Java Persistence API (JPA)

The Java Persistence API (JPA), now known as Jakarta Persistence, is a Java specification for object-relational mapping (ORM) that enables developers to manage relational data in Java applications using plain old Java objects (POJOs) instead of direct SQL. It provides a standardized API, the…

Key facts

First appeared: 2006
Category: technology
Problem solved: JPA standardized ORM to simplify persistence in Java enterprise apps, replacing verbose EJB 2.x XML configs and entity beans with annotations, POJOs, and JPQL, solving vendor lock-in and boilerplate code issues that predecessors like EJB CMP and JDO couldn't fully address due to complexity and lack of consensus.
Platforms: Java SE, Java EE/Jakarta EE

Related technologies

Hibernate
Spring Boot
EclipseLink
Java EE/Jakarta EE

Notable users

SAP
IBM
Oracle
Red Hat (JBoss)