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Upstash

Upstash provides serverless data platforms including managed Redis, Kafka, QStash messaging, and Vector databases optimized for serverless and edge applications with per-request pricing. The platform offers low-latency global replication, REST APIs for stateless access from edge runtimes, and SDKs for popular serverless frameworks. The Upstash Developer API enables programmatic management of databases, teams, and account resources using HTTP Basic authentication (email + API key).

Upstash publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Kafka API, Redis API, RedisCommand API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Serverless, Redis, Kafka, Messaging, and Vector Database.

Upstash’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, pricing, signup flow, engineering blog, and 7 more developer resources.

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31.8/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 26/100 agent aware saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-14 · rubric v0.22.0
1 APIs
ServerlessRedisKafkaMessagingVector DatabaseEdge Computing

Kin Score

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scored 2026-09-14 · rubric v0.22.0
Composite quality — 31.8/100 · thin
Contract Quality 11.5 / 23
Developer Ergonomics 6.4 / 18
Access Clarity 4.3 / 18
Operational Transparency 0.3 / 12
Contract Governance 0.0 / 11
Discoverability 6.8 / 9
Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10
Agent readiness — 26/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
Documented Reversibility 0 / 6
MCP Server 12 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 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 Well-Known Document 0 / 5
Create-or-Update Ergonomics applies to this provider. This API accepts writes, so it carries 10 points of the composite. It is scored from the published contracts themselves: whether a caller can create-or-update in one call, whether the write accepts a key the caller already holds, and whether the response says which branch ran. Without that, every write needs a search-and-branch in front of it, and the first time that check is skipped a duplicate record is created. Scored against the observed mean rather than raw — a provider at the catalog average is unchanged by this facet, not penalised by it.
Improve this rating by publishing the missing artifacts — every area above can be raised, and the full rubric is at apis.io/rating/. Every facet and dimension name above is a link: it opens that measurement's own page — what it means, the exact checks that feed it, how the whole catalog distributes on it, and the providers at the top of it. This rating is computed from github.com/api-evangelist/upstash: open an issue to ask a question, or submit a pull request to add artifacts. Submit an artifact on GitHub — free → Manage your own listing — the Influence plan, $499/mo →

APIs 7

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

Upstash Developer API

Management API for creating and administering Upstash Redis, Kafka, and Vector databases, teams, and account resources. Uses HTTP Basic authentication with email and API key cre...

Upstash Redis REST API

Per-database REST API for executing Redis commands over HTTPS from edge and serverless runtimes. Uses Bearer token authentication scoped to individual Redis databases.

Upstash Kafka API

Kafka cluster and topic management

Upstash Redis API

Redis database management

Upstash RedisCommand API

Per-database Redis command execution

Upstash Teams API

Team and member management

Upstash Vector API

Vector index management

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Open Collections 7

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

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Upstash APIs Kafka API

OPEN COLLECTION

Upstash APIs Kafka Redis API

OPEN COLLECTION

Upstash APIs Kafka RedisCommand API

OPEN COLLECTION

Upstash APIs Kafka Teams API

OPEN COLLECTION

Upstash APIs Kafka Vector API

OPEN COLLECTION

Upstash APIs

OPEN COLLECTION

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Security Posture 2

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

Upstash Authentication

http · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Upstash Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Upstash Agentic Access

10 operations · 5 acting

10 operations · 5 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Signup
Signup

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess
 LlmsText
LlmsText

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

CapabilityMap
CapabilityMap

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: upstash
name: Upstash
description: Upstash provides serverless data platforms including managed Redis, Kafka, QStash messaging, and Vector databases
  optimized for serverless and edge applications with per-request pricing. The platform offers low-latency global replication,
  REST APIs for stateless access from edge runtimes, and SDKs for popular serverless frameworks. The Upstash Developer API
  enables programmatic management of databases, teams, and account resources using HTTP Basic authentication (email + API
  key).
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  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: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/upstash.png
tags:
- Serverless
- Redis
- Kafka
- Messaging
- Vector Database
- Edge Computing
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/upstash/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-11'
modified: '2026-05-11'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: upstash:developer-api
  name: Upstash Developer API
  description: Management API for creating and administering Upstash Redis, Kafka, and Vector databases, teams, and account
    resources. Uses HTTP Basic authentication with email and API key credentials.
  humanURL: https://upstash.com/docs/devops/developer-api
  baseURL: https://api.upstash.com/v2
  tags:
  - Serverless
  - Database Management
  - Redis
  - Kafka
  - Vector Database
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://upstash.com/docs/devops/developer-api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://upstash.com/docs/devops/developer-api/introduction
- aid: upstash:redis-rest-api
  name: Upstash Redis REST API
  description: Per-database REST API for executing Redis commands over HTTPS from edge and serverless runtimes. Uses Bearer
    token authentication scoped to individual Redis databases.
  humanURL: https://upstash.com/docs/redis/features/restapi
  baseURL: https://<endpoint>.upstash.io
  tags:
  - Redis
  - Serverless
  - Edge Computing
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://upstash.com/docs/redis/features/restapi
- aid: upstash:upstash-kafka-api
  name: Upstash Kafka API
  description: Kafka cluster and topic management
  humanURL: https://upstash.com/docs/devops/developer-api
  baseURL: https://api.upstash.com/v2
  tags:
  - Kafka
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/upstash-kafka-api-openapi.yml
- aid: upstash:upstash-redis-api
  name: Upstash Redis API
  description: Redis database management
  humanURL: https://upstash.com/docs/devops/developer-api
  baseURL: https://api.upstash.com/v2
  tags:
  - Redis
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/upstash-redis-api-openapi.yml
- aid: upstash:upstash-rediscommand-api
  name: Upstash RedisCommand API
  description: Per-database Redis command execution
  humanURL: https://upstash.com/docs/devops/developer-api
  baseURL: https://api.upstash.com/v2
  tags:
  - RedisCommand
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/upstash-rediscommand-api-openapi.yml
- aid: upstash:upstash-teams-api
  name: Upstash Teams API
  description: Team and member management
  humanURL: https://upstash.com/docs/devops/developer-api
  baseURL: https://api.upstash.com/v2
  tags:
  - Team
  tags_raw:
  - Teams
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/upstash-teams-api-openapi.yml
- aid: upstash:upstash-vector-api
  name: Upstash Vector API
  description: Vector index management
  humanURL: https://upstash.com/docs/devops/developer-api
  baseURL: https://api.upstash.com/v2
  tags:
  - Vectors
  tags_raw:
  - Vector
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/upstash-vector-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/upstash-capability-edges.yml
  name: Upstash Business Capability Map
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/upstash-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/upstash-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/upstash-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/upstash
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/upstash
- type: Website
  url: https://upstash.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://upstash.com/docs
- type: Pricing
  url: https://upstash.com/pricing
- type: Signup
  url: https://console.upstash.com
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://upstash.com/llms.txt
- url: https://upstash.com/blog/feed.xml
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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