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Kinesis API

A complete, batteries-included solution for building and managing APIs.

Your Ultimate API Development Framework

Kinesis API is an API to build APIs. It handles the heavy lifting — database, auth, email, logic, and more — so you can focus on what makes your project unique. Whether you're prototyping or shipping to production, deploy anywhere with our Docker images and get started in minutes.

Flow Engine V2
X Engine

Build API Logic Without Writing Code

The X Engine is the defining feature of Kinesis API. Design complex API workflows using a block-based visual editor — add blocks from the sidebar, select one to open its configuration panel on the right, and your logic executes top to bottom in a clear, predictable sequence.

  • 18+ block types — FETCH, LOOP, CONDITION, FILTER, PROPERTY, OBJECT, UPDATE, CREATE, EMAIL, VAULT, RANDOM, and more
  • Linear execution model — blocks run top to bottom in a clear and predictable order with no hidden branching
  • Slide-in details panel — click any block to configure it without losing context of the full flow
  • JWT auth, URL params, and body validation — all configured directly alongside your flow
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Features

Kinesis API is under highly active development, with new features and improvements being added at a rapid pace. Our dedicated team is constantly working to expand capabilities, enhance performance, and refine the user experience based on real-world feedback. While already powerful and production-ready for many use cases, you can expect regular updates that bring additional functionality, optimizations, and quality-of-life improvements. We maintain a detailed changelog to keep you informed of all enhancements in our releases and a roadmap page to display what's coming next. Whether you're looking for specific features or have suggestions for improvements, we welcome your input and collaboration to make Kinesis API even better.

Everything You Need, Out of the Box

Kinesis API is a complete backend platform. Every component you need to ship production-ready applications is already built in.

Purpose-Built Database

Kinesis DB is a custom ACID-compliant embedded database written entirely in Rust. Memory-mapped I/O, write-ahead logging, deadlock detection, crash recovery, and support for SQLite, MySQL, and PostgreSQL as alternative backends.

Auth & Security

Role-based access control, JWT authentication, OTP/2FA, Personal Access Tokens, an encrypted Vault for secrets storage, and license-based feature control. Security is built in, not bolted on.

Content Management

A complete blog engine, Markdown editor with Mermaid diagram support, localization engine, content version history, snippets, redirects, and media management — everything for content-rich applications.

Transactional Email

Design reusable HTML email templates with dynamic variable substitution and a real-time preview. Send emails directly from your X Engine flows using the Email block with sync and async support.

Analytics & Observability

Comprehensive event logging, visitor-level metrics with browser, device, and geographic breakdowns, an interactive REPL shell for direct database access, and a built-in API playground for real-time testing.

Deploy Anywhere

Ship with multi-arch Docker images built with BuildX. Choose your database backend at startup. Automated backups with scheduling, one-click restore, and a guided setup wizard to get started in minutes.

Try It Out

Want to see Kinesis API in action? Our live demo is open to everyone — no sign-up required.

Live Demo
URL demo.kinesis.world
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License Community (Free)
Open Demo

* Some features require a paid license and are not available in this demo. The demo instance runs on a Community license — free forever, but without access to premium capabilities.

Milestones

Coming Soon!

While we believe Kinesis API already has a solid set of features, we are not stopping here. We have a lot more planned for the future, including: