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Materialize

Materialize is an operational data warehouse that uses streaming SQL views maintained with sub-second latency. It exposes a PostgreSQL wire-compatible interface and a session-less HTTP API for SQL execution.

Materialize publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network: HTTP API and Streaming Sources and Sinks (AsyncAPI). Tagged areas include Streaming, Data Warehouse, SQL, Real-Time, and PostgreSQL Compatible.

The Materialize catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Materialize’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, pricing, engineering blog, and 9 more developer resources.

48.9/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 54/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-21 · rubric v0.4
3 APIs 0 Features
StreamingData WarehouseSQLReal-TimePostgreSQL Compatible

API Rating

API Evangelist API Evangelist Rating How this is scored →
scored 2026-07-21 · rubric v0.4
Composite quality — 48.9/100 · developing
Contract Quality 13.6 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 11.6 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 7.9 / 12
Discoverability 6.8 / 10
Agent readiness — 54/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 15 / 15
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 6 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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APIs

Materialize HTTP API

Session-less HTTP API for executing SQL statements against a Materialize region. Authenticates with HTTP Basic (email + app password). Supports a simple mode with a single query...

Materialize PostgreSQL Wire Protocol

Materialize speaks the PostgreSQL wire protocol on port 6875, so any psql or libpq-based client (Go, Java, Node.js, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust) can connect and run streaming SQL.

Materialize Streaming Sources and Sinks (AsyncAPI)

AsyncAPI 2.6 description of Materialize's event-driven integration surface: Kafka sources (CREATE SOURCE ... FROM KAFKA), Kafka sinks (CREATE SINK ... INTO KAFKA), and HTTP webh...

Collections

Pricing Plans

Rate Limits

Materialize Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps

Event Specifications

Materialize Streaming Sources and Sinks

AsyncAPI description of Materialize's streaming integration surface. Materialize is an operational data warehouse that ingests events from external message brokers and HTTP webh...

ASYNCAPI

API Governance Rules

Materialize API Rules

6 rules · 6 warnings

SPECTRAL

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
opencollection: 1.0.0
info:
  name: Materialize HTTP API
  version: v1
request:
  auth:
    type: basic
    username: '{{username}}'
    password: '{{password}}'
items:
- info:
    name: Execute SQL statements
    type: http
  http:
    method: POST
    url: https://{mz_host}/api/sql
    params:
    - name: options
      value: ''
      type: query
      description: 'URL-encoded JSON object of session configuration parameters

        (e.g. `cluster`, `application_name`).

        '
    body:
      type: json
      data: '{}'
  docs: Execute SQL statements
bundled: true