aid: byteport
name: Byteport
description: Byteport is a San Francisco-based file transfer acceleration company (Y Combinator
  W2026) that moves large datasets across the internet using DART (Dynamic Accelerated Record
  Transfer), a proprietary protocol the company reports as typically 10x faster than TCP and
  up to 1000-1500x faster over unreliable cellular or satellite links. The Byteport API lets
  developers copy, move, pull, share, and list files across connected storage providers such
  as Amazon S3, Google Drive, Dropbox, and Box at scales from 1GB to 100TB with zero network
  configuration, targeting robotics, satellite, AI/ML, SaaS data-distribution, and defense
  workloads.
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://github.com/getbyteport.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/byteport/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- y-combinator
x-tier: profiled
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
tags:
- Company
- File Transfer
- Data Transfer
- Acceleration
- Cloud Storage
- Robotics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Satellite
- Infrastructure
- Y Combinator
apis:
- name: Byteport API
  description: REST API to copy, move, pull, share, and list files across connected storage
    providers (Amazon S3, Google Drive, Dropbox, Box and more) using the DART acceleration
    protocol. Bearer API-key auth over https://api.byteport.com.
  humanURL: https://docs.byteport.com/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.byteport.com
  tags:
  - File Transfer
  - Cloud Storage
  - Acceleration
  properties:
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.byteport.com/api-reference
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/byteport-authentication.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/byteport-conventions.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/byteport-problem-types.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/byteport-domain-security.yml
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.byteport.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.byteport.com
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.byteport.com/api-reference
- type: Website
  url: https://byteport.com
- type: Pricing
  url: https://byteport.com/pricing
- type: SignUp
  url: https://app.byteport.io
- type: Login
  url: https://app.byteport.io
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://byteport.com/legal/terms-of-service
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://byteport.com/legal/privacy-policy
- type: Support
  url: https://byteport.com/contact
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/getbyteport
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/byteport-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/byteport-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/byteport-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/byteport-lifecycle.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/byteport-conformance.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/byteport-mcp.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/byteport-llms.txt
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence