Apache Atlas

Apache Atlas is a scalable and extensible set of core foundational data governance services developed by the Apache Software Foundation. It enables enterprises to effectively meet their compliance requirements within Hadoop and allows integration with the whole enterprise data ecosystem. Atlas provides metadata management, data classification, lineage tracking, business glossary, and a REST API for programmatic governance operations. It supports discovery, auditing, and policy management for enterprise data assets.

Apache Atlas publishes 6 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Discovery API, Entities API, Glossary API, and 3 more. Tagged areas include Apache, Big Data, Compliance, Data Governance, and Data Lineage.

The Apache Atlas catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Apache Atlas’ developer surface includes authentication, documentation, getting-started guide, support, changelog, and 9 more developer resources.

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52.7/100 developing ▼ -7.5 Agent 44/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

6 APIs 10 Features 6 Use Cases

ApacheBig DataComplianceData GovernanceData LineageHadoopMetadataOpen Source

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Composite quality — 52.7/100 · developing

Contract Quality 13.4 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 7.8 / 20

Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13

Governance 8.3 / 12

Discoverability 6.5 / 10

Agent readiness — 44/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 6

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Apache Atlas Discovery API

Search and discover metadata entities using various search strategies.

Apache Atlas Entities API

Manage metadata entities (CRUD operations on Atlas entities).

Apache Atlas Glossary API

Manage business glossary terms and categories.

Apache Atlas Lineage API

Track data lineage and provenance between entities.

Apache Atlas Relationships API

Manage relationships between entities.

Apache Atlas Types API

Manage type definitions including entity types, classifications, and relationships.

Postman Collections 6

Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.

Apache Atlas REST Discovery API

POSTMAN

Apache Atlas REST Discovery Entities API

POSTMAN

Apache Atlas REST Discovery Glossary API

POSTMAN

Apache Atlas REST Discovery Lineage API

POSTMAN

Apache Atlas REST Discovery Relationships API

POSTMAN

Apache Atlas REST Discovery Types API

POSTMAN

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Apache Atlas Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Apache Atlas Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Apache Atlas Finops

FINOPS

Features 10

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Metadata Management

Centrally manage metadata for enterprise data assets including Hive tables, HDFS files, Kafka topics, HBase tables, and Spark jobs.

Data Classification

Apply classification tags to data assets for sensitivity classification (PII, PHI, confidential) and policy enforcement.

Data Lineage Tracking

Automatically capture and visualize data lineage across data pipeline stages for impact analysis and compliance.

Business Glossary

Manage a centralized business glossary of terms and categories to standardize data definitions across the organization.

REST API

Comprehensive REST API for programmatic metadata management, discovery, lineage retrieval, and type definition management.

Search and Discovery

Find data assets using basic, full-text, DSL, and attribute-based search across all registered metadata.

Policy-Based Data Access

Integrate with Apache Ranger for attribute-based access control policies driven by Atlas classification tags.

Auditing

Comprehensive audit trail of all metadata changes and entity operations for compliance and governance.

Hook-Based Metadata Collection

Hooks for Hive, HBase, Sqoop, Storm, and other Hadoop ecosystem tools for automatic metadata harvesting.

Type System

Extensible type system for defining custom entity types, classification types, and relationship types.

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Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Apache Atlas Context

11 classes · 34 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Apache Atlas API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

Apache Atlas API Rules

20 rules · 7 errors 12 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 11

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

AtlasEntitiesWithExtInfo

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AtlasEntity

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AtlasEntityWithExtInfo

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AtlasErrorResponse

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AtlasGlossary

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AtlasLineageInfo

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AtlasRelationship

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AtlasSearchResult

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AtlasTypesDef

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

EntityMutationResponse

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

EntityWithExtInfo

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

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JSON Structure 11

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Atlas Atlas Entities With Ext Info Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Atlas Atlas Entity Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Atlas Atlas Entity With Ext Info Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Atlas Atlas Error Response Structure

3 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Atlas Atlas Glossary Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Atlas Atlas Lineage Info Structure

5 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Atlas Atlas Relationship Structure

5 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Atlas Atlas Search Result Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Atlas Atlas Types Def Structure

5 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Atlas Entity Mutation Response Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Atlas Entity With Ext Info Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

