# Macrometa > Macrometa is a global data network and edge computing platform. The Global Data Network (GDN) offers a geo-distributed serverless NoSQL database, pub/sub streams, complex event processing, and edge functions via a unified REST API and first-party Python (pyC8) and JavaScript (jsc8) SDKs. Macrometa also ships PhotonIQ, an AI-powered edge delivery suite for web performance (prerendering, edge-side tagging, FaaS, fingerprinting, virtual waiting rooms, event delivery, hypersearch). Authentication: API key (`Authorization: apikey `) or JWT bearer (`Authorization: bearer `, 12h TTL). See https://www.macrometa.com/docs/account-management/auth ## APIs - [Macrometa GDN API Reference](https://www.macrometa.com/docs/api): Core geo-distributed database, streams, stream workers, queries, graphs, functions, and account management (303 operations). - [PhotonIQ EDS API](https://www.macrometa.com/docs/photoniq): Real-time event delivery. - [PhotonIQ Prerender / EST / FaaS / Fingerprint / HyperSearch / Virtual Waiting Rooms](https://www.macrometa.com/docs/photoniq): AI-powered edge delivery product family. ## Specs - GDN OpenAPI: openapi/macrometa-gdn-openapi-original.json - PhotonIQ OpenAPI specs: openapi/macrometa-photoniq-*-openapi-original.json ## SDKs & Tools - [pyC8 (Python SDK)](https://pypi.org/project/pyC8/): `pip install pyC8` - [jsc8 (JavaScript SDK)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/jsc8): `npm install jsc8` - [gdnsl (CLI)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/gdnsl): `npm install -g gdnsl` ## Docs - [Developer Hub](https://www.macrometa.com/dev-hub) - [Documentation](https://www.macrometa.com/docs) - [Release Notes](https://www.macrometa.com/docs/release-notes) - [Pricing](https://www.macrometa.com/pricing) - [Status](https://status.macrometa.io/) - [GitHub](https://github.com/Macrometacorp)