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Fetch Items Create an Item Authentication Realtime Subscriptions import { createDirectus , rest , readItems } from ’@directus/sdk’ ; const client = createDirectus ( ’https://xyz.directus.app’ ). with ( rest ()); const item = await client . request ( readItems ( ’articles’ , { fields: [ ’id’ , ’title’ , ’date_published’ , ’summary’ ] }) ); import { createDirectus , rest , createItem } from ’@directus/sdk’ ; const client = createDirectus ( ’https://xyz.directus.app’ ). with ( rest ()); const item = await client . request ( createItem ( ’articles’ , { title: ’Hello, world!’ , summary: ’This is my next big thing.’ }) ); import { createDirectus , rest , createUser } from ’@directus/sdk’ ; const client = createDirectus ( ’https://xyz.directus.app’ ). with ( rest ()); const newUser = await client . request ( createUser ({ email: ’user@example.com’ , password: ’hunter2’ }) ); const user = await client . login ( ’user@example.com’ , ’d1r3ctu5’ ); import { createDirectus , realtime } from ’@directus/sdk’ const client = createDirectus ( ’https://xyz.directus.app’ ). with ( realtime ({ authMode: ’public’ })); const { subscription } = await client . subscribe ( ’messages’ ); for await ( const item of subscription ) { console . log ( ’subscription’ , { item }); } Our clients have datasets from dispersed sources, multiple APIs and a wide variety of data types, and they haven’t really thought about that process evolving. Directus unlocks access to all that data. Matt Skinner Technical Lead, Cucumber Read the success story Configure Set granular permission and access controls. Democratize access to your data with powerful out-of-the-box Auth. Customize the entire experience for your end-users. Our [team] can customize their dashboards however they want and work in a way that suits them best. That’s a huge time saver – to the tune of 20-30% of their daily work. Esmae Villa COO, Divine Persuasion Studio Read the success story Compose Deploy every project faster than ever before. With an in-app marketplace and realtime data, you can build anything imaginable in days – not months. Things that would take a month of work with other platforms can be built out in seconds. If it wasn’t for Directus, we wouldn’t be delivering on our dates as a team. Tony Macias Tech Lead, The Shift Network Read the success story Use only what you need with our modular data toolkit. Our composable JavaScript SDK is built to give you granular control over what you need and doesn’t require external libraries. Connect Generate REST and GraphQL APIs for any database. Explore Browse and filter your data in custom layouts. Editor Create and manage your data with custom forms and interfaces. Auth Protect your data with granular access controls. Files Store, transform, and cache all your digital assets. Insights Visualize your data within robust and customizable dashboards. Automate Design complex workflows with flexible automation. Realtime Sync live data over WebSockets and GraphQL Subscriptions. It sits on top of your database, without altering any of the data, so if we had to introduce or combine new data – for example, our client’s accounting database – we can simply add it to Directus and it’s there for us to access, browse and navigate. Wayne Eldridge Founder, Enamic Read the success story The unopinionated and extensible backend. Work with your tech stack. Our 100% Typescript platform is purpose-built to play well with others. See all of our official guides. Success stories ? Case Study How Copa Airlines is Elevating Their Passenger Experience Nov 17, 2023 Case Study Lucid Software Leaves the CMS Dark Ages Behind Sep 13, 2023 Case Study From Clunky to Composable: The Shift Network’s Journey to a More Agile Tech Stack Aug 15, 2023 From CMS websites to recognition platforms to 3D product builders and everything else in-between, we’ve yet to find a use case that Directus is unable to handle. Matthew Rollinson Co-Founder, Rolley.io Ready to Get Started? Try our fully-hosted Professional Cloud free for 14 days or get a guided demo. Start building on Cloud Schedule a demo Watch Directus TV Go down the rabbit hole with hours of original video content from our team. Start Self-Host Quickstart Get Directus up and running in 90 seconds with Docker. 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