Apache Ignite

Apache Ignite is a distributed database for mission-critical high-velocity applications requiring in-memory performance. It provides ACID transactions, SQL queries, key-value storage, compute grid, and backpressured streaming across distributed clusters. Governed by the Apache Software Foundation under the Apache 2.0 license.

Apache Ignite publishes 13 APIs on the APIs.io network, including clusterConfiguration API, clusterManagement API, clusterMetric API, and 10 more. Tagged areas include Caching, Compute Grid, Distributed Database, In-Memory, and Open Source.

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

Apache Ignite’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, getting-started guide, and 10 more developer resources.

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52.8/100 developing ▼ -5.3 Agent 44/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

15 APIs 8 Features 5 Use Cases

CachingCompute GridDistributed DatabaseIn-MemoryOpen SourceSQL

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Composite quality — 52.8/100 · developing

Contract Quality 15.2 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 6.1 / 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 15

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

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Apache Ignite Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Apache Ignite Finops

FINOPS

Features 8

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

In-Memory Speed

Memory-first storage with MVCC for consistent high-velocity performance.

ACID Transactions

Full ACID transactions across distributed cluster nodes.

SQL Support

ANSI SQL-compliant queries across distributed tables with JDBC/ODBC drivers.

Key-Value Storage

Native key-value API for direct cache access without SQL overhead.

Compute Grid

Distributed compute tasks co-located with data for low-latency processing.

Multi-Language Clients

Native clients for Java, .NET, C++, and Python.

Schema Evolution

Online schema changes without cluster downtime.

Backpressured Streaming

Event stream ingestion and enrichment with flow control.

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JSON Schema 39

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

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JSON Structure 39

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

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Examples 39

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

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AGENTIC

Use Cases 5

What developers build with this provider.

Event Stream Processing

Ingest, enrich, and process high-velocity event streams with in-memory speed.

Microservices State Management

Distributed state store for microservices with ACID guarantees.

Session Management

High-speed session caching for web applications.

AI/ML Feature Store

Low-latency feature serving for machine learning model inference.

Real-Time Analytics

SQL analytics over continuously updated distributed datasets.

Integrations 5

Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.

Spring Boot

Native Spring Boot integration for Ignite cluster connectivity.

Apache Kafka

Stream data from Kafka topics into Ignite tables for real-time processing.

JDBC

Standard JDBC driver for connecting SQL tools to Ignite clusters.

ODBC

ODBC driver for BI tool integration with Ignite SQL engine.

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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 3

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Versioning

Versioning

SpectralRules

SpectralRules

Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

GitHubRepository

GitHubRepository

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

Company 1

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Source (apis.yml)

