

     "RFC7967: Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) Option for No Server  Re-
     sponse"

     "RFC8132:	PATCH and FETCH Methods for the Constrained Application Protocol
     (CoAP)"

     "RFC8323: CoAP (Constrained Application Protocol) over TCP, TLS,  and  Web-
     Sockets"

     "RFC8516: "Too Many Requests" Response Code for the Constrained Application
     Protocol"

     "RFC8613: Object Security for Constrained RESTful Environments (OSCORE)"

     "RFC8768: Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) Hop-Limit Option"

     "RFC8974: Extended Tokens and Stateless Clients in the Constrained Applica-
     tion Protocol (CoAP)"

     "RFC9175: CoAP: Echo, Request-Tag, and Token Processing"

     "RFC9177:	Constrained  Application Protocol (CoAP) Block-Wise Transfer Op-
     tions Supporting Robust Transmission"

     for further information.

BUGS
     Please raise an issue on GitHub  at  https://github.com/obgm/libcoap/issues
     to report any bugs.

     Please  raise  a  Pull Request at https://github.com/obgm/libcoap/pulls for
     any fixes.

AUTHORS
     The libcoap project <libcoap-developers@lists.sourceforge.net>

coap 4.3.5			   08/02/2026				 COAP(7)

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