Xata

Xata is a cloud-native, serverless database service designed for developers building modern web and mobile applications. It provides an API-first platform that abstracts database administration tasks such as provisioning, scaling, and backups, enabling teams to focus on application logic. Data is stored in collections of records with flexible schemas, and the service offers indexing and querying capabilities to support responsive data access.

Xata emphasizes ease of integration. It offers client libraries and SDKs for popular programming languages and platforms, a REST-style API, and a web-based dashboard for schema design, data import, and monitoring. The service is typically billed on a usage basis, with charges for storage, requests, and data transfer.

Security and reliability are addressed through access control, API keys, and encrypted data at rest and in transit. Xata aims to provide operational resilience with automated backups, data replication, and regional deployment options to reduce latency.

Common use cases include content management, user profiles, product catalogs, and session storage for applications that require scalable, low-maintenance data storage without managing database servers.

In addition to the database service, the term xata may appear in other contexts or languages. This article focuses on the cloud-native database offering known as Xata.