Evidence

aid: evidence-dev
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/evidence-dev/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Evidence
kind: company
description: Evidence is an open-source (MIT) business-intelligence-as-code framework
  that turns SQL queries plus Markdown into fast, version-controlled static data apps
  and dashboards. It is built on Svelte/Vite, runs queries through a DuckDB-WASM
  "Universal SQL" engine, and is consumed as a framework/CLI rather than a hosted REST
  API. Evidence Cloud adds managed hosting, a managed query engine, scheduled data
  syncs, and AI authoring assistance.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Business Intelligence
- BI as Code
- SQL
- Markdown
- Data Apps
- Open Source
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: evidence-dev:evidence-framework
  name: Evidence Framework (SQL + Markdown)
  tags:
  - Framework
  - CLI
  - SQL
  - Markdown
  - Static Site
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://docs.evidence.dev/
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.evidence.dev/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.evidence.dev/reference/cli
    type: APIReference
  - url: https://github.com/evidence-dev/evidence
    type: GitHub
  - url: openapi/evidence-dev-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: The open-source core. SQL statements embedded in Markdown files run
    against configured data sources and render charts and components into a static
    BI website (Svelte/Vite). The interface is a Node CLI (dev, build, preview, sources)
    plus authored Markdown - not a hosted REST API.
- aid: evidence-dev:usql-query-layer
  name: Evidence USQL / Query Layer
  tags:
  - USQL
  - DuckDB
  - Query Engine
  - Parquet
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://evidence.dev/universal-sql
  properties:
  - url: https://evidence.dev/universal-sql
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.evidence.dev/core-concepts/data-sources/duckdb
    type: APIReference
  - url: https://github.com/evidence-dev/evidence
    type: GitHub
  - url: openapi/evidence-dev-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: Universal SQL, the query engine built into Evidence core and powered
    by DuckDB's WebAssembly distribution. It extracts data sources to Parquet and
    lets you query across multiple sources with a single SQL dialect via an open
    data-source-adapter standard. Consumed in-process through SQL, not via a network
    REST endpoint.
- aid: evidence-dev:evidence-cloud
  name: Evidence Cloud
  tags:
  - Cloud
  - Managed Hosting
  - Deployment
  - AI
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://evidence.dev/cloud
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.evidence.dev/deployment/evidence-cloud/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://evidence.dev/pricing
    type: APIReference
  - url: https://github.com/evidence-dev
    type: GitHub
  - url: openapi/evidence-dev-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: The managed hosting and deployment platform for Evidence projects.
    Adds a managed query engine, multi-level caching, row-level security, scheduled
    data syncs, a browser-based IDE, and AI authoring assistance. Surfaced as a
    managed product/control-plane, not a documented public REST API for end users.
common:
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/evidence-dev
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/evidence-dev
- type: Website
  url: https://evidence.dev/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.evidence.dev/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/evidence-dev-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/evidence-dev-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/evidence-dev-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com