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	13637 ★; 51753 commits, latest 2025-01-08	A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image.
CouchDB	CouchDB	REST	Erlang	Apache-2.0	6346 ★; 13855 commits, latest 2025-01-07	A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image.
Datasette	SQLite 3	REST	Python 3	Apache-2.0	9702 ★; 2664 commits, latest 2025-01-01	Read-only. Official Docker image.
DB2Rest	PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle, CockroachDB	REST	Java	Apache-2.0	257 ★; 1363 commits, latest 2024-12-15	Official Docker image.
Dgraph	Dgraph	GraphQL (since version 2.0.0-rc1)	Go	Apache-2.0	20571 ★; 6240 commits, latest 2025-01-08	A database with a built-in GraphQL API. Official Docker image.
Directus	PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, OracleDB, CockroachDB, MariaDB, MS SQL	REST and GraphQL	TypeScript	Propretary (BUSL-1.1), GPL-3.0 (after three years)	28616 ★; 12491 commits, latest 2025-01-08	Official Docker image.
DreamFactory	MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MongoDB, CouchDB, and others.	REST	PHP 5	Apache-2.0, proprietary (optional extras)	1573 ★; 1140 commits, latest 2024-05-16	Official Docker image.
EJDB2	EJDB2	REST	C	MIT	1447 ★; 2849 commits, latest 2024-12-02	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-3-Clause	6711 ★; 3403 commits, latest 2024-10-15	The SQLAlchemy extension isn't automatic. It requires the user to write SQLAlchemy mappings.
GraphJin Service	PostgreSQL, MySQL, Yugabyte	GraphQL	Go	Apache-2.0	2942 ★; 936 commits, latest 2024-09-06	Using GraphJin as a standlone service. Official Docker image.
GraphQL Mesh	PostgreSQL (PostGraphile), MongoDB (graphql-compose-mongoose), SQLite 3 (tuql), Neo4j (Neo4j GraphQL Library), MySQL	GraphQL	TypeScript (Node.js)	MIT	3319 ★; 8054 commits, latest 2025-01-08	Provides a common GraphQL gateway for different APIs and databases.
Hasura GraphQL Engine	PostgreSQL, MS SQL, MySQL, Snowflake, and others	GraphQL, REST	Haskell	Apache-2.0	31260 ★; 9148 commits, latest 2025-01-08	Official Docker image.
HTSQL	MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite (free); Oracle, MS SQL (proprietary)	REST	Python 3	Apache-2.0, proprietary (Oracle and MS SQL support)	25 ★; 1235 commits, latest 2020-08-11
InfluxDB	InfluxDB	REST	Go	MIT	29283 ★; 49443 commits, latest 2025-01-08	A timeseries database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image.
neo4j-graphql	Neo4j	GraphQL	Kotlin	Apache-2.0	449 ★; 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.
NocoDB	MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, SQLite	REST	JavaScript (Node.js)	MIT	50728 ★; 26350 commits, latest 2025-01-08	Official Docker image.
OrientDB	OrientDB	REST	Java	Apache-2.0	4762 ★; 25944 commits, latest 2025-01-07	A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image.
PHP-CRUD-API	MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server.	REST	PHP 7	MIT	3635 ★; 2154 commits, latest 2024-11-22	Supports GIS + automatic OpenAPI 3.0 docs.
PostGraphile	PostgreSQL	GraphQL	TypeScript (Node.js)	MIT	12645 ★; 11461 commits, latest 2025-01-07	Formerly "PostGraphQL". Official Docker image.
PostgREST	PostgreSQL	REST	Haskell	MIT	24180 ★; 3847 commits, latest 2024-12-30	Official Docker image.
pREST	PostgreSQL	REST	Go	MIT	4265 ★; 1998 commits, latest 2024-11-28	Official Docker image.
pRESTige	MySQL	REST	PHP	MIT	109 ★; 1089 commits, latest 2024-05-31
RESTHeart	MongoDB	REST	Java	AGPL-3.0	814 ★; 4964 commits, latest 2025-01-08	Official Docker image.
restSQL	MySQL, PostgreSQL	REST	Java	MIT	147 ★; 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	2013 ★; 250 commits, latest 2020-12-21	Official Docker image.
Silence	MySQL, MariaDB	REST	Python 3	MIT	17 ★; 445 commits, latest 2024-02-14	Automatically generates REST endpoints to do CRUD operations against the database, test studs, and JS files to access the API.
Siodb	Siodb	REST	C++, Go	AGPL-3.0	45 ★; 278 commits, latest 2023-02-18	A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image.
Soul	SQLite 3	REST	JavaScript (Node.js)	MIT	1546 ★; 373 commits, latest 2024-12-06	A RESTful SQLite server.
subZero	PostgreSQL	REST and GraphQL	Haskell, Lua	Proprietary	n/a
Supabase	PostgreSQL	REST and GraphQL	TypeScript, Elixir (Realtime), Rust (pg_graphql), Go (GoTrue)	Apache-2.0	75875 ★; 30104 commits, latest 2025-01-08	Uses PostgREST. Guide to self-Hosting with Docker.
tuql	SQLite 3 or SQL infile	GraphQL	JavaScript (Node.js)	MIT	1061 ★; 72 commits, latest 2021-06-06
Webdis	Redis	REST	C	BSD-2-Clause	2865 ★; 667 commits, latest 2024-10-23	Supports pub/sub with chunked transfer encoding and WebSockets.
WunderGraph	PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, SQL Server, MongoDB + Atlas, PlanetScale, YugabyteDB, Neon.tech, FaunaDB	GraphQL	TypeScript, Go	Apache-2.0	2299 ★; 1920 commits, latest 2024-10-28	WunderGraph Docs.
XTDB	XTDB	REST	Clojure	MIT	2596 ★; 6211 commits, latest 2025-01-07	A database with a built-in REST API. Official Docker image.
ZenQuery	PostgreSQL, MySQL, IBM Db2, Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server and others	REST	Java	Apache-2.0	70 ★; 283 commits, latest 2018-10-16	Read-only.

GitHub stats updated 2025-01-08. The commit count and the latest commit date are for the default branch.

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