Apache Ignite

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
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
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:rest-api
  name: Apache Ignite REST API
  description: The Ignite 3 REST API provides HTTP endpoints for cluster initialization, cluster management, node management,
    SQL query execution, configuration management, and deployment unit management.
  humanURL: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/rest/rest-api
  tags:
  - Cluster Management
  - Configuration
  - REST
  - SQL
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/3.1.0/developers-guide/rest/rest-api
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-ignite-rest-api.yaml
- 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
common:
- 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.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: info@apievangelist.com