1. A method comprising: receiving, by a network device, a packet; determining, by the network device, whether the packet carries IoT data; determining, by the network device, a type of linked data to obtain in response to determining that the packet carries the IoT data, wherein determining the type of linked data is based on at least one of a source network address of the IoT device or a device identifier of the IoT device that correlates to an application programming interface (API) and corresponding type of linked data; obtaining, by the network device, the type of linked data in response to determining the type of linked data; storing, by the network device, the type of linked data and the IoT data; and granting access and use, by the network device, of the type of linked data and the IoT data to the API of a software application, when the software application is executed.