Declarative Schema
Define what data you want—tables, columns, joins, where clauses—and Restura handles the how.
Restura
Open-source REST API engine for Node.js
Restura generates fully-functional Express.js endpoints from a JSON schema.
Define your entire API—database tables, routes, request validation, response structure, and authorization—in a single schema file. A companion visual UI lets you create and modify endpoints without writing code, while automatically generating TypeScript types for your request and response objects.
Why Restura?
Section titled “Why Restura?”Building REST APIs in Node.js typically involves repetitive boilerplate.
Restura eliminates this by generating all of it from a declarative schema.
Zero Boilerplate
No more repetitive route registration, request parsing, or response formatting. Your schema is your API.
Auto-generated SQL
Generates secure, parameterized SQL queries from your schema definition. No more hand-writing queries.
Built-in Validation
Validate inputs with TYPE_CHECK, ONE_OF, and other validators—defined right in your schema.
Role-based Permissions
Enforce role-based and scope-based permissions declaratively. Authorization is built into the schema.
Custom Logic Escape Hatch
Need password hashing or external API calls? Use CUSTOM_ONE/CUSTOM_ARRAY to drop into Express handlers while
keeping schema-driven validation.