Key Value Storage API Specification

This document describes the Key Value Storage (KVS) Application Program Interface (API) specification for SSD storage devices with Object Drive based Key Value Storage. It provides a set of APIs that are portable across multiple vendor SSD products.

Key Value Storage API v1.1

• SNIA Technical Position: Key Value Storage API v1.1
• Published: September 28, 2020
• IP Disclosures: None
   

Key Value Storage API v1.0

• SNIA Technical Position: Key Value Storage API v1.0
• Published: April 20, 2019
• IP Disclosures: None

Additional Resources

• Key Value material from SNIA Educational Library
• KV API open source project from Samsung