Apache TinkerPop

aid: apache-tinkerpop
name: Apache TinkerPop
description: Apache TinkerPop is a graph computing framework for both graph databases (OLTP) and graph analytic systems (OLAP).
  It provides the Gremlin graph traversal language which works with any TinkerPop-enabled graph system. TinkerPop abstracts
  the underlying graph database, allowing applications to work with Neo4j, Amazon Neptune, Azure Cosmos DB, JanusGraph, Amazon
  DynamoDB, and other graph databases using a single consistent API. It is maintained by the Apache Software Foundation.
type: Index
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
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tags:
- Graph Computing
- Graph Database
- Gremlin
- OLAP
- OLTP
- Open Source
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-04-19'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/apache-tinkerpop/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: apache-tinkerpop:apache-tinkerpop-gremlin-server-api
  name: Apache TinkerPop Gremlin Server API
  description: The Gremlin Server provides WebSocket and HTTP endpoints for submitting Gremlin traversals to a remote graph
    database. The HTTP API accepts POST requests with Gremlin traversal strings or bytecode at /gremlin endpoint. The WebSocket
    API supports binary (GraphBinary) and text (GraphSON) serialization formats. Gremlin Server also exposes REST-like endpoints
    for graph management operations.
  humanURL: https://tinkerpop.apache.org/docs/current/reference/#gremlin-server
  tags:
  - WebSocket
  - HTTP
  - Gremlin
  - Graph Database
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://tinkerpop.apache.org/docs/current/reference/#gremlin-server
- aid: apache-tinkerpop:apache-tinkerpop-gremlin-api
  name: Apache TinkerPop Gremlin Traversal API
  description: The Gremlin graph traversal language and API provide a functional, data-flow-based language for expressing
    complex graph queries and mutations. Gremlin steps include vertex/edge traversals (V, E, out, in, both, outE, inE), filtering
    (has, where, filter), transformation (map, flatMap, select, project), aggregation (groupCount, group, count, sum), and
    mutation steps (addV, addE, property, drop). Available as Java, Python, JavaScript, Go, .NET, and other language SDKs.
  humanURL: https://tinkerpop.apache.org/docs/current/reference/
  tags:
  - Gremlin
  - Graph Traversal
  - Graph Database
  - Java
  - Python
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://tinkerpop.apache.org/docs/current/reference/
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://pypi.org/project/gremlinpython/
    title: Python Gremlin SDK
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://search.maven.org/search?q=org.apache.tinkerpop
    title: Java Maven SDK
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/gremlin
    title: JavaScript/Node.js SDK
common:
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tinkerpop
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/apache/tinkerpop
- type: Documentation
  url: https://tinkerpop.apache.org/docs/current/reference/
- type: Portal
  url: https://tinkerpop.apache.org/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://tinkerpop.apache.org/docs/current/tutorials/getting-started/
- type: ReleaseNotes
  url: https://github.com/apache/tinkerpop/releases
- type: Support
  url: https://groups.google.com/g/gremlin-users
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Graph Database Abstraction
    description: Single API working across Neo4j, JanusGraph, Amazon Neptune, Azure Cosmos DB, and 20+ graph systems.
  - name: Gremlin Language
    description: Expressive functional graph traversal language for both queries and mutations.
  - name: OLAP Graph Processing
    description: Bulk/analytical graph processing via SparkGraphComputer for large-scale graph algorithms.
  - name: GraphBinary Serialization
    description: Compact binary serialization format for efficient Gremlin traversal encoding.
  - name: GraphSON Format
    description: JSON-based graph serialization format for human-readable graph data exchange.
  - name: Gremlin Server
    description: Standalone server hosting Gremlin traversal execution over WebSocket or HTTP.
  - name: Multi-Language SDKs
    description: Official Gremlin SDKs for Java, Python, JavaScript, Go, and .NET.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Knowledge Graphs
    description: Build and query knowledge graphs for entity relationship modeling.
  - name: Social Network Analysis
    description: Traverse and analyze social graph relationships and influence patterns.
  - name: Fraud Detection
    description: Detect fraud rings and suspicious patterns via graph relationship traversal.
  - name: Recommendation Engines
    description: Graph-based collaborative filtering and content recommendation.
  - name: Identity and Access Management
    description: Model and query complex permission hierarchies and role relationships.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Amazon Neptune
    description: AWS managed graph database with full TinkerPop and Gremlin compatibility.
  - name: Azure Cosmos DB
    description: Azure Cosmos DB Gremlin API for TinkerPop-compatible graph storage.
  - name: JanusGraph
    description: Distributed graph database with TinkerPop/Gremlin interface and Cassandra/HBase backend.
  - name: Neo4j
    description: Neo4j TinkerPop plugin for Gremlin traversal on Neo4j graph data.
  - name: Apache Spark
    description: SparkGraphComputer for OLAP graph analytics on Spark clusters.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
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