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Orbital
Orbital is a data gateway and integration platform that connects APIs, databases, event streams, and other data sources without requiring glue code or manual integration maintenance. The platform delivers self-repairing integrations through instant, on-the-fly orchestration that automatically adapts as APIs and schemas evolve, eliminating the need to write resolvers, generate API clients, or maintain YAML mapping files. Orbital works by having users embed semantic type metadata tags directly in their API specs (OpenAPI, Protobuf, databases), then use those tags in queries written in TaxiLang, a powerful query language that lets consumers define the schema they want while Orbital figures out where to fetch data from across multiple sources. Key features include universal scriptable field-level authorization policies applied everywhere, an automatic API and data catalog with interactive diagrams, end-to-end observability with lineage and call traces, and the ability to deploy custom APIs, event streams, and batch workflows in minutes with instant caching for performance. The platform supports git-based deployments where a simple git push instantly deploys endpoints that automatically migrate as APIs evolve, and enables use cases like microservices orchestration, event-based architectures, and rapid onboarding of external data feeds, making it ideal for engineering teams that would normally have to write extensive integration code.