Foundations
New to the Web of Things? These beginner-friendly community-based tutorials will help you understand the core concepts behind WoT and get you up to speed quickly. Whether you're a developer, researcher, or just curious, these are the best place to start.
What is WoT?
A gentle introduction to the Web of Things. Learn what WoT is all about, why it matters, and how it connects everyday devices to the Web using open standards.
Start the Tutorial »Thing Description 1.1 Explainer
Understand the Thing Description (TD) — the cornerstone of WoT. This explainer walks you through how TDs describe the capabilities, interfaces, and metadata of connected devices in a machine-readable format.
Read the Explainer »WoT Discovery Explainer
Learn how devices and services find each other on the Web of Things. This explainer covers the WoT Discovery mechanism, which makes it easy to search for and locate Thing Descriptions across networks.
Read the Explainer »Documentation
The W3C WoT Working Group publishes and maintains a suite of documents that define the Web of Things. These are categorized into normative specifications and informative deliverables. The tables below provide an overview of our current deliverables and their publication status.
Normative Deliverables
| Deliverable | Status | Last Publication |
|---|---|---|
| Web of Things (WoT) Architecture | W3C Recommendation | 9 April 2020 |
| Web of Things (WoT) Architecture 1.1 | W3C Recommendation | 5 December 2023 |
| Web of Things (WoT) Thing Description | W3C Recommendation | 9 April 2020 |
| Web of Things (WoT) Thing Description 1.1 | W3C Recommendation | 5 December 2023 |
| Web of Things (WoT) Thing Description 2.0 | W3C First Public Working Draft | 4 November 2025 |
| Web of Things (WoT) Binding Registry | W3C Draft Registry | 4 November 2025 |
| Web of Things (WoT) Discovery | W3C Recommendation | 5 December 2023 |
| Web of Things (WoT) Profiles | W3C Third Public Working Draft | 4 November 2025 |
Informative Deliverables
| Deliverable | Last Public Note |
|---|---|
| Web of Things (WoT) Scripting API | 3 October 2023 |
| Web of Things (WoT) Binding Templates | 4 November 2025 |
| Web of Things (WoT) Security and Privacy Guidelines | 6 November 2019 |
| Web of Things (WoT) Use Cases and Requirements | 5 February 2026 |
