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Quickwit

Cloud-native search engine for log management and full-text search with a REST API for indexing documents, running queries, and managing search indexes at petabyte scale. Quickwit decouples compute from storage, enabling sub-second search and analytics directly on cloud object storage (S3, GCS, Azure Blob). It is open-source (Apache 2.0), written in Rust, and supports OpenTelemetry, Jaeger tracing, and an Elasticsearch-compatible API. Quickwit joined Datadog in January 2025.

Quickwit publishes 7 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Cluster API, Delete Tasks API, Index Templates API, and 4 more. Tagged areas include Search, Log Management, Observability, Full-Text Search, and Cloud Native.

Quickwit’s developer surface includes documentation, engineering blog, YouTube channel, pricing, and 11 more developer resources.

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35.6/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 25/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
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7 APIs
SearchLog ManagementObservabilityFull-Text SearchCloud NativeOpen SourceDistributed TracingAnalytics

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 35.6/100 · thin
Contract Quality 13.4 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 2.2 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 25/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 7 / 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 7

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

Quickwit Cluster API

Monitor cluster state and node health

Quickwit Delete Tasks API

Remove documents matching queries from indexes

Quickwit Index Templates API

Manage index templates for automatic index creation

Quickwit Indexes API

Create, update, retrieve, and manage search indexes

Quickwit Ingest API

Add documents to indexes via NDJSON format

Quickwit Search API

Query documents across indexes using full-text and aggregation queries

Quickwit Sources API

Configure data sources such as Kafka, Kinesis, and Pulsar

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Quickwit Plans Pricing

1 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Quickwit Rate Limits

4 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Quickwit Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 1

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

Quickwit Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Quickwit Agentic Access

26 operations · 15 acting · 1 human-in-the-loop

26 operations · 15 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

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 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrg
GitHubOrg
 GitHubRepository
GitHubRepository

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Learn 1

Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance

YouTube
YouTube

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Discord
Discord
 RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing
 Plans
Plans
 FinOps
FinOps

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Blog
Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

X
X

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: quickwit
name: Quickwit
description: 'Cloud-native search engine for log management and full-text search with a REST API for indexing documents, running
  queries, and managing search indexes at petabyte scale. Quickwit decouples compute from storage, enabling sub-second search
  and analytics directly on cloud object storage (S3, GCS, Azure Blob). It is open-source (Apache 2.0), written in Rust, and
  supports OpenTelemetry, Jaeger tracing, and an Elasticsearch-compatible API. Quickwit joined Datadog in January 2025.

  '
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Free
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/quickwit.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/quickwit/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Search
- Log Management
- Observability
- Full-Text Search
- Cloud Native
- Open Source
- Distributed Tracing
- Analytics
apis:
- aid: quickwit:quickwit-cluster-api
  name: Quickwit Cluster API
  description: Monitor cluster state and node health
  humanURL: https://quickwit.io/docs/reference/rest-api
  baseURL: https://your-quickwit-node/api/v1
  tags:
  - Cluster
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/quickwit-cluster-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://quickwit.io/docs/reference/rest-api
- aid: quickwit:quickwit-delete-tasks-api
  name: Quickwit Delete Tasks API
  description: Remove documents matching queries from indexes
  humanURL: https://quickwit.io/docs/reference/rest-api
  baseURL: https://your-quickwit-node/api/v1
  tags:
  - Delete Tasks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/quickwit-delete-tasks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://quickwit.io/docs/reference/rest-api
- aid: quickwit:quickwit-index-templates-api
  name: Quickwit Index Templates API
  description: Manage index templates for automatic index creation
  humanURL: https://quickwit.io/docs/reference/rest-api
  baseURL: https://your-quickwit-node/api/v1
  tags:
  - Index Templates
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/quickwit-index-templates-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://quickwit.io/docs/reference/rest-api
- aid: quickwit:quickwit-indexes-api
  name: Quickwit Indexes API
  description: Create, update, retrieve, and manage search indexes
  humanURL: https://quickwit.io/docs/reference/rest-api
  baseURL: https://your-quickwit-node/api/v1
  tags:
  - Indexes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/quickwit-indexes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://quickwit.io/docs/reference/rest-api
- aid: quickwit:quickwit-ingest-api
  name: Quickwit Ingest API
  description: Add documents to indexes via NDJSON format
  humanURL: https://quickwit.io/docs/reference/rest-api
  baseURL: https://your-quickwit-node/api/v1
  tags:
  - Ingest
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/quickwit-ingest-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://quickwit.io/docs/reference/rest-api
- aid: quickwit:quickwit-search-api
  name: Quickwit Search API
  description: Query documents across indexes using full-text and aggregation queries
  humanURL: https://quickwit.io/docs/reference/rest-api
  baseURL: https://your-quickwit-node/api/v1
  tags:
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/quickwit-search-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://quickwit.io/docs/reference/rest-api
- aid: quickwit:quickwit-sources-api
  name: Quickwit Sources API
  description: Configure data sources such as Kafka, Kinesis, and Pulsar
  humanURL: https://quickwit.io/docs/reference/rest-api
  baseURL: https://your-quickwit-node/api/v1
  tags:
  - Sources
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/quickwit-sources-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://quickwit.io/docs/reference/rest-api
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/quickwit-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/quickwit-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://quickwit.io/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://quickwit.io/docs
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/quickwit-oss
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/quickwit-oss/quickwit
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/quickwit-inc/
- type: Blog
  url: https://quickwit.io/blog
- type: X
  url: https://twitter.com/quickwit_inc
- type: Discord
  url: https://discord.gg/MT27AG5EVE
- type: YouTube
  url: https://www.youtube.com/@quickwit8103
- type: Pricing
  url: https://quickwit.io/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/quickwit-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/quickwit-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/quickwit-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com