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 7 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Kafka API, Redis API, RedisCommand API, and 4 more. Tagged areas include Serverless, Redis, Kafka, Messaging, and Vector Search.

The Upstash catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Upstash’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, pricing, signup flow, engineering blog, and 8 more developer resources.

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1 published contract 1 MCP Servers

Serverless Redis Kafka Messaging Vector Search Edge Computing Database

What this lets a business do 1

Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →

Information Technology Management

BC-600

Redis

POST /redis/databases DELETE /redis/database/{databaseId}

Kin Score

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scored 2026-11-13 · rubric v0.28.0

Composite quality — 35.2/100 · thin

Contract Quality 8.6 / 19

Developer Ergonomics 5.4 / 15

Access Clarity 6.7 / 15

Operational Transparency 0.5 / 10

Contract Governance 1.2 / 9

Discoverability 5.6 / 8

Regulatory Posture 0.9 / 15

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 42/100 · agent ready

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 6 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 5 / 5

Registration Without a Human 6 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Pagination 0 / 5

Distinct Operations 3 / 3

MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6

Regulatory Posture applies to this provider. Its tags matched the Horizontal (data, software, accessibility, platform) regime, so Regulatory Posture carries 15 points of the composite. If this regime is wrong for your business, say so on your provider repo — the applicability map is public and we will correct it.

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.

The six quality facets above are damped to 75 points between them, because the conditional facet above carries the other 25. That is why each facet's contribution is shown against a damped maximum: raising a quality facet moves the composite by 75% of its nominal weight, not 100%. The full arithmetic is at apis.io/rating/.

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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):

Idempotency +9 pts — OpenAPI mutating operations declare an idempotency key — a header, a request-body property, or a named de-duplication token whose own description says so (verified); else common[].type matches /idempoten/i (documented) Ask about this →
Stable Error Semantics +8 pts — OpenAPI $refs a shared error schema across 4xx/5xx responses (verified), else common[].type includes ErrorCatalog / ErrorCodes / DeclineCodes Ask about this →
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Rate-Limit Signaling +7 pts — OpenAPI responses document X-RateLimit-* / RateLimit headers (verified), else a rate_limits artifact or RateLimits link (documented) Ask about this →
Request/Response Examples +7 pts — share of operations carrying request/response examples; else an Examples / Code Samples link Ask about this →
Typed Event Surface +6 pts — AsyncAPI document, OR webhooks/callbacks objects in the as-published OpenAPI, OR common[].type includes Webhooks Ask about this →

7 more unmet checks in the Agent Readiness table above.

Kin Score — facets with the most composite points still available (weight × headroom):

Contract Quality scores 45.8 — up to +13.6 composite points Ask about this →
Developer Ergonomics scores 35.7 — up to +12.9 composite points Ask about this →
Operational Transparency scores 4.8 — up to +12.4 composite points Ask about this →

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Markets this provider is in provisional

The Kin Score Market layer reads a provider inside its market: its position, and how deep its integrations go. Depth is only comparable within a position. Provisional and unweighted: not part of the Kin Score or agent readiness.

Market	Position	Depth	Registered MCP server	Declares compatibility
Streaming (Apache Kafka protocol)	builds-on	45.0	-	1
Retrieval, Vector and RAG	builds-on	45.0	-	1
Agent Skills (SKILL.md packages)	builds-on	45.0	-	1
IDE Extension Marketplaces (JetBrains, VS Code, Open VSX, Docker Verified Publishers, PyPI orgs)	builds-on	45.0	-	1
Stripe App Marketplace and Partner Ecosystem (builders on Stripe)	builds-on	45.0	-	1
Jamstack Hosting Integrations (Vercel Marketplace and Netlify Integrations publishers)	builds-on	45.0	-	1
Raycast Store Extensions (first-party publishers + community-wrapped products)	builds-on	45.0	-	1

Registered MCP server and declares compatibility are report only — not weighted. Undeclared means we found nothing we can read, so there is no number: we never infer integrations.

Standards implemented 4

Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.

Model Context Protocol (MCP)

measured — observed by APIs.io (verified)

OAuth 2.0 Protected Resource Metadata

measured — observed by APIs.io (verified)

Dynamic Client Registration

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

OpenAPI

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

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 6

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

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

MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

Upstash MCP Server

Remote MCP server at mcp.upstash.com over HTTP.

MCP SERVER

Upstash API pricing

Prices published by Upstash, read 2026-09-20 from upstash.com/pricing/redis.

Plan	Price
Free	$0 Includes: Data Size 256 MB, Monthly Bandwidth 10 GB, Monthly Commands 500K
Pay as You Go	$0.2 per 100K commands Includes: Data Size 100 GB, Unlimited bandwidth and commands; storage first 1 GB free; bandwidth free up to 20
Fixed 250MB	$10/month Includes: 250 MB, 50 GB bandwidth
Fixed 1GB	$20/month Includes: 1 GB, 100 GB bandwidth
Fixed 5GB	$100/month Includes: 5 GB, 500 GB bandwidth
Fixed 10GB	$200/month Includes: 10 GB, 1 TB bandwidth
Fixed 50GB	$400/month Includes: 50 GB, 5 TB bandwidth
Fixed 100GB	$800/month Includes: 100 GB, 10 TB bandwidth

All 11 plans, limits and sources →

Pricing Plans 2

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Upstash Plans Pricing

11 plans

PLANS

Upstash Price Estimates

0 plans

PLANS

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs. Counts are the severity each rule declares, not results of running them.

Upstash API Rules

64 rules · 62 error-severity 1 warn-severity 1 info-severity

SPECTRAL

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 (API Evangelist recommendations) 1

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

Upstash Agentic Access

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 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

Plans

Pricing

Pricing

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

CapabilityMap

CapabilityMap

Source (apis.yml)

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: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  gated: none
  gated_source:
  - onboarding
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-13'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/upstash.png
tags:
- Serverless
- Redis
- Kafka
- Messaging
- Vector Search
- Edge Computing
- Database
tags_raw:
- Serverless
- Redis
- Kafka
- Messaging
- Vector Database
- Edge Computing
- Database
- Vector Search
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 Search
  tags_raw:
  - 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: Plans
  url: plans/upstash-plans-pricing.yml
- 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

Upstash API — frequently asked questions

Does Upstash have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 7 APIs from Upstash, including Upstash Developer API, Upstash Redis REST API and Upstash Kafka API, and 4 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Upstash API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 5 OpenAPI specifications for Upstash, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the Upstash API?

Upstash documents its authentication (http · 2 schemes). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Upstash Authentication.

How much does the Upstash API cost?

Upstash publishes its prices; its Free plan is $0 as of 2026-09-20. APIs.io lists 11 pricing plans for Upstash, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Does Upstash have an MCP server?

Yes. APIs.io lists 1 MCP server for Upstash: Remote MCP server at mcp.upstash.com over HTTP.

Is the Upstash API ready for AI agents?

Upstash has a Kin Score of 35.2 out of 100 (thin) and an Agent Readiness score of 41.8 (agent-ready), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-13.

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