The following is a list of tools that automatically expose a REST, GraphQL, or another kind of API for your database, as well as databases with a built-in HTTP API.
| Project name/link | Database(s) supported | API type | Implementation language | License | GitHub stats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apinizer API Creator | Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MsSQL, IBM DB2, SAP Sybase ASE, Apache Impala, Apache Hive | REST | Java | Proprietary (SaaS) | n/a | Generates OpenAPI Specifications. |
| ArangoDB | ArangoDB | REST | C++ | Apache 2.0 | 12741 ★; 49517 commits, latest 2022-12-20 | A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image. |
| CouchDB | CouchDB | REST | Erlang | Apache 2.0 | 5534 ★; 12970 commits, latest 2022-12-20 | A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image. |
| Crux | Crux | REST | Clojure | MIT | 2072 ★; 7325 commits, latest 2022-12-05 | A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image. |
| Datasette | SQLite 3 | REST | Python 3 | Apache 2.0 | 6766 ★; 2318 commits, latest 2022-12-18 | Read-only. Official Docker image. |
| Dgraph | Dgraph | GraphQL (since version 2.0.0-rc1) | Go | Apache 2.0 | 18771 ★; 5799 commits, latest 2022-12-17 | A database with a built-in GraphQL API. Official Docker image. |
| DreamFactory | MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MongoDB, CouchDB, and others. | REST | PHP 5 | Apache 2.0, proprietary (optional extras) | 1321 ★; 1041 commits, latest 2022-07-28 | Official Docker image. |
| EJDB2 | EJDB2 | REST | C | MIT | 1352 ★; 2800 commits, latest 2022-12-07 | A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image. |
| Eve | MongoDB; extensions for Elasticsearch, Neo4j, SQLAlchemy (SQL databases). | REST | Python 2/3 | BSD (three-clause) | 6567 ★; 3375 commits, latest 2022-11-10 | The SQLAlchemy extension isn't automatic. It requires the user to write SQLAlchemy mappings. |
| Hasura GraphQL Engine | PostgreSQL | GraphQL | Haskell | Apache 2.0 | 28857 ★; 5924 commits, latest 2022-12-20 | Official Docker image. |
| HTSQL | MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite (free); Oracle, MS SQL (proprietary) | REST | Python 3 | Apache 2.0, proprietary (Oracle and MS SQL support) | 16 ★; 1235 commits, latest 2020-08-11 | |
| neo4j-graphql | Neo4j | GraphQL | Kotlin | Apache 2.0 | 445 ★; 164 commits, latest 2020-10-22 | Can generate a GraphQL API from an existing database or derive a new database model from a GraphQL schema and auto-generate the resolvers. |
| NocoDB | MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, SQLite | REST | JavaScript (Node.js) | MIT | 33074 ★; 10224 commits, latest 2022-12-20 | Official Docker image. |
| OrientDB | OrientDB | REST | Java | Apache 2.0 | 4533 ★; 21263 commits, latest 2022-12-19 | A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image. |
| PHP-CRUD-API | MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server. | REST | PHP 7 | MIT | 3217 ★; 2054 commits, latest 2022-12-02 | Supports GIS + automatic OpenAPI 3.0 docs. |
| PostGraphile | PostgreSQL | GraphQL | TypeScript (Node.js) | MIT | 11694 ★; 1381 commits, latest 2022-12-19 | Formerly "PostGraphQL", Official Docker image. |
| PostgREST | PostgreSQL | REST | Haskell | MIT | 19622 ★; 2357 commits, latest 2022-12-20 | Official Docker image. |
| pREST | PostgreSQL | REST | Go | MIT | 3463 ★; 1803 commits, latest 2022-12-17 | Official Docker image. |
| pRESTige | MySQL | REST | PHP | MIT | 89 ★; 1081 commits, latest 2022-07-13 | |
| RESTHeart | MongoDB | REST | Java | GNU AGPLv3 | 743 ★; 3987 commits, latest 2022-12-20 | Official Docker image. |
| restSQL | MySQL, PostgreSQL | REST | Java | MIT | 132 ★; 54 commits, latest 2018-10-18 | Official Docker image. |
| sandman2 | All supported by SQLAlchemy (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Oracle, MS SQL, and others). | REST | Python 2/3 | Apache 2.0 | 1901 ★; 250 commits, latest 2020-12-21 | Official Docker image. |
| Siodb | Siodb | REST | C++, Go | GNU AGPLv3 | 43 ★; 277 commits, latest 2021-10-11 | A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image. |
| subZero | PostgreSQL | REST and GraphQL | Haskell, Lua | Proprietary | n/a | |
| tuql | SQLite 3 or SQL infile | GraphQL | JavaScript (Node.js) | MIT | 699 ★; 72 commits, latest 2021-06-06 | |
| Webdis | Redis | REST | C | BSD (two-clause) | 2619 ★; 615 commits, latest 2022-07-24 | Supports pub/sub with chunked transfer encoding and WebSockets. |
| ZenQuery | PostgreSQL, MySQL, IBM Db2, Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server and others | REST | Java | Apache 2.0 | 60 ★; 283 commits, latest 2018-10-16 | Read-only. |
GitHub stats updated 2022-12-21. The commit count and the latest commit date are for the default branch (usually master).
Related projects
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