supabase/supabase-js

Features

• Backend-as-a-Service - Functions as a comprehensive backend-as-a-service providing managed databases, authentication, and storage.
• Isomorphic HTTP Clients - Provides a consistent client API that works across both browser and server execution environments.
• User Authentication Flows - Provides a complete system for managing user sign-in, identity verification, and session state using diverse authentication methods.
• Vector Databases and Search - Enables similarity search across high-dimensional embeddings to power AI-driven semantic retrieval.
• API Generators - Automatically generates REST and GraphQL interfaces directly from the underlying database schema.
• Cloud Object Storage Clients - Ships a client library for managing large binary files in S3-compatible cloud storage buckets.
• Point-in-Time Database Snapshots - Creates daily snapshots and enables point-in-time recovery to restore the database to a previous state.
• Database Backup and Restore - Configures daily backup schedules and implements point-in-time recovery to prevent data loss.
• Database Clients - Provides a specialized client for subscribing to database changes and broadcasting real-time messages.
• Database Connection Poolers - Manages database connections through direct access or optimized connection poolers.
• Database Content Querying - Provides utilities for retrieving and filtering data from the backend database for application use.
• ORM Relationship Querying - Retrieves complex data across deep table relationships and computed columns in a single request.
• Database Resource Provisioning - Deploys and manages dedicated Postgres database instances for application data storage.
• Database-to-REST Interfaces - Provides programmatic access to database tables through a ready-to-use RESTful interface.
• GraphQL Integrations - Uses a GraphQL interface that reflects the database schema to retrieve nested relational data.
• PostgreSQL Client Libraries - Offers a JavaScript library to interact with PostgreSQL databases via REST and GraphQL interfaces.
• Record Deletion - Implements methods for removing specific database records based on conditional filters.
• Record Insertion - Provides standard interfaces for adding individual or bulk data records to tables.
• Record Updating - Enables modifying existing database records using conditional filters, including JSON data updates.
• Realtime Update Subscriptions - Streams database changes and client events to the frontend via a persistent WebSocket connection.
• TypeScript Type Generators - Generates TypeScript type definitions from the database schema to ensure compile-time type safety for queries.
• Type-Safe Database Clients - Generates type-safe TypeScript interfaces from database schemas to ensure compile-time query safety.
• Vector Databases - Provides a managed vector database for storing and querying high-dimensional embeddings for similarity search.
• Vector Storage - Supports the storage of vector embeddings using HNSW indexing and metadata filtering for semantic matching.
• Database REST APIs - Provides a RESTful interface that automatically exposes the database schema for programmatic data access.
• Serverless Function Invokers - Invokes serverless edge functions and database procedures to execute custom business logic.
• Broadcast Messaging - Supabase Notifications & Messaging sends messages between connected clients for chat, cursor tracking, and notifications.
• Database Change Streaming - Streams Postgres database modifications to connected clients in real-time via WebSockets.
• WebSocket Pub/Sub Frameworks - Maintains persistent WebSocket connections to stream database changes and broadcast real-time messages.
• Real-Time Data Synchronization - Streams database changes and broadcasts messages in real time via WebSocket connections.
• Database Schema Type Generation - Produces TypeScript definitions based on the database schema for type-safe queries and autocomplete.
• Administrative Privilege Management - Allows administrative control over users and providers using a privileged server-side key.
• Proof Key for Code Exchange - Secures the authentication process using Proof Key for Code Exchange to prevent authorization code interception.
• Authentication Providers - Supports the configuration and management of multiple third-party and SSO identity providers.
• Row Level Security - Supabase Security & Access Control defines policies that restrict which users can view or modify specific database rows.
• JWT Session Management - Implements token-based session management by storing and refreshing signed JSON Web Tokens in local storage.
• User Account Management - Offers administrative tools to create, delete, and list all user accounts within a project.
• Identity Authentication - Sets up the initial authentication layer and manages user sessions for web applications.
• OAuth Flow Implementations - Implements the full OAuth 2.0 flow to exchange authorization codes for access and refresh tokens.
• Identity Providers - Integrates social identity providers to handle user authentication via OAuth2 and OIDC.
• Passwordless Authentication - Provides passwordless sign-in via one-time passwords or magic links delivered via email or phone.
• One-Time Password Validation - Validates one-time passwords used for account sign-ups, magic links, and password recovery flows.
• Signing Key and Expiry Configurations - Supabase Security & Access Control creates, rotate, and revoke JWT signing keys used for project authentication.
• User Account Registrations - Handles the registration of new users with optional email confirmation and custom metadata.
• Edge Function Deployments - Facilitates the deployment and lifecycle management of serverless functions at the network edge.
• Cloud Storage File Operations - Provides programmatic operations for uploading, downloading, and managing files in cloud storage buckets.
• API Endpoint Generators - Creates instant API endpoints for clients to interact directly with the underlying database.
• RESTful CRUD Implementations - Executes create, read, update, and delete actions on database tables via a RESTful interface.
• Database Function Invocations - Triggers server-side database functions and retrieves their results through a RESTful interface.
