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 | 7040 ★; 44129 commits, latest 2019-01-14 | A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image. |
| CouchDB | CouchDB | REST | Erlang | Apache 2.0 | 4010 ★; 11526 commits, latest 2019-01-14 | A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image. |
| Datasette | SQLite 3 | REST | Python 3 | Apache 2.0 | 2164 ★; 592 commits, latest 2019-01-13 | Read-only. Official Docker image. |
| Dgraph | Dgraph | GraphQL+-, a GraphQL derivative | Go | Apache 2.0 | 7323 ★; 2842 commits, latest 2019-01-15 | A database with a built-in GraphQL-like API. Official Docker image. |
| DreamFactory | MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MongoDB, CouchDB, and others. | REST | PHP 5 | Apache 2.0, proprietary (optional extras) | 892 ★; 813 commits, latest 2018-09-19 | Official Docker image. |
| Eve | MongoDB; extensions for Elasticsearch, Neo4j, SQLAlchemy (SQL databases). | REST | Python 2/3 | BSD (three-clause) | 5423 ★; 2910 commits, latest 2018-10-11 | The SQLAlchemy extension isn't automatic. It requires the user to write SQLAlchemy mappings. |
| Hasura GraphQL Engine | PostgreSQL | GraphQL | Haskell | GNU AGPLv3 | 5959 ★; 560 commits, latest 2019-01-15 | 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 | 279 ★; 142 commits, latest 2019-01-09 | 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 | 3730 ★; 17650 commits, latest 2019-01-14 | A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image. |
| PHP-CRUD-API | MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server. | REST | PHP 7 | MIT | 1836 ★; 1282 commits, latest 2018-12-11 | Supports GIS + automatic OpenAPI 3.0 docs. |
| PostGraphile | PostgreSQL | GraphQL | TypeScript (Node.js) | MIT | 6565 ★; 1025 commits, latest 2019-01-11 | Formerly "PostGraphQL", Official Docker image. |
| PostgREST | PostgreSQL | REST | Haskell | MIT | 11722 ★; 1441 commits, latest 2018-12-12 | Official Docker image. |
| pREST | PostgreSQL | REST | Go | MIT | 1916 ★; 440 commits, latest 2018-09-04 | Official Docker image. |
| RESTHeart | MongoDB | REST | Java | GNU AGPLv3 | 512 ★; 1596 commits, latest 2019-01-03 | Official Docker image. |
| sandman2 | All supported by SQLAlchemy (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Oracle, MS SQL, and others). | REST | Python 2/3 | Apache 2.0 | 876 ★; 159 commits, latest 2019-01-10 | Official Docker image. |
| subZero | PostgreSQL | REST and GraphQL | Haskell, Lua | Proprietary | n/a | |
| tuql | SQLite 3 or SQL infile | GraphQL | JavaScript (Node.js) | MIT | 346 ★; 52 commits, latest 2018-02-16 | |
| Webdis | Redis | REST | C | BSD (two-clause) | 2081 ★; 399 commits, latest 2018-08-11 | Supports pub/sub with chunked transfer encoding and WebSockets. |
| xmysql | MySQL | REST | JavaScript (Node.js) | MIT | 3431 ★; 266 commits, latest 2018-09-28 | 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 | 37 ★; 283 commits, latest 2018-10-16 | Read-only. |
GitHub stats updated 2019-01-15. The commit count and the latest commit date are for the default branch (usually master).
Related projects
For projects that depend on or enhance those on the list see the Related projects wiki page. Feel free to add yours.
Contributing
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