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The Apache Polaris REST API: How Engines Talk to the Catalog

calendar_today September 10, 2026 person Alex Merced domain dremio

Apache Polaris implements the Iceberg REST Catalog specification, a set of HTTP endpoints that any Iceberg client can speak. The specification covers namespace and table management, an atomic commit protocol built on assertions rather than locks, server-side scan planning, and three different ways for a client to obtain storage access. Because the contract is the […] The post The Apache Polaris REST API: How Engines Talk to the Catalog appeared first on Dremio .

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