Apache Dubbo
Apache Dubbo is a high-performance, Java-based open-source RPC framework that provides service discovery, traffic management, and observability capabilities for building enterprise-level microservices. It supports multiple protocols including Triple (gRPC-compatible), Dubbo, and REST, with SDKs for Java, Go, Node.js, Python, Rust, and Erlang.
Apache Dubbo publishes 14 APIs on the APIs.io network, including ConditionRule API, metrics API, MockRules API, and 11 more. Tagged areas include Apache, Go, Java, Microservices, and Open Source.
The Apache Dubbo catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.
Apache Dubbo’s developer surface includes documentation, getting-started guide, engineering blog, release notes, and 10 more developer resources.
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APIs 16
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
Apache Dubbo Java SDK
The core Apache Dubbo Java framework providing RPC service definition, publishing, invocation, and service governance APIs for building enterprise microservices in Java and Spri...
Apache Dubbo Go SDK
The Go implementation of Apache Dubbo, providing the same RPC framework capabilities including service discovery, traffic management, and Triple protocol support for Go-based mi...
Apache Dubbo ConditionRule API
The ConditionRule API from Apache Dubbo — 4 operation(s) for conditionrule.
Apache Dubbo metrics API
The metrics API from Apache Dubbo — 4 operation(s) for metrics.
Apache Dubbo MockRules API
The MockRules API from Apache Dubbo — 2 operation(s) for mockrules.
Apache Dubbo OverrideRule API
The OverrideRule API from Apache Dubbo — 4 operation(s) for overriderule.
Apache Dubbo Services API
The Services API from Apache Dubbo — 5 operation(s) for services.
Apache Dubbo TagRule API
The TagRule API from Apache Dubbo — 4 operation(s) for tagrule.
Apache Dubbo TrafficAccesslog API
The TrafficAccesslog API from Apache Dubbo — 1 operation(s) for trafficaccesslog.
Apache Dubbo TrafficArgument API
The TrafficArgument API from Apache Dubbo — 1 operation(s) for trafficargument.
Apache Dubbo TrafficGray API
The TrafficGray API from Apache Dubbo — 1 operation(s) for trafficgray.
Apache Dubbo TrafficMock API
The TrafficMock API from Apache Dubbo — 1 operation(s) for trafficmock.
Apache Dubbo TrafficRegion API
The TrafficRegion API from Apache Dubbo — 1 operation(s) for trafficregion.
Apache Dubbo TrafficRetry API
The TrafficRetry API from Apache Dubbo — 1 operation(s) for trafficretry.
Apache Dubbo TrafficTimeout API
The TrafficTimeout API from Apache Dubbo — 1 operation(s) for traffictimeout.
Apache Dubbo TrafficWeight API
The TrafficWeight API from Apache Dubbo — 1 operation(s) for trafficweight.
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Open Collections 1
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
Dubbo-Admin API
OPEN COLLECTIONPricing Plans 1
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Rate Limits 1
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Apache Dubbo Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSFinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Apache Dubbo Finops
FINOPSFeatures 10
Notable capabilities this provider offers.
Triple Protocol (gRPC Compatible)
HTTP/2-based RPC protocol fully compatible with gRPC, supporting streaming communication and cross-language interoperability.
Service Discovery
High-performance application-level service discovery supporting Nacos, Zookeeper, Kubernetes, Consul, Etcd, and Redis registries.
Traffic Management
Advanced traffic control with conditional routing, tag routing, gray releases, and percentage-based traffic splitting.
Load Balancing
Multiple load balancing strategies including weighted random, round-robin, least active, and consistent hashing.
Rate Limiting and Circuit Breaking
Built-in rate limiting, circuit breaker, and service degradation capabilities for resilient microservices.
Observability
Full-link tracing via OpenTelemetry, Prometheus metrics, Grafana dashboards, Zipkin, and SkyWalking integration.
Multi-Language SDK Support
Official SDKs for Java, Go, Node.js, Python, Rust, and Erlang enabling polyglot microservices architectures.
Service Mesh Integration
Native Istio integration with xDS protocol support for deploying Dubbo services in service mesh environments.
Dubbo Admin Console
Visual cluster management UI for service governance, traffic rules, configuration, and monitoring.
Pixiu Gateway
HTTP/gRPC gateway (Pixiu) enabling REST HTTP clients to access Dubbo backend services.
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Semantic Vocabularies 1
JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.
Apache Dubbo Admin Context
JSON-LDSpectral Rules 2
Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.
