Apache Jena

aid: apache-jena
name: Apache Jena
description: Apache Jena is a Java framework for building Semantic Web and Linked Data applications. It provides APIs for
  RDF, SPARQL, OWL, and a triplestore database (TDB2) along with the Fuseki SPARQL server with a REST API for querying and
  managing RDF datasets.
type: Index
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Java
- Linked Data
- OWL
- Ontology
- Open Source
- RDF
- Semantic Web
- SPARQL
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-05-19'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/apache-jena/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: apache-jena:fuseki-sparql-api
  name: Apache Jena Fuseki SPARQL API
  description: Jena Fuseki provides a SPARQL server with REST API endpoints for SPARQL 1.1 Query, SPARQL 1.1 Update, and the
    SPARQL Graph Store HTTP Protocol. It supports dataset management, authentication, and monitoring.
  humanURL: https://jena.apache.org/documentation/fuseki2/
  tags:
  - Fuseki
  - RDF
  - REST
  - SPARQL
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://jena.apache.org/documentation/fuseki2/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-jena-fuseki-sparql-api.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/fuseki-sparql-dataset-management.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/fuseki-sparql-graph-store-protocol.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/fuseki-sparql-sparql-query.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/fuseki-sparql-sparql-update.yaml
- aid: apache-jena:java-api
  name: Apache Jena Java API
  description: The Jena Java API provides programmatic access to RDF model creation, SPARQL query execution, OWL reasoning,
    and TDB2 triplestore management for building Semantic Web applications.
  humanURL: https://jena.apache.org/documentation/
  tags:
  - Java
  - OWL
  - RDF
  - SDK
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://jena.apache.org/documentation/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://jena.apache.org/tutorials/
common:
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/apache
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/apache/jena
- type: Documentation
  url: https://jena.apache.org/documentation/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://jena.apache.org/tutorials/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- type: Versioning
  url: https://jena.apache.org/about_jena/releases.html
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/apache-jena-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/apache-jena-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: SPARQL Query and Update
    description: Full SPARQL 1.1 query and update protocol support via Fuseki REST API.
  - name: RDF Model API
    description: Java API for creating, reading, and manipulating RDF graphs.
  - name: OWL Reasoning
    description: OWL and RDFS inference via Jena's rule-based and OWL reasoners.
  - name: TDB2 Triplestore
    description: Native high-performance RDF triplestore for persistent graph storage.
  - name: Graph Store Protocol
    description: SPARQL Graph Store HTTP Protocol for named graph management.
  - name: Multiple RDF Formats
    description: Support for Turtle, JSON-LD, N-Triples, RDF/XML, and TriG serialization.
  - name: Ontology API
    description: High-level API for working with OWL and RDFS ontologies.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Knowledge Graph Management
    description: Build and query knowledge graphs using RDF and SPARQL.
  - name: Linked Data Publishing
    description: Publish Linked Data endpoints with Fuseki SPARQL server.
  - name: Semantic Search
    description: Enable semantic search over structured RDF datasets.
  - name: Data Integration
    description: Integrate heterogeneous data sources using RDF as a common data model.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Apache Solr
    description: Integrate full-text search with SPARQL queries via Solr text index.
  - name: Elasticsearch
    description: Full-text search integration for Fuseki text search capabilities.
  - name: Spring Framework
    description: Spring integration for Jena RDF operations in enterprise Java apps.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: [email protected]