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About the CData API Server

CData API Server is a lightweight, on-premises or cloud-deployable application that enables organizations to rapidly create and expose REST APIs for a wide variety of data sources without requiring custom coding. It works by connecting to over 270+ popular RDBMS, NoSQL databases, SaaS applications (CRM, ERP, Marketing, etc.), and flat files, then automatically generating flexible, comprehensive, and fully documented APIs. The server primarily uses the OData protocol by default, ensuring compatibility with many BI, reporting, and ETL tools, and also provides OpenAPI (Swagger) endpoints. Key features include point-and-click configuration, real-time bi-directional data access (CRUD operations), robust security options (SSL, authentication, access control), logging, and performance optimization (caching). It aims to democratize data access, facilitate data integration, and enable developers to build web and mobile applications on top of disparate data sources quickly and securely.