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 6 more developer resources.

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27.2/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 28/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1

AccessSelf serve

7 APIs

ServerlessRedisKafkaMessagingVector DatabaseEdge Computing

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Composite quality — 27.2/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 14.5 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20

Commercial Clarity 2.1 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 28/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 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

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APIs 7

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

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

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

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
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  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: '0.19'
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:
  - 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:
  - Vector
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/upstash-vector-api-openapi.yml
common:
- 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

Kin Score

APIs 7

Upstash Developer API

Upstash Redis REST API

Upstash Kafka API

Upstash Redis API

Upstash RedisCommand API

Upstash Teams API

Upstash Vector API

Open Collections 1

Upstash APIs

Security Posture 2

Upstash Authentication

Upstash Domain Security

Agentic Access 1

Upstash Agentic Access

Resources