# IFC 5 and API

**URL:** <https://forums.buildingsmart.org/t/ifc-5-and-api/6102>\
**Category:** Developers\
**Created:** [May 8, 2025, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/t/ifc-5-and-api/6102 "2025-05-08T09:33:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![RenzoVenuti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecd19e/32.png) [@RenzoVenuti](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/u/RenzoVenuti)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/t/ifc-5-and-api/6102/1 "2025-05-08T09:33:45Z")

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Is it buildingsmart’s intention to make available an API to read and write the new IFC 5 format?

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**Author:** ![artur\_tomczak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.buildingsmart.org/artur_tomczak/32/2632_2.png) [@artur\_tomczak](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/u/artur_tomczak)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2025, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/t/ifc-5-and-api/6102/2 "2025-05-13T10:33:32Z")

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Yes! That is, the API specification, not the implementation.