# TAPI

Vendor: Open Networking Foundation
Homepage: https://opennetworking.org/

Product: TAPI (Transport API)
Product Page: https://opennetworking.org/software-defined-standards/models-apis/

## Introduction
We classify TAPI into the Data Center and Network Services domains as it provides a standard to facilitate network management tasks such as provisioning, fault management, performance management, and connectivity services.

## Why Integrate
The TAPI adapter from Itential is used to integrate the Itential Automation Platform (IAP) with TAPI. With this adapter you have the ability to perform operations on items such as:

- Topology
- Virtual Network
- Equipment
- Path Computation

## Additional Product Documentation
[Open Networking APIs](https://opennetworking.org/software-defined-standards/models-apis/)
[TAPI Open API Specs](https://github.com/Open-Network-Models-and-Interfaces-ONMI/TAPI/tree/develop/OAS)