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Netflix Hystrix

Netflix Hystrix is a latency and fault tolerance library designed to isolate points of access to remote systems, services, and third-party libraries, stop cascading failure, and enable resilience in complex distributed systems where failure is inevitable. Now in maintenance mode, with Resilience4j recommended as a replacement.

Netflix Hystrix publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Circuit Breaker, Fault Tolerance, Java, Latency, and Maintenance Mode.

The Netflix Hystrix catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Netflix Hystrix’s developer surface includes documentation, getting-started guide, release notes, and 4 more developer resources.

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34.0/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemium
1 APIs
Circuit BreakerFault ToleranceJavaLatencyMaintenance ModeMicroservicesNetflixResilience

Kin Score

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 34.0/100 · thin
Contract Quality 2.4 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 3.9 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
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 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Netflix Hystrix

Netflix Hystrix is a latency and fault tolerance library designed to isolate points of access to remote systems, services, and third-party libraries, stop cascading failure, and...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Netflix Hystrix Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Netflix Hystrix Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Netflix Hystrix Finops

FINOPS

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Netflix Hystrix API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Netflix Hystrix Command Configuration

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted
GettingStarted

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrg
GitHubOrg

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Issues
Issues
 ReleaseNotes
ReleaseNotes

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website
Website

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Javadoc
Javadoc

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: netflix-hystrix
name: Netflix Hystrix
description: Netflix Hystrix is a latency and fault tolerance library designed to isolate points of access to remote systems,
  services, and third-party libraries, stop cascading failure, and enable resilience in complex distributed systems where
  failure is inevitable. Now in maintenance mode, with Resilience4j recommended as a replacement.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/netflix-hystrix.png
tags:
- Circuit Breaker
- Fault Tolerance
- Java
- Latency
- Maintenance Mode
- Microservices
- Netflix
- Resilience
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/netflix-hystrix/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-03-26'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: netflix-hystrix:netflix-hystrix
  name: Netflix Hystrix
  description: Netflix Hystrix is a latency and fault tolerance library designed to isolate points of access to remote systems,
    services, and third-party libraries, stop cascading failure, and enable resilience in complex distributed systems. Now
    in maintenance mode.
  humanURL: https://github.com/Netflix/Hystrix
  tags:
  - Circuit Breaker
  - Fault Tolerance
  - Java
  - Latency
  - Maintenance Mode
  - Microservices
  - Netflix
  - Resilience
  properties:
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/netflix-hystrix/refs/heads/main/json-schema/hystrix-command-configuration.json
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://github.com/Netflix/Hystrix
- type: Documentation
  url: https://github.com/Netflix/Hystrix/wiki
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://github.com/Netflix/Hystrix/wiki/Getting-Started
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/Netflix
- type: Javadoc
  url: http://netflix.github.com/Hystrix/javadoc
- type: Issues
  url: https://github.com/Netflix/Hystrix/issues
- type: ReleaseNotes
  url: https://github.com/Netflix/Hystrix/releases
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com