# DuckDB

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/duckdb/  
**Website:** https://duckdb.org/  
**APIs profiled:** 1

DuckDB is an in-process, MIT-licensed analytical SQL database with no external dependencies. It runs as a library embedded in the host application (CLI, Python, Node.js, R, Java/JDBC, Go, Wasm, etc.) and does not expose a network REST API.

## Kin Score — 17.6 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 17.6).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 75.9 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 34.2 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 11.9 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

## Agent readiness — 3.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (1)

- **DuckDB In-Process Library** — DuckDB ships as a library with first-class bindings for Python, R, Java (JDBC), Node.js, C/C++, Go, Rust, Swift, Julia, and the browser via DuckDB-Wasm. There is no network REST...

## Security (1)

- **Duckdb Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Duckdb Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Database, Analytics, OLAP, Embedded, Open-Source

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/duckdb/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.