# Apizzer: spin up a secure REST API for SQL Server in minutes—no code
**Apizzer** is a self-hosted, no-code platform that turns your **Microsoft SQL Server** (including Azure SQL) into a standards-compliant REST API. You keep full control over data and deployment—expose it internally or to the internet, with auditability and guardrails built in.
## How it works
Point Apizzer at your database and map **tables, views, and stored procedures** to endpoints. API definitions live alongside your schema (in metadata), so they naturally track schema changes. **OpenAPI** docs are generated automatically and presented via **Swagger UI**, which makes onboarding consumers fast and predictable.
## Security & governance
Authentication uses **JWT**, while authorization aligns with your **SQL Server roles**. Out of the box you can enable **rate limiting**, **CORS**, security headers, request logging and **OpenTelemetry** traces (with integrations like Treblle/Sentry). You control allowed HTTP methods, projections, filters, pagination, and caching per endpoint.
## Deploy & scale
Install on Windows (10/11 or Server 2019/2022/2025). The API layer is **stateless**, so horizontal scaling is as simple as running multiple instances behind a load balancer. Versioning (e.g., `/api/v2`) is straightforward—publish a cloned configuration under a new base path.
## Who it’s for
Teams already standardized on **SQL Server** that need to publish stable, well-documented APIs quickly—internal tools, partner integrations, data portals—**without writing boilerplate code** or adding an ORM/service layer.
## Plans
A free **Trial** (limited objects) lets you evaluate quickly. **Professional** licenses cover single-machine production use, and **Enterprise** adds custom deployment and support.
**Bottom line:** If your data lives in SQL Server and you want a fast, compliant, and secure route to REST—without writing a line of code—Apizzer delivers an end-to-end, self-hosted solution from design to production.
**Apizzer** is a self-hosted, no-code platform that turns your **Microsoft SQL Server** (including Azure SQL) into a standards-compliant REST API. You keep full control over data and deployment—expose it internally or to the internet, with auditability and guardrails built in.
## How it worksPoint Apizzer at your database and map **tables, views, and stored procedures** to endpoints. API definitions live alongside your schema (in metadata), so they naturally track schema changes. **OpenAPI** docs are generated automatically and presented via **Swagger UI**, which makes onboarding consumers fast and predictable.
## Security & governance
Authentication uses **JWT**, while authorization aligns with your **SQL Server roles**. Out of the box you can enable **rate limiting**, **CORS**, security headers, request logging and **OpenTelemetry** traces (with integrations like Treblle/Sentry). You control allowed HTTP methods, projections, filters, pagination, and caching per endpoint.
## Deploy & scale
Install on Windows (10/11 or Server 2019/2022/2025). The API layer is **stateless**, so horizontal scaling is as simple as running multiple instances behind a load balancer. Versioning (e.g., `/api/v2`) is straightforward—publish a cloned configuration under a new base path.
## Who it’s for
Teams already standardized on **SQL Server** that need to publish stable, well-documented APIs quickly—internal tools, partner integrations, data portals—**without writing boilerplate code** or adding an ORM/service layer.
## Plans
A free **Trial** (limited objects) lets you evaluate quickly. **Professional** licenses cover single-machine production use, and **Enterprise** adds custom deployment and support.
**Bottom line:** If your data lives in SQL Server and you want a fast, compliant, and secure route to REST—without writing a line of code—Apizzer delivers an end-to-end, self-hosted solution from design to production.