The following is a list of open source 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 | 5617 ★; 42320 commits, latest 2018-05-09 | A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image. |
| CouchDB | CouchDB | REST | Erlang | Apache 2.0 | 3623 ★; 11128 commits, latest 2018-05-02 | A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image. |
| Datasette | SQLite 3 | REST | Python 3 | Apache 2.0 | 1413 ★; 370 commits, latest 2018-05-06 | Read-only. Official Docker image. |
| Dgraph | Dgraph | GraphQL+-, a GraphQL derivative | Go | Apache 2.0 with a "no selling" restriction | 5520 ★; 2403 commits, latest 2018-05-03 | 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) | 791 ★; 800 commits, latest 2018-02-25 | Official Docker image. |
| Eve | MongoDB; extensions for Elasticsearch, Neo4j, SQLAlchemy (SQL databases). | REST | Python 2/3 | BSD (three-clause) | 4970 ★; 2817 commits, latest 2018-05-09 | 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 | 198 ★; 125 commits, latest 2018-04-30 | 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 | 3463 ★; 16762 commits, latest 2018-05-08 | A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image. |
| PHP-CRUD-API | MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server 2012. Limited support for SQLite 3. | REST | PHP 5 | MIT | 1442 ★; 1041 commits, latest 2018-05-05 | |
| PostGraphile | PostgreSQL | GraphQL | TypeScript (Node.js) | MIT | 5263 ★; 884 commits, latest 2018-05-09 | Formerly "PostGraphQL", Official Docker image. |
| PostgREST | PostgreSQL | REST | Haskell | MIT | 10710 ★; 1381 commits, latest 2018-05-04 | Official Docker image. |
| pREST | PostgreSQL | REST | Go | MIT | 1676 ★; 415 commits, latest 2018-05-06 | Official Docker image. |
| RESTHeart | MongoDB | REST | Java | GNU AGPLv3 | 458 ★; 1439 commits, latest 2018-05-09 | Official Docker image. |
| sandman2 | All supported by SQLAlchemy (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Oracle, MS SQL, and others). | REST | Python 2/3 | Apache 2.0 | 750 ★; 133 commits, latest 2018-05-07 | |
| tuql | SQLite 3 or SQL infile | GraphQL | JavaScript (Node.js) | MIT | 255 ★; 52 commits, latest 2018-02-16 | |
| xmysql | MySQL | REST | JavaScript (Node.js) | MIT | 1853 ★; 227 commits, latest 2018-05-07 | 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 | 32 ★; 282 commits, latest 2017-01-31 | Read-only. |
GitHub stats updated 2018-05-09. The commit count and the latest commit date are for the default branch (usually master).
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