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


Apinizer API Creator
Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MsSQL, IBM DB2, SAP Sybase ASE, Apache Impala, Apache Hive
REST
Java
Proprietary (SaaS)
n/a
Generates OpenAPI Specifications.


ArangoDB
ArangoDB
REST
C++
Apache 2.0
11497 ★; 47767 commits, latest 2021-08-13
A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image.


CouchDB
CouchDB
REST
Erlang
Apache 2.0
5027 ★; 13129 commits, latest 2021-06-23
A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image.


Crux
Crux
REST
Clojure
MIT
1435 ★; 6832 commits, latest 2021-08-11
A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image.


Datasette
SQLite 3
REST
Python 3
Apache 2.0
5327 ★; 1739 commits, latest 2021-08-13
Read-only. Official Docker image.


Dgraph
Dgraph
GraphQL (since version 2.0.0-rc1)
Go
Apache 2.0
16473 ★; 5730 commits, latest 2021-08-12
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)
1178 ★; 980 commits, latest 2021-06-15
Official Docker image.


EJDB2
EJDB2
REST
C
MIT
1229 ★; 2512 commits, latest 2021-08-12
A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image.


Eve
MongoDB; extensions for Elasticsearch, Neo4j, SQLAlchemy (SQL databases).
REST
Python 2/3
BSD (three-clause)
6370 ★; 3303 commits, latest 2021-03-14
The SQLAlchemy extension isn't automatic. It requires the user to write SQLAlchemy mappings.


Hasura GraphQL Engine
PostgreSQL
GraphQL
Haskell
Apache 2.0
23786 ★; 3331 commits, latest 2021-08-13
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
439 ★; 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
4334 ★; 20555 commits, latest 2021-08-13
A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image.


PHP-CRUD-API
MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server.
REST
PHP 7
MIT
2804 ★; 1922 commits, latest 2021-06-28
Supports GIS + automatic OpenAPI 3.0 docs.


PostGraphile
PostgreSQL
GraphQL
TypeScript (Node.js)
MIT
10561 ★; 1308 commits, latest 2021-08-12
Formerly "PostGraphQL", Official Docker image.


PostgREST
PostgreSQL
REST
Haskell
MIT
17432 ★; 1907 commits, latest 2021-04-25
Official Docker image.


pREST
PostgreSQL
REST
Go
MIT
2766 ★; 1343 commits, latest 2021-08-12
Official Docker image.


pRESTige
MySQL
REST
PHP
MIT
66 ★; 1076 commits, latest 2020-10-30



RESTHeart
MongoDB
REST
Java
GNU AGPLv3
683 ★; 3531 commits, latest 2021-08-13
Official Docker image.


restSQL
MySQL, PostgreSQL
REST
Java
MIT
126 ★; 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
1726 ★; 250 commits, latest 2020-12-21
Official Docker image.


Siodb
Siodb
REST
C++, Go
GNU AGPLv3
36 ★; 250 commits, latest 2021-08-12
A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image.


subZero
PostgreSQL
REST and GraphQL
Haskell, Lua
Proprietary
n/a



tuql
SQLite 3 or SQL infile
GraphQL
JavaScript (Node.js)
MIT
559 ★; 72 commits, latest 2021-06-06



Webdis
Redis
REST
C
BSD (two-clause)
2417 ★; 567 commits, latest 2021-08-05
Supports pub/sub with chunked transfer encoding and WebSockets.


XgeneCloud
MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL, SQLite, MariaDB, Amazon Aurora
REST and GraphQL
JavaScript (Node.js)
Apache 2.0
1540 ★; 66 commits, latest 2021-05-16



xmysql
MySQL
REST
JavaScript (Node.js)
MIT
30 ★; 3 commits, latest 2021-05-27
Official Docker image.


ZenQuery
PostgreSQL, MySQL, IBM Db2, Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server and others
REST
Java
Apache 2.0
56 ★; 283 commits, latest 2018-10-16
Read-only.

GitHub stats updated 2021-08-15. The commit count and the latest commit date are for the default branch (usually master).

Related projects

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Contributing

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