Standards
Since 1924, the American Petroleum Institute has been a cornerstone in establishing and maintaining standards for the worldwide oil and natural gas industry. Our work helps the industry invent and manufacture superior products consistently, provide critical services, ensure fairness in the marketplace for businesses and consumers alike, and promotes the acceptance of products and practices globally.
Standards enhance the safety of industry operations, assure quality, help keep costs down, reduce waste, and minimize confusion. They help speed acceptance, bring products to market quicker, and avoid having to reinvent the wheel every time a product is manufactured.
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Purchase API Standards & Software
Visit the API Publications Store to purchase copies of our standards. Our standards are designed to assist industry professionals improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of their operations, comply with legislative and regulatory requirements, safeguard health, and protect the environment.
Standards Inquiries
API receives numerous inquiries related to its standards, specifications, recommended practices, technical reports and codes (i.e. documents).
Standards Committees
API’s Standards Committees are made up of subcommittees and task groups comprised of industry experts who develop API standards. See a list of all open ballots.
Downstream Committees
Midstream Committees
Upstream Committees
Program Information
Information on the API Standards Program
Annual Standards Plan
Each year, API updates current standards, creates new standards and adopts existing standards.
Addenda & Errata
Addenda (amendments) and errata for published API standards are available via the API Publications Store.
Educational Outreach
API Global Webcasts and Engineering Partnership Program
Policies & Procedures
API Standards Policy and Procedure Documents
FAQs
Rights and Usage Policy
The Intellectual Property (IP) Rights and Usage Policy provides information on API's copyrights and trademarks, and outlines the process of requesting to reproduce API-copyrighted material.