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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArangoDB | ArangoDB | REST | C++ | Apache 2.0 | 9250 ★; 46043 commits, latest 2020-02-21 | A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image. |
| CouchDB | CouchDB | REST | Erlang | Apache 2.0 | 4436 ★; 12160 commits, latest 2020-02-19 | A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image. |
| Datasette | SQLite 3 | REST | Python 3 | Apache 2.0 | 3202 ★; 903 commits, latest 2020-02-22 | Read-only. Official Docker image. |
| Dgraph | Dgraph | GraphQL (since version 2.0.0-rc1) | Go | Apache 2.0 | 12496 ★; 4141 commits, latest 2020-02-22 | 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) | 1040 ★; 934 commits, latest 2020-02-20 | Official Docker image. |
| Eve | MongoDB; extensions for Elasticsearch, Neo4j, SQLAlchemy (SQL databases). | REST | Python 2/3 | BSD (three-clause) | 5996 ★; 3183 commits, latest 2020-02-07 | The SQLAlchemy extension isn't automatic. It requires the user to write SQLAlchemy mappings. |
| Hasura GraphQL Engine | PostgreSQL | GraphQL | Haskell | GNU AGPLv3 | 14746 ★; 1496 commits, latest 2020-02-19 | Official Docker image. |
| HTSQL | MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite (free); Oracle, MS SQL (proprietary) | REST | Python 2 | GNU AGPLv3, proprietary (Oracle and MS SQL support) | n/a | |
| neo4j-graphql | Neo4j | GraphQL | Kotlin | Apache 2.0 | 372 ★; 161 commits, latest 2019-06-20 | Can generate a GraphQL API from an existing database or derive a new database model from a GraphQL schema and auto-generate the resolvers. |
| OrientDB | OrientDB | REST | Java | Apache 2.0 | 4087 ★; 19138 commits, latest 2020-02-21 | A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image. |
| PHP-CRUD-API | MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server. | REST | PHP 7 | MIT | 2328 ★; 1636 commits, latest 2020-01-02 | Supports GIS + automatic OpenAPI 3.0 docs. |
| PostGraphile | PostgreSQL | GraphQL | TypeScript (Node.js) | MIT | 8507 ★; 1197 commits, latest 2020-02-07 | Formerly "PostGraphQL", Official Docker image. |
| PostgREST | PostgreSQL | REST | Haskell | MIT | 14061 ★; 1584 commits, latest 2020-02-18 | Official Docker image. |
| pREST | PostgreSQL | REST | Go | MIT | 2198 ★; 442 commits, latest 2019-05-28 | Official Docker image. |
| pRESTige | MySQL | REST | PHP | MIT | 44 ★; 1014 commits, latest 2020-01-28 | |
| RESTHeart | MongoDB | REST | Java | GNU AGPLv3 | 585 ★; 1986 commits, latest 2020-02-21 | Official Docker image. |
| sandman2 | All supported by SQLAlchemy (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Oracle, MS SQL, and others). | REST | Python 2/3 | Apache 2.0 | 1463 ★; 215 commits, latest 2019-09-30 | Official Docker image. |
| subZero | PostgreSQL | REST and GraphQL | Haskell, Lua | Proprietary | n/a | |
| tuql | SQLite 3 or SQL infile | GraphQL | JavaScript (Node.js) | MIT | 434 ★; 67 commits, latest 2019-09-14 | |
| Webdis | Redis | REST | C | BSD (two-clause) | 2217 ★; 416 commits, latest 2020-02-21 | Supports pub/sub with chunked transfer encoding and WebSockets. |
| xmysql | MySQL | REST | JavaScript (Node.js) | MIT | 3984 ★; 285 commits, latest 2019-11-17 | Official Docker image. |
| ZenQuery | PostgreSQL, MySQL, IBM Db2, Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server and others | REST | Java (JavaScript for the front-end) | Apache 2.0 | 46 ★; 283 commits, latest 2018-10-16 | Read-only. |
GitHub stats updated 2020-02-22. The commit count and the latest commit date are for the default branch (usually master).
Related projects
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Contributing
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