Scalable Software and Systems

aid: scalable-software-and-systems
name: Scalable Software and Systems
description: A topic collection exploring the APIs, design patterns, frameworks, and platforms that enable scalable software
  and systems engineering. Covers architectural patterns such as CQRS, event sourcing, saga, MACH architecture, API-first
  design, and modular monoliths, as well as the tooling ecosystems that support building maintainable, high-scale software.
  Relevant to software architects, platform teams, and senior engineers building enterprise-grade distributed systems.
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  onboarding: self-serve
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  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
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  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/scalable-software-and-systems.png
tags:
- API First
- Architecture Patterns
- CQRS
- Distributed Systems
- Enterprise
- Event Driven
- Microservices
- Scalable Architecture
- Software Engineering
- Systems Design
type: Index
created: '2025-01-20'
modified: '2026-05-02'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: scalable-software-and-systems:backstage
  name: Backstage Software Catalog API
  description: Backstage by Spotify provides a software catalog API and developer portal platform for managing all software
    components, services, websites, and infrastructure at scale. Its catalog API enables registering, tracking, and discovering
    software components across an organization.
  tags:
  - Developer Portal
  - Internal Developer Platform
  - Software Catalog
  - Systems Design
  humanURL: https://backstage.io/docs/features/software-catalog/software-catalog-api
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://backstage.io/docs/features/software-catalog/software-catalog-api
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/backstage/backstage
- aid: scalable-software-and-systems:cloudevents
  name: CloudEvents API
  description: CloudEvents is a CNCF specification for describing event data in a common way. It defines a core data model
    and HTTP, AMQP, MQTT, and Kafka bindings enabling interoperable event-driven system design across cloud providers and
    middleware.
  tags:
  - CNCF
  - Event Driven
  - Events
  - Integration
  - Standards
  humanURL: https://cloudevents.io/
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloudevents.io/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/cloudevents/spec
  - type: Specification
    url: https://github.com/cloudevents/spec/blob/main/cloudevents/spec.md
- aid: scalable-software-and-systems:kafka-admin
  name: Apache Kafka Admin API
  description: Apache Kafka's Admin REST API enables creating and managing topics, partitions, consumer groups, and cluster
    configurations for high-throughput event streaming pipelines used in scalable, event-driven architectures.
  tags:
  - Event Driven
  - Event Streaming
  - High Throughput
  - Messaging
  humanURL: https://kafka.apache.org/documentation/
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://kafka.apache.org/documentation/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/apache/kafka
- aid: scalable-software-and-systems:nats
  name: NATS Management API
  description: NATS is a lightweight, high-performance messaging system for distributed applications. Its management API provides
    monitoring, subject inspection, and JetStream (persistent streams) management for building scalable event-driven systems.
  tags:
  - Cloud Native
  - Event Driven
  - High Performance
  - Messaging
  - Microservices
  humanURL: https://docs.nats.io/
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.nats.io/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server
- aid: scalable-software-and-systems:dapr
  name: Dapr API
  description: Dapr (Distributed Application Runtime) provides building block APIs for service invocation, pub/sub messaging,
    state management, bindings, actors, and distributed tracing. Abstracts away infrastructure complexity for portable, scalable
    software.
  tags:
  - Distributed Systems
  - Event Driven
  - Microservices
  - Scalable Architecture
  humanURL: https://docs.dapr.io/reference/api/
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dapr.io/reference/api/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/dapr/dapr
- aid: scalable-software-and-systems:opentelemetry
  name: OpenTelemetry API
  description: OpenTelemetry provides vendor-neutral APIs, SDKs, and instrumentation for generating traces, metrics, and logs.
    Essential for observability in scalable distributed software systems, enabling performance analysis and root cause diagnosis.
  tags:
  - Distributed Tracing
  - Logs
  - Metrics
  - Observability
  - Telemetry
  humanURL: https://opentelemetry.io/docs/
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opentelemetry.io/docs/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification
- aid: scalable-software-and-systems:argocd
  name: Argo CD API
  description: Argo CD provides a declarative GitOps continuous delivery API for Kubernetes applications. Enables teams to
    manage application deployments at scale using Git as the source of truth for system state.
  tags:
  - CD
  - GitOps
  - Kubernetes
  - Platform Engineering
  humanURL: https://argo-cd.readthedocs.io/en/stable/developer-guide/api-docs/
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://argo-cd.readthedocs.io/en/stable/developer-guide/api-docs/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd
- aid: scalable-software-and-systems:scalable-software-and-systems-entities-api
  name: Scalable Software and Systems Entities API
  description: The Entities API from Scalable Software and Systems — 6 operation(s) for entities.
  humanURL: https://backstage.io/docs/features/software-catalog/software-catalog-api
  tags:
  - Entities
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/scalable-software-and-systems-entities-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.temporal.io/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/temporalio/temporal
- aid: scalable-software-and-systems:scalable-software-and-systems-locations-api
  name: Scalable Software and Systems Locations API
  description: The Locations API from Scalable Software and Systems — 2 operation(s) for locations.
  humanURL: https://backstage.io/docs/features/software-catalog/software-catalog-api
  tags:
  - Locations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/scalable-software-and-systems-locations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.temporal.io/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/temporalio/temporal
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/scalable-software-and-systems-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/scalable-software-and-systems-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/scalable-software-and-systems-authentication.yml
- type: Guide
  url: https://microservices.io/patterns/data/cqrs.html
  name: CQRS Pattern
- type: Guide
  url: https://microservices.io/patterns/data/event-sourcing.html
  name: Event Sourcing Pattern
- type: Guide
  url: https://microservices.io/patterns/data/saga.html
  name: Saga Pattern
- type: Guide
  url: https://www.cncf.io/projects/
  name: CNCF Projects Landscape
- type: Guide
  url: https://12factor.net/
  name: The Twelve-Factor App
- type: JSONSchema
  url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/scalable-software-and-systems/blob/main/json-schema/scalable-software-and-systems-event-schema.json
  name: Domain Event JSON Schema
- type: JSONStructure
  url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/scalable-software-and-systems/blob/main/json-structure/scalable-software-and-systems-event-structure.json
  name: Domain Event JSON Structure
- type: JSONLDContext
  url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/scalable-software-and-systems/blob/main/json-ld/scalable-software-and-systems-context.jsonld
  name: Scalable Software and Systems JSON-LD Context
- type: Vocabulary
  url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/scalable-software-and-systems/blob/main/vocabulary/scalable-software-and-systems-vocabulary.yml
  name: Scalable Software and Systems Vocabulary
- type: Examples
  url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/scalable-software-and-systems/blob/main/examples/scalable-software-and-systems-order-placed-event-example.json
  name: Order Placed Event Example
- type: Examples
  url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/scalable-software-and-systems/blob/main/examples/scalable-software-and-systems-temporal-workflow-example.json
  name: Temporal Order Saga Workflow Example
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
  url: https://apievangelist.com