PostgreSQL → API
Postgres deserves a first-class API storefront
Whether you run RDS, AlloyDB, or self-hosted Postgres, plug it into ApiClay and sell access like a modern data product—complete with row governance and subscriber analytics.
How it works
Three moves from raw source to a buyer-ready listing-no all-nighter on StackOverflow required.
Your schemas
Keep schemas and migrations in Postgres. Choose which tables (and optional schema names) map to buyer-visible resources.
Your connection profile
Use the structured credential panel, including SSL modes that match your provider’s security baseline.
Your listing
Publish to Discover with the same rating, ticket, and pricing primitives as every other ApiClay API.
Ditch the slow path.
Do it the ApiClay way.
The DBA bottleneck
Every partner ticket ends with “can you run this query for me?”
The ApiClay way
Publish approved queries as routes with explicit limits. DBAs review once, not per email.
The VPN maze
Ship JDBC instructions and hope partners configure tunnels correctly.
The ApiClay way
HTTPS + marketplace keys replace bespoke network onboarding.
The BI tax
Buy a heavyweight BI seat for every startup that needs your dataset.
The ApiClay way
Offer an API SKU with predictable credits for programmatic consumers.
The ETL-only path
Force everyone to bulk export nightly.
The ApiClay way
Let low-latency clients stream what they need while heavy analysts still ETL from the same source.
Works with the tools you already use
Buyers and publishers integrate ApiClay APIs the same way they integrate any REST product: HTTP, keys, and OpenAPI-style docs.
Postman & Insomnia
Exercise endpoints from your workspace with the same base URL and headers we document.
curl & scripts
Automate pulls in CI, cron, or ETL without a proprietary SDK.
OpenAPI clients
Generate typed clients when your listing is backed by Swagger or custom HTTP routes.
Retool & internal apps
Point low-code tools at stable JSON endpoints instead of raw database access.
AI coding assistants
Paste OpenAPI-style docs into your AI-assisted IDE or coding chat and wire UIs or agents to live data fast—no bespoke SDK required.
Serverless & containers
Call the marketplace gateway from Lambda, Cloud Run, or your API mesh.
Endless possibilities
Do not just expose rows-ship a business buyers can subscribe to.
The benchmark dataset
Researchers subscribe to a Postgres slice instead of cloning a 200 GB dump.
The tenant-safe view
Expose only the rows each subscriber should see by combining Postgres views with strict table configs.
The spatial feed
PostGIS data powers a JSON API for logistics partners without handing out superuser roles.
The ledger read model
Share read replicas through HTTP with tamper-evident request logs for compliance teams.
The de-identified export
Pipe approved columns into an API tier with aggressive rate limits for trial accounts.
The investor metrics API
Ship KPI snapshots to stakeholders programmatically while dashboards stay in Postgres.
Simple economics: publish, subscribe, scale
You set trials, subscription plans, and pay-as-you-go credits. Buyers only pay for what they use—no surprise infra line items on your side for the gateway.
Free to list: create a company, connect your source, and go through approval like any marketplace vendor.
Trials and caps: give first-time integrators a taste without exposing unlimited rows or requests.
Credits & plans: mix recurring plans with metered overage so power users can grow into paid usage.
Burning questions
Straight answers-no lawyer-speak.
Can I target a specific schema?
How do I handle migrations?
Is SSL mandatory?
Can I publish both Postgres and MySQL APIs?
Stop overthinking the API layer
Pick your datasource, wire it once in the dashboard, and ship a documented product your buyers can trust tonight.