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Introduction to Directus

Directus is an open-source data platform and headless CMS.
It provides a REST and GraphQL API layer on top of any SQL database. It acts as a bridge between the database and the front-end.

Key Features​

  • API for any database – It auto-generates REST & GraphQL APIs.
  • Admin App – It has a no-code content management dashboard.
  • Data modeling – It creates, updates, and relates tables visually.
  • Extensible – It has custom hooks, extensions, and integrations.

Directus is used for projects that need a database-driven API backend with minimal setup.