Debezium

Debezium is an open source distributed platform for change data capture (CDC) that converts changes in existing databases into event streams, enabling applications to detect and respond to row-level changes in databases in real time.

Debezium publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Cluster API, Connectors API, Offsets API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Apache Kafka, CDC, Change Data Capture, Databases, and Event Streaming.

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

Debezium’s developer surface includes documentation, getting-started guide, GitHub presence, engineering blog, and 8 more developer resources.

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31.8/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 21/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-20 · rubric v0.12.0

AccessFreemium

5 APIs

Apache KafkaCDCChange Data CaptureDatabasesEvent StreamingOpen-Source

Kin Score

Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-08-20 · rubric v0.12.0

Composite quality — 31.8/100 · thin

Contract Quality 12.3 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 5.2 / 20

Access Clarity 3.2 / 20

Operational Transparency 1.7 / 13

Contract Governance 3.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.5 / 10

Agent readiness — 21/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 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 5

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

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Debezium 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.

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

JSONLD

JSONLD

Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHub

GitHub

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Community

Community

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

License

License

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: debezium
name: Debezium
description: Debezium is an open source distributed platform for change data capture (CDC) that converts changes in existing
  databases into event streams, enabling applications to detect and respond to row-level changes in databases in real time.
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/debezium.png
tags:
- Apache Kafka
- CDC
- Change Data Capture
- Databases
- Event Streaming
- Open-Source
tags_raw:
- Apache Kafka
- CDC
- Change Data Capture
- Databases
- Event Streaming
- Open Source
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/debezium/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
kind: opensource
apis:
- aid: debezium:debezium-cluster-api
  name: Debezium Cluster API
  description: The Cluster API from Debezium — 1 operation(s) for cluster.
  humanURL: https://debezium.io/documentation/reference/stable/connectors/index.html
  baseURL: http://localhost:8083
  tags:
  - Cluster
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/debezium-cluster-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://debezium.io/documentation/reference/stable/connectors/index.html
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/debezium-change-event.json
  - type: Rules
    url: rules/debezium-kafka-connect-api-rules.yml
- aid: debezium:debezium-connectors-api
  name: Debezium Connectors API
  description: The Connectors API from Debezium — 7 operation(s) for connectors.
  humanURL: https://debezium.io/documentation/reference/stable/connectors/index.html
  baseURL: http://localhost:8083
  tags:
  - Connectors
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/debezium-connectors-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://debezium.io/documentation/reference/stable/connectors/index.html
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/debezium-change-event.json
  - type: Rules
    url: rules/debezium-kafka-connect-api-rules.yml
- aid: debezium:debezium-offsets-api
  name: Debezium Offsets API
  description: The Offsets API from Debezium — 1 operation(s) for offsets.
  humanURL: https://debezium.io/documentation/reference/stable/connectors/index.html
  baseURL: http://localhost:8083
  tags:
  - Offsets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/debezium-offsets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://debezium.io/documentation/reference/stable/connectors/index.html
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/debezium-change-event.json
  - type: Rules
    url: rules/debezium-kafka-connect-api-rules.yml
- aid: debezium:debezium-plugins-api
  name: Debezium Plugins API
  description: The Plugins API from Debezium — 2 operation(s) for plugins.
  humanURL: https://debezium.io/documentation/reference/stable/connectors/index.html
  baseURL: http://localhost:8083
  tags:
  - Plugins
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/debezium-plugins-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://debezium.io/documentation/reference/stable/connectors/index.html
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/debezium-change-event.json
  - type: Rules
    url: rules/debezium-kafka-connect-api-rules.yml
- aid: debezium:debezium-tasks-api
  name: Debezium Tasks API
  description: The Tasks API from Debezium — 3 operation(s) for tasks.
  humanURL: https://debezium.io/documentation/reference/stable/connectors/index.html
  baseURL: http://localhost:8083
  tags:
  - Task
  tags_raw:
  - Tasks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/debezium-tasks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://debezium.io/documentation/reference/stable/connectors/index.html
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/debezium-change-event.json
  - type: Rules
    url: rules/debezium-kafka-connect-api-rules.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/debezium-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/debezium-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/debezium
- type: Website
  url: https://debezium.io/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://debezium.io/documentation/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://debezium.io/documentation/reference/stable/tutorial.html
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/debezium/debezium
- type: Blog
  url: https://debezium.io/blog/
- type: Community
  url: https://debezium.io/community/
- type: License
  url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/debezium-context.jsonld
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/debezium-vocabulary.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com