DBOS

DBOS is a durable execution platform built on Postgres for running resilient workflows, scheduled jobs, durable queues, and Kafka consumers. The core library (DBOS Transact) is available for Python, TypeScript, Go, and Java, with a managed serverless runtime offered as DBOS Cloud.

DBOS publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include API Composition, Durable Execution, Postgres, Queues, and Scheduled Jobs.

The DBOS catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

DBOS’s developer surface includes documentation, developer console, pricing, engineering blog, and 11 more developer resources.

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38.6/100 thin ▼ -5.0 Agent 14/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessFreemium

2 APIs 1 MCP Servers

API CompositionDurable ExecutionPostgresQueuesScheduled JobsWorkflow

Kin Score

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

Composite quality — 38.6/100 · thin

Contract Quality 4.4 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 5.2 / 20

Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13

Governance 8.3 / 12

Discoverability 5.9 / 10

Agent readiness — 14/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

MCP Server 12 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 2

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

DBOS Transact

DBOS Transact is a durable execution library that decorates application functions with workflow, step, transaction, scheduled, and Kafka consumer semantics, persisting all state...

DBOS Cloud

DBOS Cloud is the managed, serverless hosting platform for DBOS workflows, queues, and scheduled jobs. The CLI deploys and manages DBOS applications and provides a graphical obs...

MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Dbos Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

JSON Schema 1

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Console

Console

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

MCPServer

MCPServer

LlmsText

LlmsText

Design & Contract 3

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

JSONLD

JSONLD

Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Rules

Rules

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Discord

Discord

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Capabilities

Capabilities

Source (apis.yml)

aid: dbos
name: DBOS
description: DBOS is a durable execution platform built on Postgres for running resilient workflows, scheduled jobs, durable
  queues, and Kafka consumers. The core library (DBOS Transact) is available for Python, TypeScript, Go, and Java, with a
  managed serverless runtime offered as DBOS Cloud.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/dbos.png
tags:
- API Composition
- Durable Execution
- Postgres
- Queues
- Scheduled Jobs
- Workflow
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dbos/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-27'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
kind: company
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
apis:
- aid: dbos:dbos
  name: DBOS Transact
  description: DBOS Transact is a durable execution library that decorates application functions with workflow, step, transaction,
    scheduled, and Kafka consumer semantics, persisting all state to Postgres so workflows can survive crashes and resume
    from checkpoints. SDKs are published for Python, TypeScript, Go, and Java.
  humanURL: https://docs.dbos.dev/
  tags:
  - API Composition
  - Durable Execution
  - Library
  - Workflow
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dbos.dev/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.dbos.dev/quickstart
  - type: Python Reference
    url: https://docs.dbos.dev/python/reference/decorators
  - type: TypeScript Reference
    url: https://docs.dbos.dev/typescript/reference/decorators
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/dbos-inc/dbos-transact-py
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/workflow.json
- aid: dbos:dbos-cloud
  name: DBOS Cloud
  description: DBOS Cloud is the managed, serverless hosting platform for DBOS workflows, queues, and scheduled jobs. The
    CLI deploys and manages DBOS applications and provides a graphical observability UI.
  humanURL: https://docs.dbos.dev/cloud-tutorials/cloud-cli
  tags:
  - Cloud
  - Hosting
  - Observability
  - Serverless
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dbos.dev/cloud-tutorials/cloud-cli
  - type: Console
    url: https://console.dbos.dev/
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/dbos-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dbos-inc
- type: Website
  url: https://www.dbos.dev/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.dbos.dev/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/dbos-inc
- type: Console
  url: https://console.dbos.dev/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.dbos.dev/pricing
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.dbos.dev/blog
- type: Discord
  url: https://discord.gg/dbos
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/dbos-context.jsonld
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/dbos-vocabulary.yml
- type: Capabilities
  url: capabilities/dbos-capabilities.yml
- type: Rules
  url: rules/dbos-rules.yml
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.dbos.dev/partners
- name: MCP Server
  url: https://github.com/dbos-inc/dbos-mcp
  type: MCPServer
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://docs.dbos.dev/llms.txt
integrations:
- name: DBOS -
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

DBOS

Kin Score

APIs 2

DBOS Transact

DBOS Cloud

MCP Servers 1

MCP Server

Pricing Plans 1

Dbos Plans Pricing

Rate Limits 1

Dbos Rate Limits

FinOps 1

Dbos Finops

Semantic Vocabularies 1

Dbos Context

Spectral Rules 2

DBOS API Rules