Timber

aid: timber
name: Timber
description: 'Timber (timber.io) is the developer-tools company, backed by Lux Capital, that built Vector — an open-source,
  high-performance observability data pipeline written in Rust. The timber.io domain now redirects to vector.dev, and the
  project is stewarded by Datadog (which acquired Timber in 2021). Vector collects, transforms, and routes logs, metrics,
  and traces from many sources through a Vector Remap Language (VRL) transform layer to many sinks, running as a single static
  binary in agent or aggregator roles. Vector is configuration- driven (YAML/TOML/JSON) rather than an HTTP SaaS; its programmable
  surface is a local gRPC "Observability API" that lets tooling inspect and interact with a running Vector instance (component
  topology, metrics, health, live event tapping). This profile enriches the Timber/Vector lead with the real developer surface:
  the gRPC API, the vector CLI, distribution packages, and project security posture.'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/timber/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- lux-capital
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
deliveryModel:
  model: library
  open_source: false
  commercial: false
  callable_host: false
  label: Library · distributed through package registries, no callable service
  confidence: low
  source:
  - none
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source:
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-06'
  method: derived
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-10-06'
tags:
- Company
- Developer Tools
- Observability
- Logs
- Metrics
- Data Pipeline
- Logging
- Monitoring
- Open Source
- gRPC
- Rust
- Datadog
tags_raw:
- Company
- Developer Tools
- Observability
- Logs
- Metrics
- Data Pipeline
- Logging
- Monitoring
- Open Source
- gRPC
- Rust
- Datadog
- Open-Source
image: https://vector.dev/img/open-graph.png
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
apis:
- name: Vector Observability API
  description: Vector ships with a local gRPC API that lets you interact with a running Vector instance — inspect component
    topology, read internal metrics and health, and tap live events flowing through the pipeline. It is disabled by default
    (api.enabled=false) and binds to 127.0.0.1:8686. The API has no authentication and is intended for isolated/debugging
    environments only; it must not be exposed to untrusted clients. A GET /health HTTP healthcheck is served on the same port
    for compatibility with existing HTTP probes.
  humanURL: https://vector.dev/docs/reference/api/
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://vector.dev/docs/reference/api/
  - type: Protobuf
    url: grpc/timber-observability.proto
  - type: Protobuf
    url: grpc/timber-vector.proto
common:
- url: https://vector.dev/blog/index.xml
  type: BlogRSS
- type: Website
  url: https://www.vector.dev/
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/timber-domain-security.yml
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://vector.dev/docs/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://vector.dev/docs/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://vector.dev/docs/setup/quickstart/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://vector.dev/docs/reference/api/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/vectordotdev
- type: Blog
  url: https://vector.dev/blog/
- type: Support
  url: https://vector.dev/community/
- type: Download
  url: https://vector.dev/download/
- type: Protobuf
  name: Vector Observability API (gRPC)
  url: grpc/timber-observability.proto
- type: CLI
  name: vector CLI
  url: cli/timber-cli.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/timber-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/timber-conventions.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/timber-packages.yml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/timber-well-known.yml
- type: X-MCPServerCandidate
  url: mcp/timber-mcp.yml
  note: 'Renamed from MCPServer 2026-09-03 (roadmap#247): the manifest self-describes as status: candidate — a tool list derived
    from the published API contracts, not an existing server. The scorer already read the manifest and reported mcp_server
    correctly; the MCPServer type was crediting the artifact-type surfaces with a server that does not exist.'
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/timber-conformance.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/timber-data-model.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/timber-lifecycle.yml
- type: Deprecation
  url: https://vector.dev/highlights/
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/timber-changelog.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/timber-llms.txt
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/timber-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: Security
  url: https://github.com/vectordotdev/vector/blob/master/SECURITY.md
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-21'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 15
  pass: local-v1