aid: apache-ignite
name: Apache Ignite
description: Apache Ignite is a distributed database for mission-critical high-velocity applications requiring in-memory performance.
  It provides ACID transactions, SQL queries, key-value storage, compute grid, and backpressured streaming across distributed
  clusters. Governed by the Apache Software Foundation under the Apache 2.0 license.
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-ignite.png
tags:
- Caching
- Compute Grid
- Distributed Database
- In-Memory
- Open Source
- SQL
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-05-19'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/apache-ignite/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: apache-ignite:java-api
  name: Apache Ignite Java Client API
  description: The Ignite Java client API provides native Java access to Ignite clusters for table operations, SQL queries,
    transactions, and compute task execution.
  humanURL: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/clients/java
  tags:
  - Java
  - SDK
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/clients/java
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/getting-started/quick-start
- aid: apache-ignite:dotnet-api
  name: Apache Ignite .NET Client API
  description: The Ignite .NET client API provides native C# and .NET access to Ignite clusters for table operations, SQL
    queries, and distributed computing.
  humanURL: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/clients/dotnet
  tags:
  - .NET
  - C#
  - SDK
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/clients/dotnet
- aid: apache-ignite:apache-ignite-clusterconfiguration-api
  name: Apache Ignite clusterConfiguration API
  description: The clusterConfiguration API from Apache Ignite — 2 operation(s) for clusterconfiguration.
  humanURL: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/rest/rest-api
  tags:
  - clusterConfiguration
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-ignite-clusterconfiguration-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/rest/rest-api
- aid: apache-ignite:apache-ignite-clustermanagement-api
  name: Apache Ignite clusterManagement API
  description: The clusterManagement API from Apache Ignite — 2 operation(s) for clustermanagement.
  humanURL: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/rest/rest-api
  tags:
  - clusterManagement
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-ignite-clustermanagement-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/rest/rest-api
- aid: apache-ignite:apache-ignite-clustermetric-api
  name: Apache Ignite clusterMetric API
  description: The clusterMetric API from Apache Ignite — 3 operation(s) for clustermetric.
  humanURL: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/rest/rest-api
  tags:
  - clusterMetric
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-ignite-clustermetric-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/rest/rest-api
- aid: apache-ignite:apache-ignite-compute-api
  name: Apache Ignite compute API
  description: The compute API from Apache Ignite — 3 operation(s) for compute.
  humanURL: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/rest/rest-api
  tags:
  - compute
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-ignite-compute-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/rest/rest-api
- aid: apache-ignite:apache-ignite-deployment-api
  name: Apache Ignite deployment API
  description: The deployment API from Apache Ignite — 6 operation(s) for deployment.
  humanURL: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/rest/rest-api
  tags:
  - deployment
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-ignite-deployment-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/rest/rest-api
- aid: apache-ignite:apache-ignite-nodeconfiguration-api
  name: Apache Ignite nodeConfiguration API
  description: The nodeConfiguration API from Apache Ignite — 2 operation(s) for nodeconfiguration.
  humanURL: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/rest/rest-api
  tags:
  - nodeConfiguration
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-ignite-nodeconfiguration-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/rest/rest-api
- aid: apache-ignite:apache-ignite-nodemanagement-api
  name: Apache Ignite nodeManagement API
  description: The nodeManagement API from Apache Ignite — 3 operation(s) for nodemanagement.
  humanURL: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/rest/rest-api
  tags:
  - nodeManagement
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-ignite-nodemanagement-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/rest/rest-api
- aid: apache-ignite:apache-ignite-nodemetric-api
  name: Apache Ignite nodeMetric API
  description: The nodeMetric API from Apache Ignite — 4 operation(s) for nodemetric.
  humanURL: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/rest/rest-api
  tags:
  - nodeMetric
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-ignite-nodemetric-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/rest/rest-api
- aid: apache-ignite:apache-ignite-recovery-api
  name: Apache Ignite recovery API
  description: The recovery API from Apache Ignite — 12 operation(s) for recovery.
  humanURL: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/rest/rest-api
  tags:
  - recovery
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-ignite-recovery-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/rest/rest-api
- aid: apache-ignite:apache-ignite-sql-api
  name: Apache Ignite sql API
  description: The sql API from Apache Ignite — 3 operation(s) for sql.
  humanURL: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/rest/rest-api
  tags:
  - sql
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-ignite-sql-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/rest/rest-api
- aid: apache-ignite:apache-ignite-system-api
  name: Apache Ignite system API
  description: The system API from Apache Ignite — 2 operation(s) for system.
  humanURL: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/rest/rest-api
  tags:
  - system
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-ignite-system-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/rest/rest-api
- aid: apache-ignite:apache-ignite-topology-api
  name: Apache Ignite topology API
  description: The topology API from Apache Ignite — 2 operation(s) for topology.
  humanURL: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/rest/rest-api
  tags:
  - topology
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-ignite-topology-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/rest/rest-api
- aid: apache-ignite:apache-ignite-transactions-api
  name: Apache Ignite transactions API
  description: The transactions API from Apache Ignite — 2 operation(s) for transactions.
  humanURL: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/rest/rest-api
  tags:
  - transactions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-ignite-transactions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/rest/rest-api
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/apache-ignite-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/apache-ignite-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/apache-ignite-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/apache-ignite-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/apache-ignite
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/apache
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/apache/ignite-3
- type: Documentation
  url: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/getting-started/quick-start
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- type: Versioning
  url: https://ignite.apache.org/releases/
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/apache-ignite-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/apache-ignite-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: In-Memory Speed
    description: Memory-first storage with MVCC for consistent high-velocity performance.
  - name: ACID Transactions
    description: Full ACID transactions across distributed cluster nodes.
  - name: SQL Support
    description: ANSI SQL-compliant queries across distributed tables with JDBC/ODBC drivers.
  - name: Key-Value Storage
    description: Native key-value API for direct cache access without SQL overhead.
  - name: Compute Grid
    description: Distributed compute tasks co-located with data for low-latency processing.
  - name: Multi-Language Clients
    description: Native clients for Java, .NET, C++, and Python.
  - name: Schema Evolution
    description: Online schema changes without cluster downtime.
  - name: Backpressured Streaming
    description: Event stream ingestion and enrichment with flow control.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Event Stream Processing
    description: Ingest, enrich, and process high-velocity event streams with in-memory speed.
  - name: Microservices State Management
    description: Distributed state store for microservices with ACID guarantees.
  - name: Session Management
    description: High-speed session caching for web applications.
  - name: AI/ML Feature Store
    description: Low-latency feature serving for machine learning model inference.
  - name: Real-Time Analytics
    description: SQL analytics over continuously updated distributed datasets.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Spring Boot
    description: Native Spring Boot integration for Ignite cluster connectivity.
  - name: Apache Kafka
    description: Stream data from Kafka topics into Ignite tables for real-time processing.
  - name: JDBC
    description: Standard JDBC driver for connecting SQL tools to Ignite clusters.
  - name: ODBC
    description: ODBC driver for BI tool integration with Ignite SQL engine.
  - url: https://ignite.apache.org/blog/rss.xml
    type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: info@apievangelist.com

Apache Ignite

APIs 15

Pricing Plans 1

Rate Limits 1

FinOps 1

Features 8

In-Memory Speed

ACID Transactions

SQL Support

Key-Value Storage

Compute Grid

Multi-Language Clients

Schema Evolution

Backpressured Streaming

Semantic Vocabularies 1

Spectral Rules 2

JSON Schema 39

JSON Structure 39

Examples 39