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 | 9056 ★; 45851 commits, latest 2020-01-07 | A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image. |
| CouchDB | CouchDB | REST | Erlang | Apache 2.0 | 4394 ★; 12057 commits, latest 2020-01-06 | A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image. |
| Datasette | SQLite 3 | REST | Python 3 | Apache 2.0 | 3104 ★; 880 commits, latest 2019-12-29 | Read-only. Official Docker image. |
| Dgraph | Dgraph | GraphQL+-, a GraphQL derivative | Go | Apache 2.0 | 12118 ★; 3825 commits, latest 2020-01-07 | 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) | 1020 ★; 924 commits, latest 2019-12-20 | Official Docker image. |
| Eve | MongoDB; extensions for Elasticsearch, Neo4j, SQLAlchemy (SQL databases). | REST | Python 2/3 | BSD (three-clause) | 5952 ★; 3155 commits, latest 2020-01-04 | The SQLAlchemy extension isn't automatic. It requires the user to write SQLAlchemy mappings. |
| Hasura GraphQL Engine | PostgreSQL | GraphQL | Haskell | GNU AGPLv3 | 13890 ★; 1407 commits, latest 2020-01-07 | 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 | 367 ★; 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 | 4056 ★; 18985 commits, latest 2020-01-07 | A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image. |
| PHP-CRUD-API | MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server. | REST | PHP 7 | MIT | 2295 ★; 1636 commits, latest 2020-01-02 | Supports GIS + automatic OpenAPI 3.0 docs. |
| PostGraphile | PostgreSQL | GraphQL | TypeScript (Node.js) | MIT | 8313 ★; 1193 commits, latest 2019-12-11 | Formerly "PostGraphQL", Official Docker image. |
| PostgREST | PostgreSQL | REST | Haskell | MIT | 13867 ★; 1577 commits, latest 2020-01-06 | Official Docker image. |
| pREST | PostgreSQL | REST | Go | MIT | 2174 ★; 442 commits, latest 2019-05-28 | Official Docker image. |
| pRESTige | MySQL | REST | PHP | MIT | 41 ★; 905 commits, latest 2020-01-03 | |
| RESTHeart | MongoDB | REST | Java | GNU AGPLv3 | 577 ★; 1972 commits, latest 2019-12-17 | Official Docker image. |
| sandman2 | All supported by SQLAlchemy (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Oracle, MS SQL, and others). | REST | Python 2/3 | Apache 2.0 | 1434 ★; 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 | 421 ★; 67 commits, latest 2019-09-14 | |
| Webdis | Redis | REST | C | BSD (two-clause) | 2208 ★; 412 commits, latest 2020-01-07 | Supports pub/sub with chunked transfer encoding and WebSockets. |
| xmysql | MySQL | REST | JavaScript (Node.js) | MIT | 3939 ★; 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 2020-01-07. 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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