# TiKV

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/tikv/  
**Website:** https://tikv.org/  
**APIs profiled:** 8

TiKV is a CNCF-graduated distributed transactional key-value database built in Rust with Raft consensus. Originally created to complement TiDB, it provides horizontal scalability, strong consistency, and high availability with ACID transaction support. Client APIs are available for Java, Rust, Python, Go, and C++. An HTTP management API provides status, configuration, and monitoring endpoints.

## Kin Score — 32.9 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-25 under rubric 0.14.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 32.9).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 50.2 |
| Governance | 13.6 |
| Contract Governance | 13.6 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 42.9 |
| Commercial Clarity | 13.2 |
| Access Clarity | 13.2 |

## Agent readiness — 17.3 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

Free — onboarding: unknown, pricing: free, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (8)

- **TiKV Java Client** — The official Java client for TiKV. Supports raw key-value operations and transactional operations via gRPC. Available on Maven Central.
- **TiKV Rust Client** — The official Rust client for TiKV providing raw and transactional key-value access to TiKV clusters.
- **TiKV Python Client** — The official Python client for TiKV supporting raw and transactional key-value operations.
- **TiKV Configuration API** — TiKV node configuration management
- **TiKV Debug API** — Debug and diagnostic endpoints
- **TiKV Metrics API** — Prometheus metrics endpoint
- **TiKV Regions API** — Region management and inspection
- **TiKV Status API** — Node status and health

## Agentic access (1)

- **Tikv Agentic Access** — 10 operations · 3 acting

## Security (1)

- **Tikv Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS

## Plans (1)

- **Tikv Plans Pricing**

## Tags

ACID, CNCF, Database, Distributed Systems, Key-Value Store, Open-Source, Rust

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/tikv/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.