• Remote Procedure Calls - Allows triggering custom server-side database logic using named procedure calls over HTTP.
• Semantic Vector Search - Supabase Search & Indexing retrieves data based on semantic meaning by calculating similarity between embeddings.
• Object Storage - Provides a scalable object storage system for uploading and managing large binary data.
• On-the-Fly Transformations - Resizes, compresses, and transforms media files during delivery via URL parameters to optimize performance.
• Remote Function Invocation - Triggers serverless edge functions using custom headers, payloads, and various HTTP verbs.
• Cloud Data Migration Tools - Provides tools to import users, records, and files from other cloud platforms into the project.
• Cloud Object Downloaders - Retrieves files from storage buckets, including integrated support for image transformations.
• Global Edge Execution - Executes server-side logic on a globally distributed network to reduce latency.
• Schema Exports - Exports database structures and data to external files while allowing the exclusion of managed schemas.
• Database Branching - Provides mechanisms for creating, diffing, and merging isolated database branches for development.
• Database Schema Migrations - Automates the execution, tracking, and rollback of versioned database schema migrations.
• Bucket File Listings - Retrieves lists of files and directories stored within specific cloud storage buckets.
• Bucket Management - Provides administrative controls for creating, updating, and deleting storage containers for binary data.
• Postgres Data Imports - Moves database content from external Postgres sources using dump and restore utilities.
• Query Performance Analyzers - Supabase Performance & Caching generates a database execution plan to identify and resolve slow data retrieval bottlenecks.
• Upsert Operations - Implements upsert logic to either insert new records or update existing ones based on primary keys.
• Soft Deletion - Implements soft-deletion patterns to mark records as deleted without physical removal.
• Database Migration Tools - Ships utilities for transferring database schemas and data from external sources using automated scripts.
• Local Development Stacks - Orchestrates a local suite of service containers to allow offline development and testing.
• Project Environment Syncing - Connects a local development environment to a hosted project to synchronize configurations.
• S3-Compatible Storage Adapters - Provides a standardized interface for managing file uploads and downloads via S3-compatible cloud storage.
• Edge Function Development - Allows writing serverless functions that execute at the network edge to handle custom business logic.
• Serverless Function Executions - Executes custom logic in edge functions without requiring dedicated server management.
• Recurring Job Scheduling - Executes logic or HTTP requests on a fixed timetable using cron syntax.
• REST API Endpoint Management - Builds HTTP services that map routes to handlers for managing data and orchestrating API calls.
• Self-Hosted Deployments - Allows the platform to be installed on private clouds or owned hardware using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Incoming Webhooks - Receives and validates signed HTTP requests from third-party services to trigger automated workflows.
• Remote Procedure Execution - Allows triggering database-level logic as remote procedure calls from the client application.
• Server-Sent Events - Sends data to clients incrementally using web streams for real-time updates.
• API Visibility Controls - Controls the visibility of database schemas, tables, and views exposed through the API via permissions.
• Environment Secret Management - Supabase Security & Access Control sets and unset encrypted environment variables used by Edge Functions in remote projects.
• Signed URL Uploads - Handles file uploads, moves, and copies in storage buckets using direct uploads or signed URLs.
• Database Access Controls - Supabase Security & Access Control controls database access by inviting external users and mapping them to specific roles.
• User Profile Management - Stores and updates user-specific attributes via JSON fields for profile data and administrative claims.
• Multi-Factor Authentication - Implements multi-factor authentication using TOTP or phone-based factors to enhance account security.
• Enterprise SSO Authentication - Configures and manages SAML 2.0 compatible identity provider connections for enterprise single sign-on.
• Passkey Authentication - Enables passwordless authentication using WebAuthn biometrics and hardware security keys.
• Passkey Listings and Deletions - Provides tools to register, list, and delete WebAuthn passkeys for user account management.
• Password Recovery Systems - Manages secure password reset workflows via tokenized email links.
• File Access Policies - Supabase Security & Access Control restricts file permissions and visibility using row-level security policies.
• User Session Termination - Provides capabilities to terminate the current active session for a logged-in user.
• SMS-Based Authentication - Verifies user identities using SMS-based login through supported messaging providers.
• Time-Limited Download URLs - Generates time-limited signed URLs or public URLs for secure asset downloads from cloud storage.
• Anonymous Accounts - Generates temporary user accounts without credentials, including optional captcha protection to prevent abuse.
• Identity Linking - Associates multiple authentication providers with a single user account and manages the unlinking process.
• User Invitation Systems - Provides a system for sending email invitation links to onboard new users to the platform.
• Background Task Schedulers - Processes messages in a durable queue to ensure reliable background task delivery and application resiliency.
• Embedded Database Logic - Provides the ability to write custom server-side logic that executes directly within the database engine.
• Collaborative Presence States - Implements mechanisms for tracking and broadcasting ephemeral user activity and online status across clients in real-time.
• Custom Domain Hosting - Enables the mapping of custom hostnames and vanity subdomains to project routing.