# Apache Sqoop

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/apache-sqoop/  
**Website:** https://sqoop.apache.org/  
**APIs profiled:** 1

Apache Sqoop is a command-line tool designed for efficiently transferring bulk data between Apache Hadoop and structured data stores such as relational databases. It supports parallel import and export of data, incremental loads, and direct database connectors for MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, and DB2. Note: Apache Sqoop has been retired to the Apache Attic as of 2021. Users are encouraged to migrate to Apache Spark or Apache NiFi.

## Kin Score — 16.0 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 16.0).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 59.3 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 19.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 26.3 |
| Access Clarity | 26.3 |

## Agent readiness — 3.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (1)

- **Apache Sqoop CLI** — Apache Sqoop provides a command-line interface for bulk data transfer between Hadoop and relational databases. Commands include sqoop-import for loading data into HDFS or Hive, ...

## Security (2)

- **Apache Sqoop Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Apache Sqoop Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Apache Sqoop Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (2)

- **Data Warehouse Loading** — Load relational database data into Hadoop-based data warehouses.
- **Database Offloading** — Move historical data from RDBMS to HDFS for cost-effective storage.

## Tags

Big Data, Data Transfer, ETL, Hadoop, RDBMS, Retired

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/apache-sqoop/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.