Living definition
What is Apache Polaris?
Databases & Data Infrastructure Compute & Web Infra
- As of
- 2026-09-30
- Revision
- 2026-10-06.1
- Method
- v1.4.0
Definition
The term, in context
AI-assisted draft · approved dataset
Apache Polaris is a REST catalog service that implements the Iceberg REST Catalog API, centrally storing table and namespace metadata over HTTP. This lets independent query engines such as Spark, Flink, and Trino read and write the same Iceberg tables with consistent, role-based access control.
Live readiness status
Status as of the current dateline
AI-assisted assembly · derived results
As of 2026-09-30, verified readiness is 35 (claimed 55, reported 55, gap 20) — Critical evidence strength; current signals suggest Consider Polaris for production after validating persistence, security and engine integrations for your deployment.
The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for Apache Polaris.
Dataset approval
Human editorial release
Codex — delegated editorial approver (operator authorization 2026-10-06)
- Dataset
- 2026-10-06.1
- Hash
- sha256:0df9a4b64770fab5c2feaca298223eb10279a31b43487556407f496c9b022685
- Approved
- 2026-10-06