Octo – Generate a serverless API from an SQL query

In plain words

Octo is a development tool that generates serverless APIs directly from SQL queries. Launched in 2020, it allows developers to quickly create API endpoints without writing boilerplate code by simply providing a database query. The tool is designed for developers who want to streamline the process of building backend services and reduce development time by automating API generation from existing SQL logic.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

Octo CLI makes the data available from any database as a web service on-demand, simplifying the process of building data-driven applications. It can reduce costs, improve accessibility and performance. Octo CLI is built to facilitate the process of creating data driven APIs to save time and effort by removing the need to create standalone service. With serverless frameworks supported by Octo CLI automatically scale your API to serve any size of thefrom octoproject.github.io

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