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Examples 11

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Atlas Atlas Entities With Ext Info Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Atlas Atlas Entity Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Atlas Atlas Entity With Ext Info Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Atlas Atlas Error Response Example

3 fields

EXAMPLE

Atlas Atlas Glossary Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Atlas Atlas Lineage Info Example

5 fields

EXAMPLE

Atlas Atlas Relationship Example

5 fields

EXAMPLE

Atlas Atlas Search Result Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Atlas Atlas Types Def Example

5 fields

EXAMPLE

Atlas Entity Mutation Response Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Atlas Entity With Ext Info Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

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Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Apache Atlas Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Apache Atlas Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Apache Atlas Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Apache Atlas Agentic Access

12 operations · 6 acting

AGENTIC

Use Cases 6

What developers build with this provider.

Data Governance and Compliance

Track data assets, apply classifications, and enforce policies for GDPR, HIPAA, and CCPA compliance.

Data Lineage Analysis

Trace data from source to consumption to understand pipeline impact and debug data quality issues.

Metadata-Driven Data Discovery

Enable data consumers to find relevant datasets using classification-based and attribute-based search.

Data Catalog Integration

Serve as the metadata backbone for enterprise data catalogs and data mesh architectures.

Sensitive Data Identification

Classify PII and sensitive data assets and integrate with Ranger for attribute-based access control.

Business Glossary Management

Maintain standard business definitions and link them to technical metadata for consistent data interpretation.

Integrations 7

Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.

Apache Hive

Native Hive hook for automatic metadata harvesting of Hive databases, tables, and query lineage.

Apache Ranger

Integration with Ranger for policy-based data access control driven by Atlas classification tags.

Apache Kafka

Kafka hook for tracking Kafka topics and message schema metadata.

Apache HBase

HBase hook for capturing table and namespace metadata.

Apache Spark

Spark integration for capturing dataset and job-level lineage from Spark applications.

Apache Sqoop

Sqoop hook for importing relational database metadata and lineage into Atlas.

Cloudera Data Platform

Native integration with Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) as the metadata management backbone.

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Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

SpectralRules

SpectralRules

Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

PostmanWorkspace

PostmanWorkspace

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

GitHubRepository

GitHubRepository

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

ChangeLog

ChangeLog

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

Source (apis.yml)

