Apache Cassandra

Apache Cassandra is a highly scalable, distributed open-source NoSQL database designed to handle massive amounts of data across many commodity servers, providing high availability with no single point of failure. It is governed by the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under the Apache License 2.0 and is used in production by Netflix, Apple, Bloomberg, Backblaze, and many others. Cassandra exposes its CQL native protocol for clients and a family of HTTP, REST, GraphQL, Document, and gRPC APIs via the Stargate data gateway.

6 APIs 21 Features

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APIs

Apache Cassandra CQL Native Protocol

Cassandra Query Language (CQL) is the primary interface to Apache Cassandra. Clients speak the binary CQL native protocol over TCP (default port 9042). Official drivers are main...

Cassandra REST API (Stargate)

HTTP/JSON REST API for Cassandra provided by the Stargate data gateway. Enables CRUD operations and SQL-like query via REST without the CQL driver.

Cassandra GraphQL API (Stargate)

GraphQL endpoint for Cassandra, enabling flexible, typed queries and mutations against Cassandra tables through the Stargate gateway.

Cassandra Document API (Stargate)

Schemaless Document API that stores JSON documents in Cassandra, offering a MongoDB-like developer experience backed by Cassandra.

Cassandra gRPC API (Stargate)

High-performance gRPC API for Cassandra through Stargate, designed for low-latency service-to-service communication.

Cassandra JMX Management Interface

Java Management Extensions (JMX) interface for monitoring and administering Cassandra nodes, including metrics, compaction, repairs, and configuration.

Collections

Apache Cassandra REST API (via Stargate)

OPEN

GraphQL

Apache Cassandra GraphQL API

GraphQL endpoint for Cassandra, enabling flexible, typed queries and mutations against Cassandra tables through the Stargate gateway.

