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title: TimescaleDB API reference | Tiger Data Docs
description: Complete API reference for TimescaleDB functions, SQL commands, and time-series data management
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## [Hypertables and chunks](/docs/reference/timescaledb/hypertables/index.md)

[Create and manage hypertables, chunks, dimensions, and indexes for time-series data](/docs/reference/timescaledb/hypertables/index.md)

## [Hypercore](/docs/reference/timescaledb/hypercore/index.md)

[Manage columnstore tables for analytical workloads with hybrid row and column storage](/docs/reference/timescaledb/hypercore/index.md)

## [Continuous aggregates](/docs/reference/timescaledb/continuous-aggregates/index.md)

[Create and manage automatically refreshed materialized views for time-series data](/docs/reference/timescaledb/continuous-aggregates/index.md)

## [Hyperfunctions](/docs/reference/timescaledb/hyperfunctions/index.md)

[Analyze time-series data with time bucketing, gapfilling, and distribution analysis](/docs/reference/timescaledb/hyperfunctions/index.md)

## [Data retention](/docs/reference/timescaledb/data-retention/index.md)

[Automatically drop old data with retention policies](/docs/reference/timescaledb/data-retention/index.md)

## [Jobs and automation](/docs/reference/timescaledb/jobs-automation/index.md)

[Schedule and manage automated background jobs](/docs/reference/timescaledb/jobs-automation/index.md)

## [UUIDv7 functions](/docs/reference/timescaledb/uuid-functions/index.md)

[Generate and manipulate UUIDv7 identifiers with built-in timestamp ordering](/docs/reference/timescaledb/uuid-functions/index.md)

## [Informational views](/docs/reference/timescaledb/informational-views/index.md)

[Query metadata about hypertables, chunks, jobs, and system configuration](/docs/reference/timescaledb/informational-views/index.md)

## [Configuration](/docs/reference/timescaledb/configuration/index.md)

[Configure TimescaleDB settings and parameters](/docs/reference/timescaledb/configuration/index.md)

## [Administration](/docs/reference/timescaledb/administration/index.md)

[Administrative functions for backup, restore, and system management](/docs/reference/timescaledb/administration/index.md)

TimescaleDB provides SQL commands and functions for managing time-series data efficiently. For additional hyperfunctionss for advanced time-series analysis, see the [TimescaleDB Toolkit API reference](/docs/reference/toolkit/index.md).