TimescaleDB / Tiger Data

TimescaleDB (now part of Tiger Data) is a PostgreSQL-native time-series database featuring hypertables, columnstore (Hypercore), continuous aggregates, retention policies and hyperfunctions. The managed Tiger Cloud platform exposes a public REST API for managing projects, services, VPCs, peering and read replicas, while the database itself is consumed via standard PostgreSQL wire protocol.

TimescaleDB / Tiger Data publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Analytics API, Auth API, Read Replica Sets API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Database, Time Series, PostgreSQL, Open-Source, and Cloud.

The TimescaleDB / Tiger Data catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

TimescaleDB / Tiger Data’s developer surface includes documentation, pricing, GitHub presence, developer console, and 10 more developer resources.

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31.6/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 20/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

AccessFreemiumFree trial

6 APIs

Database Time Series PostgreSQL Open-Source CloudHypertablesContinuous AggregatesTiger Cloud

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scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

Composite quality — 31.6/100 · thin

Contract Quality 12.5 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 1.9 / 20

Access Clarity 6.8 / 20

Operational Transparency 1.7 / 13

Contract Governance 1.2 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 20/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

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

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Surface 0 / 5

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APIs 6

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

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Timescaledb Rate Limits

4 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

JSON Schema 27

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

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AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Console

Console

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 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHub

GitHub

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

TrustCenter

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

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

LinkedIn

Website

Website

LegacyWebsite

LegacyWebsite

Source (apis.yml)

aid: timescaledb
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/timescaledb/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: TimescaleDB / Tiger Data
kind: company
description: TimescaleDB (now part of Tiger Data) is a PostgreSQL-native time-series database featuring hypertables, columnstore
  (Hypercore), continuous aggregates, retention policies and hyperfunctions. The managed Tiger Cloud platform exposes a public
  REST API for managing projects, services, VPCs, peering and read replicas, while the database itself is consumed via standard
  PostgreSQL wire protocol.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: true
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium (free trial)
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/timescaledb.png
tags:
- Database
- Time Series
- PostgreSQL
- Open-Source
- Cloud
- Hypertables
- Continuous Aggregates
- Tiger Cloud
tags_raw:
- Database
- Time-Series
- PostgreSQL
- Open Source
- Cloud
- Hypertables
- Continuous Aggregates
- Tiger Cloud
created: '2026-05-08'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: timescaledb:postgres-wire
  name: TimescaleDB PostgreSQL Wire Interface
  description: The database itself is accessed via the PostgreSQL wire protocol (port 5432), with TimescaleDB SQL functions
    for hypertable management, compression, continuous aggregates and hyperfunctions. Not a REST API.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.tigerdata.com/docs/api/latest
  baseURL: postgres://<host>:5432/<db>
  tags:
  - PostgreSQL
  - SQL
  - Wire Protocol
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.tigerdata.com/docs/api/latest
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/timescale/timescaledb
- aid: timescaledb:timescaledb-analytics-api
  name: TimescaleDB / Tiger Data Analytics API
  description: Track analytics events.
  humanURL: https://www.tigerdata.com/docs/reference/tiger-cloud-rest
  baseURL: https://console.cloud.tigerdata.com/public/api/v1
  tags:
  - Analytics
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/timescaledb-analytics-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.tigerdata.com/docs/reference/tiger-cloud-rest
  - type: OpenAPISource
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/timescale/tiger-cli/main/openapi.yaml
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/timescale/tiger-cli
- aid: timescaledb:timescaledb-auth-api
  name: TimescaleDB / Tiger Data Auth API
  description: Authentication and authorization information.
  humanURL: https://www.tigerdata.com/docs/reference/tiger-cloud-rest
  baseURL: https://console.cloud.tigerdata.com/public/api/v1
  tags:
  - Authentication
  tags_raw:
  - Auth
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/timescaledb-auth-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.tigerdata.com/docs/reference/tiger-cloud-rest
  - type: OpenAPISource
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/timescale/tiger-cli/main/openapi.yaml
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/timescale/tiger-cli
- aid: timescaledb:timescaledb-read-replica-sets-api
  name: TimescaleDB / Tiger Data Read Replica Sets API
  description: The Read Replica Sets API from TimescaleDB / Tiger Data — 6 operation(s) for read replica sets.
  humanURL: https://www.tigerdata.com/docs/reference/tiger-cloud-rest
  baseURL: https://console.cloud.tigerdata.com/public/api/v1
  tags:
  - Read Replica Sets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/timescaledb-read-replica-sets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.tigerdata.com/docs/reference/tiger-cloud-rest
  - type: OpenAPISource
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/timescale/tiger-cli/main/openapi.yaml
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/timescale/tiger-cli
- aid: timescaledb:timescaledb-services-api
  name: TimescaleDB / Tiger Data Services API
  description: Manage services, read replicas, and their associated actions.
  humanURL: https://www.tigerdata.com/docs/reference/tiger-cloud-rest
  baseURL: https://console.cloud.tigerdata.com/public/api/v1
  tags:
  - Services
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/timescaledb-services-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.tigerdata.com/docs/reference/tiger-cloud-rest
  - type: OpenAPISource
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/timescale/tiger-cli/main/openapi.yaml
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/timescale/tiger-cli
- aid: timescaledb:timescaledb-vpcs-api
  name: TimescaleDB / Tiger Data VPCs API
  description: Manage VPCs and their peering connections.
  humanURL: https://www.tigerdata.com/docs/reference/tiger-cloud-rest
  baseURL: https://console.cloud.tigerdata.com/public/api/v1
  tags:
  - VPC
  tags_raw:
  - VPCs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/timescaledb-vpcs-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.tigerdata.com/docs/reference/tiger-cloud-rest
  - type: OpenAPISource
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/timescale/tiger-cli/main/openapi.yaml
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/timescale/tiger-cli
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/timescaledb-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/timescaledb-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/timescaledb-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/timescaledb-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/timescaledb
- type: Website
  url: https://www.tigerdata.com/
- type: LegacyWebsite
  url: https://www.timescale.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.tigerdata.com/docs
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.tigerdata.com/pricing
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/timescale
- type: Console
  url: https://console.cloud.timescale.com/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/timescaledb-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/timescaledb-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/timescaledb-finops.yml
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.tigerdata.com/partners
integrations:
- name: TigerData
- name: Hero
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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