Metaphor

Metaphor was an active-metadata / data-catalog platform (metaphor.io) that combined a social, agent-assisted data governance experience with a large library of open-source Python "connectors" that extracted metadata (schemas, lineage, usage, ownership, documentation, data quality) from warehouses, BI tools, and data pipelines to populate the Metaphor app. Founded by ex-LinkedIn DataHub engineers and backed by Amplify Partners, Metaphor's technology platform was acquired by KPMG; the metaphor.io site now redirects to the KPMG acquisition announcement and the standalone developer surface (docs.metaphor.io, api.metaphor.io, the MetaphorData GitHub org) has been decommissioned. The first-party open-source metadata packages (metaphor-connectors, metaphor-models) still resolve on PyPI.

Metaphor is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Data Analytics, Metadata, Data Catalog, and Data Governance.

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6.8/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
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CompanyData AnalyticsMetadataData CatalogData GovernanceData LineageActive Metadata

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 6.8/100 · minimal
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 0.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 0.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.8 / 10
Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Metaphor Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC

SECURITY

Resources

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Packages
Packages

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website
Website

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: metaphor
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  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/metaphor.png
name: Metaphor
description: Metaphor was an active-metadata / data-catalog platform (metaphor.io) that combined a social, agent-assisted
  data governance experience with a large library of open-source Python "connectors" that extracted metadata (schemas, lineage,
  usage, ownership, documentation, data quality) from warehouses, BI tools, and data pipelines to populate the Metaphor app.
  Founded by ex-LinkedIn DataHub engineers and backed by Amplify Partners, Metaphor's technology platform was acquired by
  KPMG; the metaphor.io site now redirects to the KPMG acquisition announcement and the standalone developer surface (docs.metaphor.io,
  api.metaphor.io, the MetaphorData GitHub org) has been decommissioned. The first-party open-source metadata packages (metaphor-connectors,
  metaphor-models) still resolve on PyPI.
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x-backed-by:
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x-tier: stub
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x-status: acquired
x-acquired-by: KPMG
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-20'
tags:
- Company
- Data Analytics
- Metadata
- Data Catalog
- Data Governance
- Data Lineage
- Active Metadata
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
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  url: security/metaphor-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://metaphor.io
- type: Packages
  url: packages/metaphor-packages.yml
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