Azure/data-api-builder

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Data API builder (DAB) is an open-source, no-code engine that auto-generates secure REST and GraphQL endpoints (plus MCP tools) from your database schema. It runs as a .NET CLI tool or container across Azure, other clouds, and on-premises databases like Azure SQL, SQL Server, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL, and MySQL.

Use cases

• expose a database as a REST API without writing backend code
• generate GraphQL endpoints from SQL Server or PostgreSQL tables
• add CRUD APIs to Azure SQL or Cosmos DB
• serve database data to AI agents via MCP tools
• run a containerized data API in front of an on-prem database
• quickly prototype a full-featured API layer over an existing schema

When to choose

• you need REST and/or GraphQL CRUD endpoints over a supported database with minimal code
• you want built-in auth, authorization, and MCP support for database-backed APIs
• you deploy across Azure, other clouds, or on-premises and want a portable containerized API engine

When to avoid

• you need complex custom business logic beyond what configuration-based CRUD offers
• your database is not among the supported engines (Azure SQL, SQL Server, SQLDW, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL, MySQL)
• you already have a mature application framework generating your API layer

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api-framework http-server graphql mcp database routing databases apis backend web-development developer-tools cross-platform cli cloud self-hosted rest-api crud azure cosmos-db sql-server postgresql mysql no-code mcp-server docker

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