Appwrite

Appwrite DocumentsDB API

DocumentsDB — schemaless document storage with documents that evolve with the application, announced 2026-09-02. 36 operations across 18 paths in the Appwrite 2.0.0 OpenAPI.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 36

GET /documentsdb List databases #
POST /documentsdb Create database #
GET /documentsdb/specifications List specifications #
GET /documentsdb/transactions List transactions #
POST /documentsdb/transactions Create transaction #
GET /documentsdb/transactions/{transactionId} Get transaction #
PATCH /documentsdb/transactions/{transactionId} Update transaction #
DELETE /documentsdb/transactions/{transactionId} Delete transaction #
POST /documentsdb/transactions/{transactionId}/operations Create operations #
GET /documentsdb/{databaseId} Get database #
PUT /documentsdb/{databaseId} Update database #
DELETE /documentsdb/{databaseId} Delete database #
GET /documentsdb/{databaseId}/collections List collections #
POST /documentsdb/{databaseId}/collections Create collection #
GET /documentsdb/{databaseId}/collections/{collectionId} Get collection #
PUT /documentsdb/{databaseId}/collections/{collectionId} Update collection #
DELETE /documentsdb/{databaseId}/collections/{collectionId} Delete collection #
GET /documentsdb/{databaseId}/collections/{collectionId}/documents List documents #
POST /documentsdb/{databaseId}/collections/{collectionId}/documents Create document #
PUT /documentsdb/{databaseId}/collections/{collectionId}/documents Upsert documents #
PATCH /documentsdb/{databaseId}/collections/{collectionId}/documents Update documents #
DELETE /documentsdb/{databaseId}/collections/{collectionId}/documents Delete documents #
GET /documentsdb/{databaseId}/collections/{collectionId}/documents/{documentId} Get document #
PUT /documentsdb/{databaseId}/collections/{collectionId}/documents/{documentId} Upsert a document #
PATCH /documentsdb/{databaseId}/collections/{collectionId}/documents/{documentId} Update document #
DELETE /documentsdb/{databaseId}/collections/{collectionId}/documents/{documentId} Delete document #
PATCH /documentsdb/{databaseId}/collections/{collectionId}/documents/{documentId}/{attribute}/decrement Decrement document attribute #
PATCH /documentsdb/{databaseId}/collections/{collectionId}/documents/{documentId}/{attribute}/increment Increment document attribute #
GET /documentsdb/{databaseId}/collections/{collectionId}/indexes List indexes #
POST /documentsdb/{databaseId}/collections/{collectionId}/indexes Create index #
GET /documentsdb/{databaseId}/collections/{collectionId}/indexes/{key} Get index #
DELETE /documentsdb/{databaseId}/collections/{collectionId}/indexes/{key} Delete index #
POST /documentsdb/{databaseId}/failovers Create failover #
GET /documentsdb/{databaseId}/operations List operations #
GET /documentsdb/{databaseId}/replicas Get replicas #
GET /documentsdb/{databaseId}/status Get status #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://appwrite.io/docs
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APIReference
https://appwrite.io/docs/references

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/appwrite/refs/heads/main/openapi/appwrite-documentsdb-api-openapi.yml

SDKs

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GitHubRepository
https://github.com/appwrite/appwrite

Other Resources

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Overlay
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/appwrite/refs/heads/main/overlays/appwrite-documentsdb-overlay.yaml

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OpenAPI Specification

appwrite-documentsdb-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 2.0.0
  title: Appwrite Documents DB API
  description: Appwrite backend as a service cuts up to 70% of the time and costs required for building a modern application. We abstract and simplify common development tasks behind a REST APIs, to help you develop your app in a fast and secure way. For full API documentation and tutorials go to https://appwrite.io/docs
  termsOfService: https://appwrite.io/policy/terms
  contact:
    name: Appwrite Team
    url: https://appwrite.io/support
    email: team@appwrite.io
  license:
    name: BSD-3-Clause
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/appwrite/appwrite/master/LICENSE
servers:
- url: https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1
  description: Appwrite Cloud endpoint.
- url: https://{region}.cloud.appwrite.io/v1
  description: Appwrite Cloud regional endpoint. Replace `{region}` with your project region.
  variables:
    region:
      default: fra
      description: Appwrite Cloud region.
tags:


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