Directus Has a Free API That Most Developers Dont Know About

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"}

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" } } }));

Key Features

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

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