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 | 10589 ★; 47004 commits, latest 2020-12-05 | A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image. |
| CouchDB | CouchDB | REST | Erlang | Apache 2.0 | 4754 ★; 12943 commits, latest 2020-12-02 | A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image. |
| Datasette | SQLite 3 | REST | Python 3 | Apache 2.0 | 4172 ★; 1507 commits, latest 2020-12-05 | Read-only. Official Docker image. |
| Dgraph | Dgraph | GraphQL (since version 2.0.0-rc1) | Go | Apache 2.0 | 14397 ★; 5174 commits, latest 2020-12-05 | 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) | 1127 ★; 957 commits, latest 2020-09-29 | Official Docker image. |
| Eve | MongoDB; extensions for Elasticsearch, Neo4j, SQLAlchemy (SQL databases). | REST | Python 2/3 | BSD (three-clause) | 6238 ★; 3269 commits, latest 2020-12-05 | The SQLAlchemy extension isn't automatic. It requires the user to write SQLAlchemy mappings. |
| Hasura GraphQL Engine | PostgreSQL | GraphQL | Haskell | Apache 2.0 | 19574 ★; 2437 commits, latest 2020-12-04 | Official Docker image. |
| HTSQL | MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite (free); Oracle, MS SQL (proprietary) | REST | Python 3 | Apache 2.0, proprietary (Oracle and MS SQL support) | 8 ★; 1235 commits, latest 2020-08-11 | |
| neo4j-graphql | Neo4j | GraphQL | Kotlin | Apache 2.0 | 422 ★; 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. |
| OrientDB | OrientDB | REST | Java | Apache 2.0 | 4236 ★; 20110 commits, latest 2020-12-04 | A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image. |
| PHP-CRUD-API | MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server. | REST | PHP 7 | MIT | 2601 ★; 1813 commits, latest 2020-11-29 | Supports GIS + automatic OpenAPI 3.0 docs. |
| PostGraphile | PostgreSQL | GraphQL | TypeScript (Node.js) | MIT | 9644 ★; 1258 commits, latest 2020-11-30 | Formerly "PostGraphQL", Official Docker image. |
| PostgREST | PostgreSQL | REST | Haskell | MIT | 16210 ★; 1748 commits, latest 2020-12-05 | Official Docker image. |
| pREST | PostgreSQL | REST | Go | MIT | 2487 ★; 1241 commits, latest 2020-11-30 | Official Docker image. |
| pRESTige | MySQL | REST | PHP | MIT | 57 ★; 1076 commits, latest 2020-10-30 | |
| RESTHeart | MongoDB | REST | Java | GNU AGPLv3 | 635 ★; 3157 commits, latest 2020-12-01 | Official Docker image. |
| restSQL | MySQL, PostgreSQL | REST | JavaScript | MIT | 122 ★; 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 | 1609 ★; 243 commits, latest 2020-10-11 | Official Docker image. |
| subZero | PostgreSQL | REST and GraphQL | Haskell, Lua | Proprietary | n/a | |
| tuql | SQLite 3 or SQL infile | GraphQL | JavaScript (Node.js) | MIT | 510 ★; 67 commits, latest 2019-09-14 | |
| Webdis | Redis | REST | C | BSD (two-clause) | 2337 ★; 454 commits, latest 2020-09-07 | Supports pub/sub with chunked transfer encoding and WebSockets. |
| XgeneCloud | MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL, SQLite, MariaDB, Amazon Aurora | REST and GraphQL | JavaScript | Apache 2.0 | 1360 ★; 37 commits, latest 2020-10-09 | |
| xmysql | MySQL | REST | JavaScript (Node.js) | MIT | 4211 ★; 288 commits, latest 2020-03-26 | 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 | 51 ★; 283 commits, latest 2018-10-16 | Read-only. |
GitHub stats updated 2020-12-07. 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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