Apache Cassandra

aid: cassandra
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cassandra/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Apache Cassandra
tags:
- Apache
- Big Data
- Database
- Distributed
- NoSQL
- Open Source
type: Index
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access: 3rd-Party
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-23'
position: Consumer
description: >-
  Apache Cassandra is a highly scalable, distributed open-source NoSQL database
  designed to handle massive amounts of data across many commodity servers,
  providing high availability with no single point of failure. It is governed
  by the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under the Apache License 2.0 and is
  used in production by Netflix, Apple, Bloomberg, Backblaze, and many others.
  Cassandra exposes its CQL native protocol for clients and a family of HTTP,
  REST, GraphQL, Document, and gRPC APIs via the Stargate data gateway.
apis:
- aid: cassandra:cassandra-cql-native-protocol
  name: Apache Cassandra CQL Native Protocol
  tags:
  - CQL
  - Database
  - Native Protocol
  - Query
  humanURL: https://cassandra.apache.org/doc/latest/cassandra/cql/
  properties:
  - url: https://cassandra.apache.org/doc/latest/cassandra/cql/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/trunk/doc/native_protocol_v5.spec
    type: Specification
  - url: https://cassandra.apache.org/doc/latest/cassandra/cql/ddl.html
    type: Reference
  description: >-
    Cassandra Query Language (CQL) is the primary interface to Apache
    Cassandra. Clients speak the binary CQL native protocol over TCP
    (default port 9042). Official drivers are maintained for Java, Python,
    Go, C/C++, C#, Node.js, Ruby, and Rust.
- aid: cassandra:cassandra-rest-api-stargate
  name: Cassandra REST API (Stargate)
  tags:
  - Database
  - REST
  - Stargate
  humanURL: https://stargate.io/docs/latest/develop/api-rest/
  properties:
  - url: https://stargate.io/docs/latest/develop/api-rest/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://stargate.io/docs/latest/develop/api-rest/swagger.html
    type: Swagger
  - url: https://github.com/stargate/stargate
    type: SourceCode
  description: >-
    HTTP/JSON REST API for Cassandra provided by the Stargate data gateway.
    Enables CRUD operations and SQL-like query via REST without the CQL
    driver.
- aid: cassandra:cassandra-graphql-api-stargate
  name: Cassandra GraphQL API (Stargate)
  tags:
  - Database
  - GraphQL
  - Stargate
  humanURL: https://stargate.io/docs/latest/develop/api-graphql/
  properties:
  - url: https://stargate.io/docs/latest/develop/api-graphql/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://stargate.io/docs/latest/develop/api-graphql/graphql-using.html
    type: Reference
  - url: graphql/cassandra-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
  description: >-
    GraphQL endpoint for Cassandra, enabling flexible, typed queries and
    mutations against Cassandra tables through the Stargate gateway.
- aid: cassandra:cassandra-document-api-stargate
  name: Cassandra Document API (Stargate)
  tags:
  - Database
  - Document
  - JSON
  - Stargate
  humanURL: https://stargate.io/docs/latest/develop/api-doc/
  properties:
  - url: https://stargate.io/docs/latest/develop/api-doc/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://stargate.io/docs/latest/develop/api-doc/doc-using.html
    type: Reference
  description: >-
    Schemaless Document API that stores JSON documents in Cassandra,
    offering a MongoDB-like developer experience backed by Cassandra.
- aid: cassandra:cassandra-grpc-api-stargate
  name: Cassandra gRPC API (Stargate)
  tags:
  - Database
  - gRPC
  - Stargate
  humanURL: https://stargate.io/docs/latest/develop/api-grpc/
  properties:
  - url: https://stargate.io/docs/latest/develop/api-grpc/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/stargate/stargate/tree/main/grpc/proto
    type: Protocol
  description: >-
    High-performance gRPC API for Cassandra through Stargate, designed for
    low-latency service-to-service communication.
- aid: cassandra:cassandra-jmx-metrics
  name: Cassandra JMX Management Interface
  tags:
  - JMX
  - Management
  - Metrics
  - Monitoring
  humanURL: https://cassandra.apache.org/doc/latest/cassandra/operating/metrics.html
  properties:
  - url: https://cassandra.apache.org/doc/latest/cassandra/operating/metrics.html
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://cassandra.apache.org/doc/latest/cassandra/operating/
    type: OperationsGuide
  description: >-
    Java Management Extensions (JMX) interface for monitoring and
    administering Cassandra nodes, including metrics, compaction, repairs,
    and configuration.
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://cassandra.apache.org/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://cassandra.apache.org/doc/latest/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://cassandra.apache.org/doc/latest/cassandra/getting_started/
- type: Download
  url: https://cassandra.apache.org/download/
- type: SourceCode
  url: https://github.com/apache/cassandra
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/apache/cassandra
- type: IssueTracker
  url: https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/CASSANDRA
- type: Blog
  url: https://cassandra.apache.org/blog/
- type: Community
  url: https://cassandra.apache.org/community/
- type: MailingList
  url: https://cassandra.apache.org/community/#discussions
- type: Slack
  url: https://cassandra.apache.org/community/#slack
- type: StackOverflow
  url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/cassandra
- type: X
  url: https://twitter.com/cassandra
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/apache-cassandra/
- type: YouTube
  url: https://www.youtube.com/@PlanetCassandra
- type: DockerHub
  url: https://hub.docker.com/_/cassandra
- type: PackageRegistry
  url: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/org.apache.cassandra/cassandra-all
- type: License
  url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- type: Governance
  url: https://www.apache.org/foundation/governance/
- type: SecurityPolicy
  url: https://cassandra.apache.org/_/security.html
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.apache.org/privacy/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.apache.org/foundation/license-faq.html
- type: Ecosystem
  url: https://cassandra.apache.org/_/ecosystem.html
- type: ThirdParty
  url: https://cassandra.apache.org/_/ecosystem.html
- name: Features
  type: Features
  data:
  - name: Distributed
  - name: Masterless
  - name: Linear Scalability
  - name: Multi-Datacenter Replication
  - name: High Availability
  - name: Fault Tolerance
  - name: Tunable Consistency
  - name: CQL Query Language
  - name: Secondary Indexes
  - name: Materialized Views
  - name: User Defined Types
  - name: User Defined Functions
  - name: Vector Search
  - name: Time Series Storage
  - name: Cross-Region Replication
  - name: Role Based Access Control
  - name: TLS/SSL Encryption
  - name: At-Rest Encryption
  - name: Snapshot Backups
  - name: Incremental Repairs
  - name: Apache License 2.0
- name: UseCases
  type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Event Logging
  - name: IoT Telemetry
  - name: Time Series Data
  - name: Product Catalogs
  - name: Messaging Platforms
  - name: Fraud Detection
  - name: Recommendation Engines
  - name: Activity Feeds
  - name: Audit Logs
  - name: Real-Time Analytics
  - name: Mobile Application Backends
  - name: Vector Similarity Search
maintainers:
- FN: Apache Cassandra Community
  email: [email protected]
specificationVersion: '0.19'