Budibase

Budibase provides a visual low-code environment for building internal CRUD apps, admin panels, and dashboards, with connectors to databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB), REST APIs, and cloud storage. Its REST API enables programmatic user management, app lifecycle control, and data access for connected data sources. For agents, primary use cases: managing Budibase users (create, update, deactivate), querying Budibase-connected data sources via the Public API, and triggering app automations. The API is narrower than general app-building needs — Budibase is primarily a human-operated builder with a supporting API layer. Open-source and self-hostable. Confidence is docs-derived.

API key auth via x-budibase-api-key header. Keys are per-Budibase instance and have full access to all apps and data on that instance. No per-app or per-resource scoping. Key generated via Budibase admin panel. Self-hosted deployments control their own auth stack. Budibase Cloud manages auth via their infrastructure. HTTPS enforced on Cloud; self-hosted requires operator configuration.

docs.budibase.com covers the Public API reference, self-hosting guides (Docker, Kubernetes, single-binary), data connector setup, automation configuration, and visual builder guides. API documentation is adequate for the available endpoints. Getting started is straightforward with Docker or Budibase Cloud. Open-source community via GitHub and Discord.

Public API at /api/public/v1. Resources: applications, users, rows (data), queries, tables. GET /api/public/v1/applications lists apps. POST /api/public/v1/users creates users. GET /api/public/v1/tables/{tableId}/rows fetches data rows. Query execution for connected data sources via POST /api/public/v1/queries/{queryId}. Response payloads are JSON with data arrays and metadata. Pagination via page and limit params.

Standard HTTP status codes with JSON error bodies. 401 for invalid API key, 404 for missing resource, 400 for validation errors. Data operation errors include the underlying data source error when applicable. Rate limits not prominently documented for the Public API. Budibase Cloud uptime tracked on status.budibase.com. Self-hosted reliability depends on deployment. Data source connection errors surface as 500 with wrapped error message.