The following is a list of open source tools that automatically expose a REST, GraphQL, or another kind of API for your database.
Project name/link | Database(s) supported | API type | Implementation language | License | GitHub stats | Notes |
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ArangoDB | ArangoDB | REST | C++ | Apache 2.0 | 4879 ★; 41687 commits, latest 2018-01-09 | A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image. |
CouchDB | CouchDB | REST | Erlang | Apache 2.0 | 3396 ★; 10951 commits, latest 2018-01-09 | A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image. |
Datasette | SQLite 3 | REST | Python 3 | Apache 2.0 | 1133 ★; 255 commits, latest 2018-01-10 | Read-only. Official Docker image. |
DreamFactory | MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MongoDB, CouchDB, and others. | REST | PHP 5 | Apache 2.0, proprietary (optional extras) | 750 ★; 785 commits, latest 2018-01-02 | Official Docker image. |
Eve | MongoDB; extensions for Elasticsearch, Neo4j, SQLAlchemy (SQL databases). | REST | Python 2/3 | BSD (three-clause) | 4674 ★; 2706 commits, latest 2017-12-06 | The SQLAlchemy extension isn't automatic. It requires the user to write SQLAlchemy mappings. |
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 | 155 ★; 108 commits, latest 2017-09-23 | Can generate a GraphQL API from an existing database or derive a new database model from a GraphQL schema and auto-generate the resolvers. |
PHP-CRUD-API | MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server 2012. Limited support for SQLite 3. | REST | PHP 5 | MIT | 1256 ★; 1004 commits, latest 2017-11-19 | |
PostGraphQL | PostgreSQL | GraphQL | TypeScript (Node.js) | MIT | 4723 ★; 666 commits, latest 2017-12-25 | Official Docker image. |
PostgREST | PostgreSQL | REST | Haskell | MIT | 10179 ★; 1358 commits, latest 2017-12-20 | Official Docker image. |
pREST | PostgreSQL | REST | Go | MIT | 1593 ★; 403 commits, latest 2018-01-10 | Official Docker image. |
RESTHeart | MongoDB | REST | Java | GNU AGPLv3 | 419 ★; 1333 commits, latest 2017-12-17 | Official Docker image. |
sandman2 | All supported by SQLAlchemy (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Oracle, MS SQL, and others). | REST | Python 2/3 | Apache 2.0 | 678 ★; 129 commits, latest 2017-03-06 | |
tuql | SQLite 3 or SQL infile | GraphQL | JavaScript (Node.js) | MIT | 218 ★; 47 commits, latest 2018-01-10 | |
xmysql | MySQL | REST | JavaScript (Node.js) | MIT | 1717 ★; 209 commits, latest 2018-01-06 | 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 | 30 ★; 282 commits, latest 2017-01-31 | Read-only. |
GitHub stats updated 2018-01-10. The commit count and the latest commit date are for the default branch (usually master
).
For projects that depend on or enhance those on the list see the Related projects wiki page. Feel free to add yours.
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