Discover how MySQL’s built-in REST service can help you accelerate data access and development. Learn about proven business benefits of RESTful APIs directly in MySQL from Oracle experts.
This video presentation, recorded at the 2026 MySQL Belgium Days event, features Miguel Araújo, Senior Software Engineer at Oracle, discussing the MySQL REST Service and its implementation. Miguel explores how embedding the REST API natively in MySQL provides fast, secure, and scalable access to your data while improving integration across modern architectures. He explains the advantage of separating concerns between server, router, and clients, reusing reliable HTTP and REST code, and utilizing stateless, JSON-based communication for seamless application integration.
Miguel shares insights on reusing existing MySQL Router architecture to streamline API extensibility, performance, and security. The presentation covers enabling REST for standalone MySQL deployments, key architectural choices, automatic user account provisioning, configuration management, and using built-in user-defined functions for operational efficiency. Audience questions address performance optimization and future roadmap considerations, equipping you with actionable knowledge for your own MySQL-based projects.
