1. A method comprising: receiving, by a network device, a packet from an Internet of Things (IoT) device, wherein the packet carries IoT data; 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 an application programming interface (API) identifier that identifies an 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.