ApiTap – Efficient HTTP-to-warehouse ETL built in Rust

Summary: ApiTap is a Rust-based HTTP-to-warehouse ETL engine that runs 12 concurrent pipelines on 256MB RAM, offering 66x efficiency over Airbyte. It uses SQL-first transformations and supports smart pagination methods for streamlined API data ingestion into PostgreSQL.

What it does

ApiTap extracts data from HTTP APIs and loads it into PostgreSQL 14-17 using SQL queries instead of scripts. It manages cursor, offset, and page-number pagination automatically and includes audit logs, dead letter queues, and schema validation.

Who it's for

Developers seeking resource-efficient ETL tools for API data integration into data warehouses.

Why it matters

It reduces resource consumption drastically compared to alternatives, enabling production-ready ETL on minimal hardware.