The following is a list of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Datasette | SQLite 3 | REST | Python 3 | Apache 2.0 | 1093 ★; 253 commits, latest 2017-12-15 | Read-only. |
| DreamFactory | MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MongoDB, CouchDB, and others. | REST | PHP 5 | Apache 2.0, proprietary (optional extras) | 725 ★; 760 commits, latest 2017-11-16 | |
| PHP-CRUD-API | MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server 2012. Limited support for SQLite 3. | REST | PHP 5 | MIT | 1219 ★; 1004 commits, latest 2017-11-19 | |
| PostGraphQL | PostgreSQL | GraphQL | TypeScript (Node.js) | MIT | 4504 ★; 665 commits, latest 2017-12-19 | |
| PostgREST | PostgreSQL | REST | Haskell | MIT | 10068 ★; 1351 commits, latest 2017-12-12 | |
| pREST | PostgreSQL | REST | Go | MIT | 1555 ★; 400 commits, latest 2017-12-20 | |
| sandman2 | All supported by SQLAlchemy (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Oracle, MS SQL, and others). | REST | Python 2/3 | Apache 2.0 | 644 ★; 129 commits, latest 2017-03-06 | |
| tuql | SQLite 3 | GraphQL | JavaScript (Node.js) | MIT | 175 ★; 34 commits, latest 2017-11-22 | Read-only. |
| xmysql | MySQL | REST | JavaScript (Node.js) | MIT | 1672 ★; 205 commits, latest 2017-12-07 |
GitHub stats updated 2017-12-23. The commit count and the latest commit date are for the default branch (usually master).
Contributing
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