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Hasura

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Instant GraphQL API engine that auto-generates full-featured CRUD GraphQL APIs from PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB schemas with real-time subscriptions and row-level authorization for APAC teams.

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AIMenta verdict
Recommended
5/5

"Instant GraphQL API engine — APAC backend teams use Hasura to auto-generate a GraphQL API from APAC PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB schemas, adding real-time subscriptions and row-level authorization without writing APAC resolver code."

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What it does

Key features

  • Auto-generated GraphQL API from APAC PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB schemas
  • Row-level authorization: permission rules enforced at APAC database layer
  • Real-time subscriptions: WebSocket-based live APAC data updates from database changes
  • Remote schemas: extend APAC supergraph with existing REST API endpoints
  • Event triggers: webhooks on APAC database mutations for async APAC workflows
  • Hasura DDN: distributed supergraph for APAC multi-source data federation (v3)
When to reach for it

Best for

  • APAC backend teams who want an instant GraphQL API from an existing database with real-time subscriptions and row-level authorization — eliminating manual CRUD resolver code for APAC rapid product development.
Don't get burned

Limitations to know

  • ! Auto-generated API can expose more data than intended — APAC teams must configure permissions carefully
  • ! Complex APAC business logic requires Remote Schemas/Actions — not purely auto-generated
  • ! Hasura Cloud and enterprise features require commercial subscription for APAC production use
Context

About Hasura

Hasura is an instant GraphQL API engine that connects to APAC databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, MS SQL Server, BigQuery) and automatically generates a full-featured GraphQL API — including queries, mutations, subscriptions, and aggregation — from the existing database schema. APAC backend teams use Hasura to instantly expose database data as a GraphQL API without writing resolver code, accelerating APAC prototype and product development by weeks.

Hasura's authorization model uses row-level security rules defined in the Hasura console: an APAC user can only query `orders` where `customer_id = session_user_id`, or a APAC admin role sees all orders. These rules compile to PostgreSQL row-level security or query conditions applied at the database layer — ensuring APAC authorization is enforced at the database boundary rather than in application code.

Real-time subscriptions (via WebSockets over PostgreSQL change capture) enable APAC applications to receive live data updates without polling — an APAC order dashboard updates in real-time when orders change, an APAC support ticket status updates when the agent responds. This requires no additional infrastructure beyond the Hasura instance and the APAC database.

For APAC teams with existing REST APIs or business logic, Hasura's Remote Schemas and Actions extend the auto-generated GraphQL API with custom APAC resolvers (pointing to existing REST endpoints) and event-triggered webhooks — enabling a hybrid approach where auto-generated APAC CRUD operations coexist with handwritten APAC business logic.

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