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Redis

Redis is an open source, in-memory data structure store used as a database, cache, message broker, and streaming engine. It supports strings, hashes, lists, sets, sorted sets, streams, JSON, and more. Redis is used by millions of developers for caching, session management, leaderboards, pub/sub messaging, real-time analytics, and event streaming. The Redis project is governed by the Redis Community and maintained by Redis Inc.

Redis publishes 4 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Cache, Database, In-Memory, Key-Value Store, and NoSQL.

The Redis catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Redis’ developer surface includes documentation, engineering blog, YouTube channel, support, and 16 more developer resources.

44.4/100 developing ▼ -5.1 Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemium
4 APIs 16 Features
CacheDatabaseIn-MemoryKey-Value StoreNoSQLOpen SourceStreaming

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 44.4/100 · developing
Contract Quality 6.1 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 13.7 / 20
Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 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 4

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

Redis Core

Core Redis commands and data structure operations. Redis supports strings, hashes, lists, sets, sorted sets, streams, and more. The primary interface is the Redis Serialization ...

Redis Cloud API

The Redis Cloud REST API for managing subscriptions, databases, cloud accounts, access control, and logs on the Redis Cloud platform. Available at api.redislabs.com/v1 with API ...

Redis Enterprise API

REST API for managing Redis Enterprise Software clusters. Provides endpoints for cluster configuration, database creation and management, user access control, and monitoring. Av...

Redis Insight

Redis Insight is a free GUI management tool for Redis. Provides database browsing, query execution, memory analysis, slow log inspection, and Redis Streams visualization. Availa...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Redis Plans Pricing

4 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Redis Rate Limits

4 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Redis Finops

FINOPS

Features 16

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Free: 30 MB shared cloud DB
Essentials from $0.007/hr ($5/mo min): 250 MB-100 GB DB, SSO/RBAC
Pro from $0.014/hr ($200/mo min): dedicated, multi-region active-active
Enterprise: self-managed Redis Enterprise Software, hybrid, on-prem
Multi-cloud: AWS, GCP, Azure
Cloud API for cluster management at 60 req/min
Redis Stack modules: RediSearch, RedisJSON, RedisGraph, RedisTimeSeries, RedisBloom
Vector similarity search (RediSearch)
Redis Flex (RAM:Flash ratio for cost reduction)
Auto-tiering for hot/cold data
Active-active geo-distribution (Pro)
Up to 99.999% uptime (Pro)
Encryption in transit and at rest (Essentials+)
Private connectivity (Pro)
OAuth + API keys
Open-source self-managed Redis OSS alternative

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Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Redis Context

0 classes · 3 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Redis API Rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 3

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

Redis Command

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Redis Key-Value Entry

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Redis Server Info

19 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 2

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Redis Key Value Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Redis Server Info Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 3

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Redis Hash Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Redis Set Get Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Redis Sorted Set Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 3

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

Redis Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Redis Vulnerability Disclosure

Hackerone · security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Redis Trust Center

SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, CSA STAR

SECURITY

Resources

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Learn 1

Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: redis
name: Redis
description: Redis is an open source, in-memory data structure store used as a database, cache, message broker, and streaming
  engine. It supports strings, hashes, lists, sets, sorted sets, streams, JSON, and more. Redis is used by millions of developers
  for caching, session management, leaderboards, pub/sub messaging, real-time analytics, and event streaming. The Redis project
  is governed by the Redis Community and maintained by Redis Inc.
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://redis.io/images/redis-logo.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/redis/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
tags:
- Cache
- Database
- In-Memory
- Key-Value Store
- NoSQL
- Open Source
- Streaming
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-04'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: redis:redis-core
  name: Redis Core
  description: Core Redis commands and data structure operations. Redis supports strings, hashes, lists, sets, sorted sets,
    streams, and more. The primary interface is the Redis Serialization Protocol (RESP) over TCP, with client libraries for
    all major programming languages.
  humanURL: https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/
  tags:
  - Cache
  - Commands
  - Core
  - Database
  - Key-Value
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://redis.io/docs/latest/get-started/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/redis/redis
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/redis-key-value-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/redis-command-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/redis-server-info-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/redis-key-value-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/redis-server-info-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/redis-context.jsonld
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/redis-vocabulary.yml
- aid: redis:redis-cloud-api
  name: Redis Cloud API
  description: The Redis Cloud REST API for managing subscriptions, databases, cloud accounts, access control, and logs on
    the Redis Cloud platform. Available at api.redislabs.com/v1 with API key authentication.
  humanURL: https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rc/api/
  tags:
  - Cloud
  - Management
  - REST
  - Subscriptions
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rc/api/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rc/api/get-started/
  - type: Examples
    url: https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rc/api/examples/
- aid: redis:redis-enterprise-api
  name: Redis Enterprise API
  description: REST API for managing Redis Enterprise Software clusters. Provides endpoints for cluster configuration, database
    creation and management, user access control, and monitoring. Available at the cluster's port 9443.
  humanURL: https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/references/rest-api/
  tags:
  - Cluster
  - Enterprise
  - Management
  - REST
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/references/rest-api/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/references/rest-api/requests/
- aid: redis:redis-insight
  name: Redis Insight
  description: Redis Insight is a free GUI management tool for Redis. Provides database browsing, query execution, memory
    analysis, slow log inspection, and Redis Streams visualization. Available as a desktop app and Docker image.
  humanURL: https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/tools/insight/
  tags:
  - Developer Tools
  - Management
  - Visualization
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/tools/insight/
  - type: Download
    url: https://redis.io/insight/
  - type: Docker
    url: https://hub.docker.com/r/redis/redisinsight
common:
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/redis-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/redis-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/redis-domain-security.yml
- name: Redis Website
  url: https://redis.io/
  type: Website
- name: Redis Documentation
  url: https://redis.io/docs/
  type: Documentation
- name: Redis GitHub Organization
  url: https://github.com/redis
  type: GitHubOrg
- name: Redis Blog
  url: https://redis.io/blog/
  type: Blog
- name: Redis Community
  url: https://redis.io/community/
  type: Community
- name: Redis on LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/redis/
  type: LinkedIn
- name: Redis on X
  url: https://twitter.com/redisinc
  type: X
- name: Redis YouTube
  url: https://www.youtube.com/c/Redisinc
  type: YouTube
- name: Redis Status
  url: https://status.redis.com/
  type: StatusPage
- name: Redis Support
  url: https://redis.io/support/
  type: Support
- name: Redis Terms of Service
  url: https://redis.io/legal/terms/
  type: TermsOfService
- name: Redis Privacy Policy
  url: https://redis.io/legal/privacy/
  type: PrivacyPolicy
- name: Redis Command Reference
  url: https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/
  type: Documentation
- name: Redis Client Libraries
  url: https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/connect/clients/
  type: SDKs
- name: Redis npm Package
  url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/redis
  type: npm
- name: Redis PyPI Package
  url: https://pypi.org/project/redis/
  type: PyPI
- type: Features
  data:
  - 'Free: 30 MB shared cloud DB'
  - 'Essentials from $0.007/hr ($5/mo min): 250 MB-100 GB DB, SSO/RBAC'
  - 'Pro from $0.014/hr ($200/mo min): dedicated, multi-region active-active'
  - 'Enterprise: self-managed Redis Enterprise Software, hybrid, on-prem'
  - 'Multi-cloud: AWS, GCP, Azure'
  - Cloud API for cluster management at 60 req/min
  - 'Redis Stack modules: RediSearch, RedisJSON, RedisGraph, RedisTimeSeries, RedisBloom'
  - Vector similarity search (RediSearch)
  - Redis Flex (RAM:Flash ratio for cost reduction)
  - Auto-tiering for hot/cold data
  - Active-active geo-distribution (Pro)
  - Up to 99.999% uptime (Pro)
  - Encryption in transit and at rest (Essentials+)
  - Private connectivity (Pro)
  - OAuth + API keys
  - Open-source self-managed Redis OSS alternative
  sources:
  - https://redis.io/pricing/
  updated: '2026-05-04'
- type: Integrations
  url: https://redis.io/partners/
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://redis.io/llms.txt
integrations:
- name: Redis Cloud
- name: Redis Software 64px
- name: Redis Open Source
- name: Redis for AI
- name: Image
- name: Ecosystem
- name: Integrated modules
- name: Redis Partner Network - Base
- name: Redis Partner Network - Builder
- name: Redis Partner Network - Hyper
- name: AWS
- name: Google Cloud
- name: Microsoft Azure
- name: Carahsoft
- name: Prodevans
- name: Shi
- name: Software one
- name: dataX
- name: virtus
- name: Softchoice
- name: Nttdata
- name: matrix
- name: logo
- name: Insight Partners
- name: Securemax
- name: Crayon
- name: Mfec
- name: Upstra
- name: Wysetek
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com