Bytewax

aid: bytewax
name: Bytewax
description: >-
  Bytewax is a Python-native distributed stream processing framework built on
  a Rust runtime. Developers define dataflows using the bytewax.dataflow API,
  composing operators (map, filter, reduce, joins, windowing) over connectors
  for Kafka, files, stdio, demos, and custom sources/sinks. The Bytewax
  Platform layers a self-hostable Kubernetes-based control plane on top,
  managed with the waxctl CLI and Helm chart, with deployment targets that
  include AWS, GCP, and the AWS Marketplace.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bytewax/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-23'
modified: '2026-05-23'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
  - Stream Processing
  - Python
  - Dataflow
  - Real-Time
  - Kafka
  - Windowing
  - Connectors
  - Distributed Systems
  - Kubernetes
  - Open Source
apis:
  - aid: bytewax:python-library
    name: Bytewax Python Library
    description: >-
      Open-source Python library for building distributed stream processing
      dataflows. Provides bytewax.dataflow, bytewax.operators (including
      windowing), bytewax.inputs, bytewax.outputs, and a connectors package
      for Kafka, files, stdio, and demo sources.
    humanURL: https://docs.bytewax.io/api/index.html
    baseURL: https://pypi.org/project/bytewax/
    tags:
      - Python
      - Dataflow
      - Operators
      - Connectors
      - Windowing
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.bytewax.io/
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://docs.bytewax.io/api/index.html
      - type: SDK
        url: https://pypi.org/project/bytewax/
      - type: Repository
        url: https://github.com/bytewax/bytewax
  - aid: bytewax:connectors
    name: Bytewax Connectors
    description: >-
      Built-in connector modules for integrating Bytewax dataflows with
      external systems, including Kafka (with operators and serialization
      submodules), files, stdio, and demo sources. Custom connectors are
      built on the inputs/outputs APIs.
    humanURL: https://docs.bytewax.io/api/index.html
    baseURL: https://docs.bytewax.io/api/index.html
    tags:
      - Connectors
      - Kafka
      - Files
      - IO
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.bytewax.io/api/index.html
  - aid: bytewax:platform
    name: Bytewax Platform
    description: >-
      Self-hosted control plane for securely building, deploying, and scaling
      Bytewax workloads on Kubernetes. Managed through the waxctl CLI and
      Helm chart, with deployment options including AWS, GCP, and the AWS
      Marketplace.
    humanURL: https://bytewax.io/platform
    baseURL: https://platform.bytewax.io
    tags:
      - Platform
      - Kubernetes
      - Helm
      - waxctl
      - Deployment
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://platform.bytewax.io/
      - type: Marketing
        url: https://bytewax.io/platform
      - type: CLI
        url: https://bytewax.io/platform
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://bytewax.io
  - type: Portal
    url: https://docs.bytewax.io
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.bytewax.io
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://bytewax.io/pricing
  - type: Blog
    url: https://bytewax.io/blog
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/bytewax
  - type: Repository
    url: https://github.com/bytewax/bytewax
  - type: SDK
    url: https://pypi.org/project/bytewax/
  - type: Products
    url: https://bytewax.io/products
  - type: Examples
    url: https://docs.bytewax.io/guide/getting-started/index.html
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://bytewax.io/terms-of-service
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://bytewax.io/privacy-policy
  - type: Community
    url: https://bytewax.io/slack
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kinlane@gmail.com