Feature availability for Data API builder
These tables list the features available in Data API builder (DAB) for Azure databases. These tables include features across multiple databases and API platforms.
Database version
| Database | Minimum Supported Version |
|---|---|
| SQL Server | v2016 |
| Azure SQL | N/A |
| Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL | N/A |
| PostgreSQL | v11 |
| MySQL | v8 |
GraphQL
| Feature | SQL Server | Azure SQL | Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL |
PostgreSQL | MySQL | DWSQL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pagination | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No |
| Filtering | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No |
| Sorting | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Selection | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No |
| Schema Gen | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No |
Schema Attribute Placement (@model, @authorize) |
✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No |
| User Provided Schema | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
| Subscription | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
| Banana Cake Pop UI ¹ | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No |
| In-Memory Cache ² | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No |
| Level 2 Cache | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
GraphQL Relationship Navigation
| Feature | SQL Server | Azure SQL | Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL |
PostgreSQL | MySQL | DWSQL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One-To-Many / Query | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No |
| One-To-Many / Mutation | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
| Many-To-Many / Query | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No |
| Many-To-Many / Mutation | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
| Cross-Source Relationships | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
| Cross-Source Joins | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
REST
| Feature | SQL Server | Azure SQL | Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL* |
PostgreSQL | MySQL | DWSQL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No |
| POST | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No |
| PATCH | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No |
| DELETE | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No |
| GET | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Pagination | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No |
| $Filter | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No |
| $Count | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
| $OrderBy | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
| $First | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
| $After | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
| $Select | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No |
| OpenAPI Document | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No |
| Swagger UI ¹ | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No |
| In-Memory Cache ² | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No |
| Not/Strict Payload | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No |
| OpenAPIReference | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
*Data API builder does not generate a REST API for Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL as the API for NoSQL provides a native REST API. More information can be found here: Azure Cosmos DB: REST API Reference.
Supported Database Objects
| Feature | SQL Server | Azure SQL | Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL |
PostgreSQL | MySQL | DWSQL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stored Procedures | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
| Tables | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Views | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
| Functions | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
| Collections | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
Entity Security
| Feature | SQL Server | Azure SQL | Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL |
PostgreSQL | MySQL | DWSQL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No |
| Read | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Update | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No |
| Delete | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No |
Database Policy
| Feature | SQL Server | Azure SQL | Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL |
PostgreSQL | MySQL | DWSQL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
| Read | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No |
| Update | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No |
| Delete | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No |
| Single-Table Policies | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
| Multi-Table Policies | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
| Request Policy | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
| Create via PUT | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
| Create via PATCH | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
| Update via PUT | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
| Update via PATCH | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
Authentication Features
| Feature | SQL Server | Azure SQL | Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL |
PostgreSQL | MySQL | DWSQL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAMI (Entra ID) |
✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
| SAMI (Entra ID) |
✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No |
| Static Web App EasyAuth | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Pass-through security | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
| API-key security | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
User Assigned Managed Identity (UAMI)
A UAMI is a standalone Azure identity you explicitly create and assign to resources, which can be shared across multiple services.
System Assigned Managed Identity (SAMI)
A SAMI is an Azure-managed identity tied to a specific resource's lifecycle, enabling secure access to other services without storing credentials.
Static Web Apps EasyAuth
EasyAuth automates user sign-in, token validation, and role assignment for Azure Static Web Apps, integrating with popular identity providers without custom code.
Pass-through Security
Pass-through security forwards the authentication context (credentials or claims) from the application directly to the backend, letting the data source enforce its own security policies.
API-Key Security
API-key security requires each API request to include a unique key, acting as a shared secret to ensure that only authorized clients can access the endpoints.
Other Features
| Feature | SQL Server | Azure SQL | Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL |
PostgreSQL | MySQL | DWSQL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Column/Field Mapping | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No |
| Native JSON Support | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
| Native XML Support | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
| Native Vector Support | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
| application_name | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
| Application Insights ¹ | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Session Context | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
| Multiple Data Sources ¹ | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Cross-data source join | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No | ✖️ No |
Azure Support (containers)
| Feature | SQL Server | Azure SQL | Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL |
PostgreSQL | MySQL | DWSQL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Static Web Apps | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Azure Container Apps | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Azure Container Instances | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Azure Kubernetes Services | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Azure Web App for Containers | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Azure Red Hat OpenShift | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Azure Spring Apps | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Azure Service Fabric | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Azure Virtual Machine | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Azure Batch | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
Static Web Apps
¹ Not supported in Azure Static Web Apps (SWA)
² Not supported in Azure Static Web Apps (SWA) yet
User-assigned managed identity is supported in SWA only when configured from the Azure portal.
StaticWebAppsis required when using SWA authentication (EasyAuth).