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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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47.7/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 25/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessFreemiumFree trial
6 APIs
DatabaseTime-SeriesPostgreSQLOpen SourceCloudHypertablesContinuous AggregatesTiger Cloud

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 47.7/100 · developing
Contract Quality 13.9 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 3.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 11.6 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 25/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
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
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APIs 6

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

TimescaleDB PostgreSQL Wire Interface

The database itself is accessed via the PostgreSQL wire protocol (port 5432), with TimescaleDB SQL functions for hypertable management, compression, continuous aggregates and hy...

TimescaleDB / Tiger Data Analytics API

Track analytics events.

TimescaleDB / Tiger Data Auth API

Authentication and authorization information.

TimescaleDB / Tiger Data Read Replica Sets API

The Read Replica Sets API from TimescaleDB / Tiger Data — 6 operation(s) for read replica sets.

TimescaleDB / Tiger Data Services API

Manage services, read replicas, and their associated actions.

TimescaleDB / Tiger Data VPCs API

Manage VPCs and their peering connections.

Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Tiger Cloud API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Timescaledb Plans Pricing

6 plans

PLANS

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.

Timescaledb Finops

FINOPS

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

TimescaleDB / Tiger Data API Rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 27

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

AuthInfo

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ConnectionPooler

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

DeployStatus

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Endpoint

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

EnvironmentTag

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Error

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ForkServiceCreate

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ForkSpec

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ForkStrategy

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

HAReplica

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Peering

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

PeeringCreate

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ReadReplicaSet

9 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ReadReplicaSetCreate

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ResizeInput

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Service

16 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ServiceCreate

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ServiceLogEntry

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ServiceLogs

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ServiceType

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ServiceVPCInput

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SetEnvironmentInput

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SetHAReplicaInput

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

UpdatePasswordInput

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

VPC

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

VPCCreate

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

VPCRename

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

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JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Timescaledb Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Security Posture 3

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

Timescaledb Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Timescaledb Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Timescaledb Trust Center

SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Timescaledb Agentic Access

35 operations · 26 acting · 3 human-in-the-loop

35 operations · 26 acting

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
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 LegacyWebsite
LegacyWebsite

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
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
created: '2026-05-08'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
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:
  - 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:
  - 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