Directus

Directus REST API

Auto-generated REST API built on top of any SQL database schema. Provides full CRUD operations on all collections, authentication endpoints, file management, user and role management, and system configuration. The API is dynamically generated from the connected database schema and includes filtering, sorting, pagination, and field selection via query parameters.

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://directus.com/docs/api
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Authentication
https://directus.com/docs/auth

Other Resources

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Reference
https://directus.com/docs/api/items
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APIsJSON
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/directus/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: directus:rest-api
name: Directus REST API
description: Auto-generated REST API built on top of any SQL database schema. Provides full CRUD operations
  on all collections, authentication endpoints, file management, user and role management, and system
  configuration. The API is dynamically generated from the connected database schema and includes filtering,
  sorting, pagination, and field selection via query parameters.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
humanURL: https://directus.com/docs/api
tags:
- REST
- CRUD
- Collection
- Authentication
- File
tags_raw:
- REST
- CRUD
- Collections
- Authentication
- Files
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://directus.com/docs/api
- type: Reference
  url: https://directus.com/docs/api/items
- type: Authentication
  url: https://directus.com/docs/auth