aid: apache-atlas
name: Apache Atlas
description: Apache Atlas is a scalable and extensible set of core foundational data governance services developed by the
  Apache Software Foundation. It enables enterprises to effectively meet their compliance requirements within Hadoop and allows
  integration with the whole enterprise data ecosystem. Atlas provides metadata management, data classification, lineage tracking,
  business glossary, and a REST API for programmatic governance operations. It supports discovery, auditing, and policy management
  for enterprise data assets.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/apache-atlas.png
tags:
- Apache
- Big Data
- Compliance
- Data Governance
- Data Lineage
- Hadoop
- Metadata
- Open Source
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-05-19'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/apache-atlas/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: apache-atlas:apache-atlas-discovery-api
  name: Apache Atlas Discovery API
  description: Search and discover metadata entities using various search strategies.
  humanURL: https://atlas.apache.org/api/v2/index.html
  baseURL: http://localhost:21000/api/atlas
  tags:
  - Discovery
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-atlas-discovery-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://atlas.apache.org/api/v2/index.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://atlas.apache.org/quick_start_v2.html
- aid: apache-atlas:apache-atlas-entities-api
  name: Apache Atlas Entities API
  description: Manage metadata entities (CRUD operations on Atlas entities).
  humanURL: https://atlas.apache.org/api/v2/index.html
  baseURL: http://localhost:21000/api/atlas
  tags:
  - Entities
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-atlas-entities-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://atlas.apache.org/api/v2/index.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://atlas.apache.org/quick_start_v2.html
- aid: apache-atlas:apache-atlas-glossary-api
  name: Apache Atlas Glossary API
  description: Manage business glossary terms and categories.
  humanURL: https://atlas.apache.org/api/v2/index.html
  baseURL: http://localhost:21000/api/atlas
  tags:
  - Glossary
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-atlas-glossary-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://atlas.apache.org/api/v2/index.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://atlas.apache.org/quick_start_v2.html
- aid: apache-atlas:apache-atlas-lineage-api
  name: Apache Atlas Lineage API
  description: Track data lineage and provenance between entities.
  humanURL: https://atlas.apache.org/api/v2/index.html
  baseURL: http://localhost:21000/api/atlas
  tags:
  - Lineage
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-atlas-lineage-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://atlas.apache.org/api/v2/index.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://atlas.apache.org/quick_start_v2.html
- aid: apache-atlas:apache-atlas-relationships-api
  name: Apache Atlas Relationships API
  description: Manage relationships between entities.
  humanURL: https://atlas.apache.org/api/v2/index.html
  baseURL: http://localhost:21000/api/atlas
  tags:
  - Relationships
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-atlas-relationships-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://atlas.apache.org/api/v2/index.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://atlas.apache.org/quick_start_v2.html
- aid: apache-atlas:apache-atlas-types-api
  name: Apache Atlas Types API
  description: Manage type definitions including entity types, classifications, and relationships.
  humanURL: https://atlas.apache.org/api/v2/index.html
  baseURL: http://localhost:21000/api/atlas
  tags:
  - Types
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-atlas-types-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://atlas.apache.org/api/v2/index.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://atlas.apache.org/quick_start_v2.html
common:
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/apache-atlas/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/apache-atlas-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/apache-atlas-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/apache-atlas-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/apache-atlas-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/apache
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/apache/atlas
- type: Documentation
  url: https://atlas.apache.org/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://atlas.apache.org/quick_start_v2.html
- type: Support
  url: https://atlas.apache.org/mailing_list.html
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://github.com/apache/atlas/releases
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/apache-atlas-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/apache-atlas-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Metadata Management
    description: Centrally manage metadata for enterprise data assets including Hive tables, HDFS files, Kafka topics, HBase
      tables, and Spark jobs.
  - name: Data Classification
    description: Apply classification tags to data assets for sensitivity classification (PII, PHI, confidential) and policy
      enforcement.
  - name: Data Lineage Tracking
    description: Automatically capture and visualize data lineage across data pipeline stages for impact analysis and compliance.
  - name: Business Glossary
    description: Manage a centralized business glossary of terms and categories to standardize data definitions across the
      organization.
  - name: REST API
    description: Comprehensive REST API for programmatic metadata management, discovery, lineage retrieval, and type definition
      management.
  - name: Search and Discovery
    description: Find data assets using basic, full-text, DSL, and attribute-based search across all registered metadata.
  - name: Policy-Based Data Access
    description: Integrate with Apache Ranger for attribute-based access control policies driven by Atlas classification tags.
  - name: Auditing
    description: Comprehensive audit trail of all metadata changes and entity operations for compliance and governance.
  - name: Hook-Based Metadata Collection
    description: Hooks for Hive, HBase, Sqoop, Storm, and other Hadoop ecosystem tools for automatic metadata harvesting.
  - name: Type System
    description: Extensible type system for defining custom entity types, classification types, and relationship types.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Data Governance and Compliance
    description: Track data assets, apply classifications, and enforce policies for GDPR, HIPAA, and CCPA compliance.
  - name: Data Lineage Analysis
    description: Trace data from source to consumption to understand pipeline impact and debug data quality issues.
  - name: Metadata-Driven Data Discovery
    description: Enable data consumers to find relevant datasets using classification-based and attribute-based search.
  - name: Data Catalog Integration
    description: Serve as the metadata backbone for enterprise data catalogs and data mesh architectures.
  - name: Sensitive Data Identification
    description: Classify PII and sensitive data assets and integrate with Ranger for attribute-based access control.
  - name: Business Glossary Management
    description: Maintain standard business definitions and link them to technical metadata for consistent data interpretation.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Apache Hive
    description: Native Hive hook for automatic metadata harvesting of Hive databases, tables, and query lineage.
  - name: Apache Ranger
    description: Integration with Ranger for policy-based data access control driven by Atlas classification tags.
  - name: Apache Kafka
    description: Kafka hook for tracking Kafka topics and message schema metadata.
  - name: Apache HBase
    description: HBase hook for capturing table and namespace metadata.
  - name: Apache Spark
    description: Spark integration for capturing dataset and job-level lineage from Spark applications.
  - name: Apache Sqoop
    description: Sqoop hook for importing relational database metadata and lineage into Atlas.
  - name: Cloudera Data Platform
    description: Native integration with Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) as the metadata management backbone.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: info@apievangelist.com