# Presto Client REST API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/presto-foundation/presto-client-rest-api/  
**Provider:** Presto Foundation — https://apis.io/providers/presto-foundation/  
**Documentation:** https://prestodb.io/docs/current/develop/client-protocol.html

Presto Client REST API is one of 3 APIs that [Presto Foundation](https://apis.io/providers/presto-foundation/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Analytics, Big Data, Client Protocol, REST API, and SQL. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and a GitHub repository.

The Presto Client REST API is the HTTP protocol used by Presto clients to submit SQL queries to a Presto coordinator and stream back results. It centers on POST /v1/statement to submit a query, GET on the returned nextUri to fetch subsequent result batches, and DELETE on nextUri to cancel a running query. Session context such as user, source, catalog, schema, time zone, and language is conveyed through X-Presto-* headers, and supports authentication mechanisms including Kerberos, LDAP, password files, OAuth 2.0, and custom authenticators.

## Machine-readable artifacts (4)

- **Documentation** — https://prestodb.io/docs/current/develop/client-protocol.html
- **REST API Reference** — https://prestodb.io/docs/current/rest.html
- **GitHubRepository** — https://github.com/prestodb/presto
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/presto-foundation/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other Presto Foundation APIs (2)

- [Presto Coordinator REST API](https://apis.io/apis/presto-foundation/presto-coordinator-rest-api/)
- [Presto Foundation Statement API](https://apis.io/apis/presto-foundation/presto-foundation-statement-api/)

## Tags

Analytics, Big Data, Client Protocol, REST API, SQL

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