GRAPHQL

Pricing Plans

Cassandra Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits

Cassandra Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps

Cassandra Finops

FINOPS

Features

Distributed

Masterless

Linear Scalability

Multi-Datacenter Replication

High Availability

Fault Tolerance

Tunable Consistency

CQL Query Language

Secondary Indexes

Materialized Views

User Defined Types

User Defined Functions

Vector Search

Time Series Storage

Cross-Region Replication

Role Based Access Control

TLS/SSL Encryption

At-Rest Encryption

Snapshot Backups

Incremental Repairs

Apache License 2.0

Use Cases

Event Logging

IoT Telemetry

Time Series Data

Product Catalogs

Messaging Platforms

Fraud Detection

Recommendation Engines

Activity Feeds

Audit Logs

Real-Time Analytics

Mobile Application Backends

Vector Similarity Search

Resources

Documentation

GettingStarted

IssueTracker

MailingList

StackOverflow

PackageRegistry

PackageRegistry

SecurityPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

TermsOfService

Sources

opencollection: 1.0.0
info:
  name: Apache Cassandra REST API (via Stargate)
  version: 2.0.0
request:
  auth:
    type: apikey
    key: X-Cassandra-Token
    value: '{{X-Cassandra-Token}}'
    placement: header
items:
- info:
    name: Keyspaces
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: List all keyspaces
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: http://{host}:8082/v2/schemas/keyspaces
    docs: List all keyspaces
  - info:
      name: Create a keyspace
      type: http
    http:
      method: POST
      url: http://{host}:8082/v2/schemas/keyspaces
      body:
        type: json
        data: '{}'
    docs: Create a keyspace
  - info:
      name: Get a keyspace
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: http://{host}:8082/v2/schemas/keyspaces/:keyspace
      params:
      - name: keyspace
        value: ''
        type: path
    docs: Get a keyspace
  - info:
      name: Delete a keyspace
      type: http
    http:
      method: DELETE
      url: http://{host}:8082/v2/schemas/keyspaces/:keyspace
      params:
      - name: keyspace
        value: ''
        type: path
    docs: Delete a keyspace
- info:
    name: Tables
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: List tables in a keyspace
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: http://{host}:8082/v2/schemas/keyspaces/:keyspace/tables
      params:
      - name: keyspace
        value: ''
        type: path
    docs: List tables in a keyspace
  - info:
      name: Create a table
      type: http
    http:
      method: POST
      url: http://{host}:8082/v2/schemas/keyspaces/:keyspace/tables
      params:
      - name: keyspace
        value: ''
        type: path
      body:
        type: json
        data: '{}'
    docs: Create a table
  - info:
      name: Get a table definition
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: http://{host}:8082/v2/schemas/keyspaces/:keyspace/tables/:table
      params:
      - name: keyspace
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: table
        value: ''
        type: path
    docs: Get a table definition
  - info:
      name: Delete a table
      type: http
    http:
      method: DELETE
      url: http://{host}:8082/v2/schemas/keyspaces/:keyspace/tables/:table
      params:
      - name: keyspace
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: table
        value: ''
        type: path
    docs: Delete a table
- info:
    name: Columns
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: List columns of a table
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: http://{host}:8082/v2/schemas/keyspaces/:keyspace/tables/:table/columns
      params:
      - name: keyspace
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: table
        value: ''
        type: path
    docs: List columns of a table
  - info:
      name: Add a column to a table
      type: http
    http:
      method: POST
      url: http://{host}:8082/v2/schemas/keyspaces/:keyspace/tables/:table/columns
      params:
      - name: keyspace
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: table
        value: ''
        type: path
      body:
        type: json
        data: '{}'
    docs: Add a column to a table
  - info:
      name: Get a column
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: http://{host}:8082/v2/schemas/keyspaces/:keyspace/tables/:table/columns/:column
      params:
      - name: keyspace
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: table
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: column
        value: ''
        type: path
    docs: Get a column
  - info:
      name: Modify a column
      type: http
    http:
      method: PUT
      url: http://{host}:8082/v2/schemas/keyspaces/:keyspace/tables/:table/columns/:column
      params:
      - name: keyspace
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: table
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: column
        value: ''
        type: path
      body:
        type: json
        data: '{}'
    docs: Modify a column
  - info:
      name: Delete a column
      type: http
    http:
      method: DELETE
      url: http://{host}:8082/v2/schemas/keyspaces/:keyspace/tables/:table/columns/:column
      params:
      - name: keyspace
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: table
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: column
        value: ''
        type: path
    docs: Delete a column
- info:
    name: Indexes
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: List secondary indexes on a table
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: http://{host}:8082/v2/schemas/keyspaces/:keyspace/tables/:table/indexes
      params:
      - name: keyspace
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: table
        value: ''
        type: path
    docs: List secondary indexes on a table
  - info:
      name: Create a secondary index
      type: http
    http:
      method: POST
      url: http://{host}:8082/v2/schemas/keyspaces/:keyspace/tables/:table/indexes
      params:
      - name: keyspace
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: table
        value: ''
        type: path
      body:
        type: json
        data: '{}'
    docs: Create a secondary index
  - info:
      name: Delete a secondary index
      type: http
    http:
      method: DELETE
      url: http://{host}:8082/v2/schemas/keyspaces/:keyspace/tables/:table/indexes/:index
      params:
      - name: keyspace
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: table
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: index
        value: ''
        type: path
    docs: Delete a secondary index
- info:
    name: Types
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: List user-defined types
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: http://{host}:8082/v2/schemas/keyspaces/:keyspace/types
      params:
      - name: keyspace
        value: ''
        type: path
    docs: List user-defined types
  - info:
      name: Create a user-defined type
      type: http
    http:
      method: POST
      url: http://{host}:8082/v2/schemas/keyspaces/:keyspace/types
      params:
      - name: keyspace
        value: ''
        type: path
      body:
        type: json
        data: '{}'
    docs: Create a user-defined type
  - info:
      name: Delete a user-defined type
      type: http
    http:
      method: DELETE
      url: http://{host}:8082/v2/schemas/keyspaces/:keyspace/types/:type
      params:
      - name: keyspace
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: type
        value: ''
        type: path
    docs: Delete a user-defined type
- info:
    name: Rows
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Query rows in a table with a WHERE clause
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: http://{host}:8082/v2/keyspaces/:keyspace/:table
      params:
      - name: keyspace
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: table
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: where
        value: ''
        type: query
      - name: fields
        value: ''
        type: query
      - name: page-size
        value: ''
        type: query
      - name: page-state
        value: ''
        type: query
    docs: Query rows in a table with a WHERE clause
  - info:
      name: Insert a row
      type: http
    http:
      method: POST
      url: http://{host}:8082/v2/keyspaces/:keyspace/:table
      params:
      - name: keyspace
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: table
        value: ''
        type: path
      body:
        type: json
        data: '{}'
    docs: Insert a row
  - info:
      name: Retrieve all rows (paged)
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: http://{host}:8082/v2/keyspaces/:keyspace/:table/rows
      params:
      - name: keyspace
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: table
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: page-size
        value: ''
        type: query
      - name: page-state
        value: ''
        type: query
    docs: Retrieve all rows (paged)
  - info:
      name: Get a row by primary key
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: http://{host}:8082/v2/keyspaces/:keyspace/:table/:primaryKey
      params:
      - name: keyspace
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: table
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: primaryKey
        value: ''
        type: path
        description: One or more path segments forming the primary key
    docs: Get a row by primary key
  - info:
      name: Replace a row (upsert)
      type: http
    http:
      method: PUT
      url: http://{host}:8082/v2/keyspaces/:keyspace/:table/:primaryKey
      params:
      - name: keyspace
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: table
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: primaryKey
        value: ''
        type: path
        description: One or more path segments forming the primary key
      body:
        type: json
        data: '{}'
    docs: Replace a row (upsert)
  - info:
      name: Partially update a row
      type: http
    http:
      method: PATCH
      url: http://{host}:8082/v2/keyspaces/:keyspace/:table/:primaryKey
      params:
      - name: keyspace
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: table
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: primaryKey
        value: ''
        type: path
        description: One or more path segments forming the primary key
      body:
        type: json
        data: '{}'
    docs: Partially update a row
  - info:
      name: Delete a row
      type: http
    http:
      method: DELETE
      url: http://{host}:8082/v2/keyspaces/:keyspace/:table/:primaryKey
      params:
      - name: keyspace
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: table
        value: ''
        type: path
      - name: primaryKey
        value: ''
        type: path
        description: One or more path segments forming the primary key
    docs: Delete a row
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