DADI API

What is API?

DADI API is a rapid set-up data layer ready to act as the backbone to your digital platform. It is designed to be plugged into a templating layer, a mobile application or to be used with any other data consumer – and can be used alongside other apps in the DADI technology suite.

It can contain your business/domain logic (the part of a platform that encodes the real-world business rules that determine how data is created, displayed, stored and changed). DADI API allows you to get a complete data layer up and running in minutes.

Collections are defined quickly with JSON files.

Full features

Filter and sort your data with ease

Harness the power of MongoDB-style querying to filter and sort your data.

Flexible database support

Support for multiple database connectors including MongoDB, CouchDB and RethinkDB.

Automatic database indexing

Indexing your underlying database is as simple as adding configuration elements to collections.

Automatic input validation

Easily configure fields within collections for input validation.

Collection-level access control

With a fine-grained authorisation layer, control who can access data and how.

Cache data for faster retrieval

Cache data using a Redis server or the local filesystem, providing faster response times.

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