Orama

Orama is an open-source, in-memory search engine and RAG pipeline (full-text, vector, and hybrid search in under 2kb) plus Orama Cloud, a hosted REST platform for managing indexes, ingesting documents, running search, and building answer (RAG) experiences. The OSS engine is a JavaScript library; Orama Cloud is the managed API and dashboard layered on top.

Orama publishes 4 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Answer API, Documents API, Indexes API, and 1 more. Tagged areas include Search, Vector Search, RAG, Open-Source, and Search as a Service.

Orama’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, and 8 more developer resources.

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37.3/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 20/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

5 APIs

Search Vector Search RAG Open-SourceSearch as a Service

Kin Score

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scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

Composite quality — 37.3/100 · thin

Contract Quality 13.3 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20

Access Clarity 7.9 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.4 / 13

Contract Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 20/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

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 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

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Surface 0 / 5

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APIs 5

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

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Orama Rate Limits

6 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Source (apis.yml)

aid: orama
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/orama/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Orama
kind: company
description: Orama is an open-source, in-memory search engine and RAG pipeline (full-text, vector, and hybrid search in under
  2kb) plus Orama Cloud, a hosted REST platform for managing indexes, ingesting documents, running search, and building answer
  (RAG) experiences. The OSS engine is a JavaScript library; Orama Cloud is the managed API and dashboard layered on top.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/orama.png
tags:
- Search
- Vector Search
- RAG
- Open-Source
- Search as a Service
tags_raw:
- Search
- Vector Search
- RAG
- Open Source
- Search as a Service
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: orama:oss-engine
  name: Orama Open Source Engine
  tags:
  - Open-Source
  - Library
  - In-Memory
  tags_raw:
  - Open Source
  - Library
  - In Memory
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://docs.orama.com/open-source
  baseURL: https://github.com/oramasearch/orama
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.orama.com/open-source
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/oramasearch/orama
    type: SourceCode
  description: The open-source @orama/orama library (Apache 2.0) - a complete in-memory search engine and RAG pipeline that
    runs in the browser, on the server, or at the edge in under 2kb. Exposes JavaScript functions (create, insert, remove,
    search) for full-text, vector, and hybrid search; not an HTTP API.
- aid: orama:orama-answer-api
  name: Orama Answer API
  description: Generate retrieval-augmented (RAG) answers over an index.
  humanURL: https://docs.orama.com/cloud
  baseURL: https://api.askorama.ai/api/v1
  tags:
  - Answers
  tags_raw:
  - Answer
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/orama-answer-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.orama.com/cloud
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.orama.com/cloud/data-sources/custom-integrations/rest-apis
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/orama.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/orama.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.orama.com/cloud/data-sources/custom-integrations/rest-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.orama.com/cloud/performing-search
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.orama.com/cloud/answer-engine
- aid: orama:orama-documents-api
  name: Orama Documents API
  description: Insert, update, delete, and bulk-replace documents in an index.
  humanURL: https://docs.orama.com/cloud
  baseURL: https://api.askorama.ai/api/v1
  tags:
  - Documents
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/orama-documents-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.orama.com/cloud
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.orama.com/cloud/data-sources/custom-integrations/rest-apis
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/orama.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/orama.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.orama.com/cloud/data-sources/custom-integrations/rest-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.orama.com/cloud/performing-search
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.orama.com/cloud/answer-engine
- aid: orama:orama-indexes-api
  name: Orama Indexes API
  description: Manage Orama Cloud index schema and deployments.
  humanURL: https://docs.orama.com/cloud
  baseURL: https://api.askorama.ai/api/v1
  tags:
  - Indexes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/orama-indexes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.orama.com/cloud
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.orama.com/cloud/data-sources/custom-integrations/rest-apis
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/orama.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/orama.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.orama.com/cloud/data-sources/custom-integrations/rest-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.orama.com/cloud/performing-search
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.orama.com/cloud/answer-engine
- aid: orama:orama-search-api
  name: Orama Search API
  description: Run full-text, vector, and hybrid search queries.
  humanURL: https://docs.orama.com/cloud
  baseURL: https://api.askorama.ai/api/v1
  tags:
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/orama-search-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.orama.com/cloud
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.orama.com/cloud/data-sources/custom-integrations/rest-apis
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/orama.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/orama.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.orama.com/cloud/data-sources/custom-integrations/rest-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.orama.com/cloud/performing-search
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.orama.com/cloud/answer-engine
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/orama-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/orama-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/orama-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/oramasearch
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/askorama
- type: Website
  url: https://orama.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.orama.com
- type: Plans
  url: plans/orama-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/orama-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/orama-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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APIs 5

Orama Open Source Engine

Orama Answer API

Orama Documents API

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Open Collections 6

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