# TimescaleDB PostgreSQL Wire Interface

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/timescaledb/postgres-wire/  
**Provider:** TimescaleDB / Tiger Data — https://apis.io/providers/timescaledb/  
**Base URL:** postgres://<host>:5432/<db>  
**Documentation:** https://www.tigerdata.com/docs/api/latest

TimescaleDB PostgreSQL Wire Interface is one of 6 APIs that [TimescaleDB / Tiger Data](https://apis.io/providers/timescaledb/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include PostgreSQL, SQL, and Wire Protocol. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

The database itself is accessed via the PostgreSQL wire protocol (port 5432), with TimescaleDB SQL functions for hypertable management, compression, continuous aggregates and hyperfunctions. Not a REST API.

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **Documentation** — https://www.tigerdata.com/docs/api/latest
- **SourceCode** — https://github.com/timescale/timescaledb
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/timescaledb/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other TimescaleDB / Tiger Data APIs (5)

- [TimescaleDB / Tiger Data Analytics API](https://apis.io/apis/timescaledb/timescaledb-analytics-api/)
- [TimescaleDB / Tiger Data Auth API](https://apis.io/apis/timescaledb/timescaledb-auth-api/)
- [TimescaleDB / Tiger Data Read Replica Sets API](https://apis.io/apis/timescaledb/timescaledb-read-replica-sets-api/)
- [TimescaleDB / Tiger Data Services API](https://apis.io/apis/timescaledb/timescaledb-services-api/)
- [TimescaleDB / Tiger Data VPCs API](https://apis.io/apis/timescaledb/timescaledb-vpcs-api/)

## Tags

PostgreSQL, SQL, Wire Protocol

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