Directus Has a Free API That Most Developers Dont Know About

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Directus Has a Free API That Most Developers Dont Know AboutAlex Spinov

Directus wraps any SQL database with instant REST and GraphQL APIs. No code generation needed. ...

Directus wraps any SQL database with instant REST and GraphQL APIs. No code generation needed.

REST API 

GET /items/posts?filter[status][_eq]=published&sort=-date_created&limit=10
POST /items/posts {"title": "Hello", "status": "draft"}
PATCH /items/posts/1 {"status": "published"}
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SDK 

import { createDirectus, rest, readItems } from "@directus/sdk";
const client = createDirectus("https://your.directus.app").with(rest());
const posts = await client.request(readItems("posts", { filter: { status: { _eq: "published" } } }));
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Key Features

  • Instant REST + GraphQL from SQL
  • Admin panel built-in
  • Roles/permissions
  • File management
  • Self-hostable

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