Developers often find themselves building APIs solely for data retrieval and storage, a task that can lack excitement and be very time-consuming. Enter Microsoft's open-source solution: Data API Builder. This tool enables you to securely expose your databases (Cloud and on-premise!) through REST and GraphQL endpoints, eliminating the need to manually write these APIs.

Join this session to explore the features, deployment options, and nuances of Data API Builder. We'll also showcase its seamless (optional) integration with Azure Static Web Apps.

The following topics will be discussed:

- The problems with building boring API's
- Introduction to Data API Builder
- Configuring DAB
- DAB's extensive authentication and authorization system
- Managing relationships in DAB
- REST, OData and GraphQL endpoints in DAB
- A live demo covering all of the above
- Architecture for combining DAB with custom code
- Various hosting options
- Integrating DAB with Azure Static Web Apps