Apache Dubbo API Rules
SPECTRALApache Dubbo API Rules
SPECTRALJSON Schema 32
Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.
model.Accesslog
JSON SCHEMAmodel.AddressMatch
JSON SCHEMAmodel.Argument
JSON SCHEMAmodel.ClusterMetricsRes
JSON SCHEMAmodel.ConditionMatch
JSON SCHEMAmodel.ConditionRouteDto
JSON SCHEMAmodel.Consumer
JSON SCHEMAmodel.DynamicConfig
JSON SCHEMAmodel.FlowMetricsRes
JSON SCHEMAmodel.Gray
JSON SCHEMAmodel.ListMockRulesByPage
JSON SCHEMAmodel.ListServiceByPage
JSON SCHEMAmodel.ListStringMatch
JSON SCHEMAmodel.Metadata
JSON SCHEMAmodel.MockRule
JSON SCHEMAmodel.Mock
JSON SCHEMAmodel.OverrideConfig
JSON SCHEMAmodel.ParamMatch
JSON SCHEMAmodel.Provider
JSON SCHEMAmodel.Region
JSON SCHEMAmodel.RegistrySource
JSON SCHEMAmodel.Retry
JSON SCHEMAmodel.ServiceDetailDTO
JSON SCHEMAmodel.ServiceDTO
JSON SCHEMAmodel.StringMatch
JSON SCHEMAmodel.TagRouteDto
JSON SCHEMAmodel.Tag
JSON SCHEMAmodel.Timeout
JSON SCHEMAmodel.Weight
JSON SCHEMAmodel.HTTPError
JSON SCHEMAtime.Duration
JSON SCHEMAversion.Version
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JSON Structure 32
JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.
Dubbo Admin Model. Accesslog Structure
JSON STRUCTUREDubbo Admin Model. Address Match Structure
JSON STRUCTUREDubbo Admin Model. Argument Structure
JSON STRUCTUREDubbo Admin Model. Cluster Metrics Res Structure
JSON STRUCTUREDubbo Admin Model. Condition Match Structure
JSON STRUCTUREDubbo Admin Model. Condition Route Dto Structure
JSON STRUCTUREDubbo Admin Model. Consumer Structure
JSON STRUCTUREDubbo Admin Model. Dynamic Config Structure
JSON STRUCTUREDubbo Admin Model. Flow Metrics Res Structure
JSON STRUCTUREDubbo Admin Model. Gray Structure
JSON STRUCTUREDubbo Admin Model. List Mock Rules By Page Structure
JSON STRUCTUREDubbo Admin Model. List Service By Page Structure
JSON STRUCTUREDubbo Admin Model. List String Match Structure
JSON STRUCTUREDubbo Admin Model. Metadata Structure
JSON STRUCTUREDubbo Admin Model. Mock Rule Structure
JSON STRUCTUREDubbo Admin Model. Mock Structure
JSON STRUCTUREDubbo Admin Model. Override Config Structure
JSON STRUCTUREDubbo Admin Model. Param Match Structure
JSON STRUCTUREDubbo Admin Model. Provider Structure
JSON STRUCTUREDubbo Admin Model. Region Structure
JSON STRUCTUREDubbo Admin Model. Registry Source Structure
JSON STRUCTUREDubbo Admin Model. Retry Structure
JSON STRUCTUREDubbo Admin Model. Service Detail Dto Structure
JSON STRUCTUREDubbo Admin Model. Service Dto Structure
JSON STRUCTUREDubbo Admin Model. String Match Structure
JSON STRUCTUREDubbo Admin Model. Tag Route Dto Structure
JSON STRUCTUREDubbo Admin Model. Tag Structure
JSON STRUCTUREDubbo Admin Model. Timeout Structure
JSON STRUCTUREDubbo Admin Model. Weight Structure
JSON STRUCTUREDubbo Admin Model.Http Error Structure
JSON STRUCTUREDubbo Admin Time. Duration Structure
JSON STRUCTUREDubbo Admin Version. Version Structure
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Examples 32
Example request and response payloads for these APIs.
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Security Posture 2
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Agentic Access 1
Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.
Use Cases 6
What developers build with this provider.
Enterprise Microservices
Build high-performance Java or Go microservices with RPC communication, service discovery, and traffic governance.
gRPC Migration
Adopt the Triple protocol as a drop-in gRPC-compatible alternative with richer governance capabilities.
Cross-Language Service Communication
Enable polyglot microservices with Java, Go, Node.js, Python, Rust, and Erlang services communicating via Dubbo protocols.
Service Mesh Deployment
Run Dubbo services in Istio-managed service meshes using xDS protocol for sidecar-free or sidecar-based deployments.
Cloud-Native Kubernetes Deployment
Deploy and manage Dubbo services on Kubernetes using the Dubbo Kubernetes operator and control plane.
API Gateway Integration
Expose internal Dubbo RPC services as REST HTTP endpoints through the Pixiu API gateway.
Integrations 10
Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.
Nacos
Service registry and configuration center integration for service discovery and dynamic configuration.
Zookeeper
Apache Zookeeper integration for service registry and coordination.
Kubernetes
Native Kubernetes service discovery and deployment orchestration support.
Istio
Service mesh integration with Istio using xDS protocol for traffic management.
Prometheus
Metrics export to Prometheus for monitoring Dubbo service performance.
Grafana
Pre-built Grafana dashboards for visualizing Dubbo service metrics.
OpenTelemetry
Distributed tracing via OpenTelemetry standard for end-to-end request tracking.
Zipkin
Distributed tracing integration with Zipkin for request flow visualization.
SkyWalking
Apache SkyWalking APM integration for distributed tracing and service performance monitoring.
Seata
Apache Seata integration for distributed transaction management across Dubbo services.
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Resources
Get Started 1
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Documentation 1
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 1
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Design & Contract 2
Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events
Build 5
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
Access & Security 2
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Operate 1
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Company 1
The organization behind the API