JPA

aid: jpa
name: JPA
description: Jakarta Persistence (formerly Java Persistence API / JPA) defines a Java specification and binding layer for
  the management of persistence and object-relational mapping in Java environments. It provides a standardized ORM framework
  that enables developers to map Java objects to database tables and interact with relational data using Java rather than
  SQL. Jakarta Persistence 3.2 is the current stable release with Jakarta EE 11, while version 4.0 is under development for
  Jakarta EE 12.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Database
- Java
- JPA
- Jakarta EE
- ORM
- Persistence
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/jpa/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: jpa:jpa
  name: Jakarta Persistence API
  description: The Jakarta Persistence specification for object-relational mapping in Java applications, defining annotations,
    entity managers, queries via JPQL and the Criteria API, and lifecycle callbacks for managing persistent state across compatible
    implementations.
  humanURL: https://jakarta.ee/specifications/persistence/
  tags:
  - Database
  - Java
  - ORM
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://jakarta.ee/specifications/persistence/
  - type: Specification
    url: https://jakarta.ee/specifications/persistence/3.2/
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://jakarta.ee/specifications/persistence/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://jakarta.ee/specifications/persistence/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/jakartaee/persistence
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com