Lightup
Lightup Data, Inc. is an enterprise data quality and data observability platform that lets data teams detect, diagnose, and resolve data issues across cloud and hybrid data stacks. The platform runs pushdown data quality checks (DQIs) directly against customer datasources — Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift, BigQuery, Postgres, Athena, Oracle, Teradata, SAP HANA, Dremio, Incorta, ksqlDB and S3/Azure blob storage — so no customer source data is copied into the Lightup environment. Capabilities include zero-config auto metrics, sliced metrics, AI-based anomaly detection, data profiling, data reconciliation, data lineage, incident management, and an agentic interface (Lightup Agentic) that exposes the platform to MCP-compatible AI agents. Lightup exposes a REST API for workspaces, datasources, metrics, monitors, incidents, integrations, dashboards and users, a Python CLI (lightctl), an Airflow provider, and an official MCP server. Founded by Manu Bansal; backed by a16z; SOC 2 Type 2 and ISAE 3000 compliant.
Lightup publishes 12 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including API Credentials API, Catalogs API, Dashboard chart API, and 9 more. Tagged areas include Data Quality, Data Observability, Data Monitoring, Anomaly Detection, and Data Engineering.
Lightup’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, support, engineering blog, pricing, signup flow, and 27 more developer resources.
What this lets a business do 2
Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →
Kin Score
Markets this provider is in provisional
The Kin Score Market layer reads a provider inside its market: its position, and how deep its integrations go. Depth is only comparable within a position. Provisional and unweighted: not part of the Kin Score or agent readiness.
| Market | Position | Depth | Registered MCP server | Declares compatibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Integration (ELT connectors and data governance) | standard | 26.8 (thin) | - | - |
Registered MCP server and declares compatibility are report only — not weighted. Undeclared means we found nothing we can read, so there is no number: we never infer integrations.
APIs 12
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
Lightup API Credentials API
The API Credentials API from Lightup — 1 operation(s) for api credentials.
Lightup Catalogs API
The Catalogs API from Lightup — 2 operation(s) for catalogs.
Lightup Dashboard chart API
The Dashboard chart API from Lightup — 1 operation(s) for dashboard chart.
Lightup Datapoints API
The Datapoints API from Lightup — 1 operation(s) for datapoints.
Lightup Health check API
The Health check API from Lightup — 1 operation(s) for health check.
Lightup Incidents API
The Incidents API from Lightup — 4 operation(s) for incidents.
Lightup Integrations API
The Integrations API from Lightup — 2 operation(s) for integrations.
Lightup Metrics API
The Metrics API from Lightup — 2 operation(s) for metrics.
Lightup Monitors API
The Monitors API from Lightup — 3 operation(s) for monitors.
Lightup Users API
The Users API from Lightup — 4 operation(s) for users.
Lightup Workspaces API
The Workspaces API from Lightup — 2 operation(s) for workspaces.
Lightup Data Sources API
The Data Sources API from Lightup — 3 operation(s) for data sources.
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Open Collections 12
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
Lightup Dashboard API Credentials API
OPEN COLLECTIONLightup Dashboard API Credentials Catalogs API
OPEN COLLECTIONLightup Dashboard API Credentials Dashboard chart API
OPEN COLLECTIONLightup Dashboard API Credentials Datapoints API
OPEN COLLECTIONLightup Dashboard API Credentials Datasources API
OPEN COLLECTIONLightup Dashboard API Credentials Health check API
OPEN COLLECTIONLightup Dashboard API Credentials Incidents API
OPEN COLLECTIONLightup Dashboard API Credentials Integrations API
OPEN COLLECTIONLightup Dashboard API Credentials Metrics API
OPEN COLLECTIONLightup Dashboard API Credentials Monitors API
OPEN COLLECTIONLightup Dashboard API Credentials Users API
OPEN COLLECTIONLightup Dashboard API Credentials Workspaces API
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MCP Servers 1
Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.
Lightup MCP Server
Remote MCP server at raw.githubusercontent.com over SSE; 7 tools listed.
MCP SERVERAgent Skills 4
Packaged agent skills for driving this provider's APIs from an AI assistant.
Create a Lightup metric and attach a monitor
AGENT SKILLTriage a Lightup data quality incident
AGENT SKILLPricing Plans 1
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
FinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Lightup Finops
FINOPSOpenAPI Overlays 1
Overlays applied on top of this provider's contracts. Each card says who wrote it: a document the provider publishes, or one API Evangelist derived or generated.
Lightup Dashboard Overlay
DERIVEDSecurity Posture 4
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Agentic Access 1
Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.
Resources
Get Started 4
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Documentation 2
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 4
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Design & Contract 4
Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events
Build 4
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
Access & Security 6
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Operate 2
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 4
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 2
The organization behind the API
Other 2
Properties that don't map to a standard resource type
Source (apis.yml)
Lightup API — frequently asked questions
Does Lightup have an API?
Yes. APIs.io lists 12 APIs from Lightup, including Lightup API Credentials API, Lightup Catalogs API and Lightup Dashboard chart API, and 9 more.
Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Lightup API?
Yes. APIs.io indexes 12 OpenAPI specifications for Lightup, each linked for download from this page.
How do I authenticate with the Lightup API?
Lightup uses bearer-token authentication (http · 1 scheme). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Lightup Authentication.
How much does the Lightup API cost?
APIs.io lists 2 pricing plans for Lightup, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing Plans on this page.
Does Lightup have an MCP server?
Yes. APIs.io lists 1 MCP server for Lightup: Remote MCP server at raw.githubusercontent.com over SSE; 7 tools listed.
Is the Lightup API ready for AI agents?
Lightup has a Kin Score of 57.5 out of 100 (strong) and an Agent Readiness score of 24.9 (agent-aware), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-10-31.
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