# LDAP Application Program Interface

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The **LDAP Application Program Interface**, described by **RFC 1823**, is an Informational [RFC](/source/Request_for_Comments) that specifies an [application programming interface](/source/Application_programming_interface) in the [C programming language](/source/C_(programming_language)) for version 2 of the [Lightweight Directory Access Protocol](/source/Lightweight_Directory_Access_Protocol). Version 2 of LDAP is historic. Commonly available LDAP C APIs do not strictly adhere to this specification.

A draft standard is under development for LDAP version 3.[1]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["The LDAP Application Program Interface"](https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-ldapext-ldap-c-api-05). *ietf.org*. IETF. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

## External links

- RFC [1823](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc1823) - The LDAP Application Program Interface - *[IETF](/source/IETF)*

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