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RESTHeart Cloud Cloud

Introduction

RESTHeart Cloud is a fully managed Platform as a Service (PaaS) that revolutionizes backend development by providing instant, production-ready APIs in minutes. Built on RESTHeart’s proven framework, it covers 80% of modern application backend needs out-of-the-box while offering a powerful low-code framework for the remaining 20%.

Whether you’re building web applications, mobile apps, IoT solutions, or data analytics platforms, RESTHeart Cloud eliminates the complexity of backend infrastructure, letting you focus on what makes your application unique.

Why RESTHeart Cloud?

Get Your Backend in Minutes

  • Zero Infrastructure Setup: No servers, databases, or deployment pipelines to configure

  • Instant API Creation: Generate REST, GraphQL, and WebSocket APIs with a few clicks

  • Pre-built Authentication: User management and security ready out-of-the-box

  • Extend the API: Add custom plugins or use marketplace extensions

Perfect for Rapid Development

RESTHeart Cloud accelerates development for:

  • Web Applications: Full-stack applications with authentication, data management, and real-time features

  • Mobile Backends: REST and GraphQL APIs for iOS, Android, and cross-platform apps

  • IoT Projects: Collect, store, and analyze sensor data with real-time dashboards

  • Data Analytics: Aggregation pipelines, reporting APIs, and data visualization backends

  • Prototyping: Validate ideas quickly with fully functional APIs

  • Headless CMS: Content management with multi-channel delivery

Key Features

Instant API Creation

Spin up fully functional API endpoints in seconds with:

  • MongoDB integration for data persistence

  • Automatic CRUD operations

  • Built-in query and filtering capabilities

  • Real-time data streams

Multiple API Types

  • REST API: Complete MongoDB operations via HTTP

  • GraphQL API: Type-safe queries with automatic schema generation

  • WebSocket API: Real-time updates using MongoDB Change Streams

Built-in Security

  • JWT-based authentication

  • Role-based access control (RBAC)

  • User management via /users collection

  • Permission management via /acl collection

  • HTTPS encryption by default

  • Automatic credentials encryption

  • Automatic protection against brute force and dictionary attacks

Flexible Deployment Options

Choose the right tier for your needs:

Tier Features

Free

  • Perfect for prototyping and learning

  • Limited storage on MongoDB

  • Limited request volume

  • Shared infrastructure

Shared

  • Ideal for small to medium applications

  • Higher request limits

  • More storage on MongoDB

  • Support

  • Basic monitoring and analytics

  • Plugins from marketplace

Dedicated

  • Production-ready for enterprise applications

  • Dedicated resources and isolated infrastructure

  • Custom domain support

  • Priority support with SLA

  • Advanced monitoring, logging, and analytics

  • Custom plugins and extensions

Security

  • All communication encrypted via HTTPS/TLS 1.3

  • JWT-based authentication with configurable expiration

  • Role-based access control with fine-grained permissions

  • Automatic security updates and patches

Pricing

For detailed pricing information and feature comparisons, visit https://cloud.restheart.com/pricing

Cloud UI — Management Console

The RESTHeart Cloud UI is a web-based management console that lets you manage every aspect of your service instance without writing a single API call. The following pages document each feature area:

Page Description

UI Overview

Introduction to the management console, service tier differences, Admin JWT, and cross-cutting UI behaviours (search, pagination, JSON editing, error handling).

Collections & Documents

Browse, create, edit, and delete collections and documents. GridFS bucket detection. Assign JSON Schema validators from the Collection Browser.

User Management

Create and manage the users that authenticate against your service via Basic Auth or Token Auth. Password hashing, roles, search, and pagination.

Permissions (ACL)

Define role-based access control rules using Undertow predicates. Configure row-level security, field masking, and request merging via mongo options.

Managing Indexes

List, create, and delete MongoDB indexes on any collection. Single-field, compound, unique, sparse, TTL, and full-text index types. Improve query and sort performance without writing API calls.

Aggregation Pipelines

Define server-side MongoDB aggregation pipelines, test them with the inline execution panel, expose them as REST endpoints, and use pipeline variables via $var / avars.

Webhooks

Fire HTTP callbacks or send emails in response to API events. Enable/disable the webhooks plugin, manage HTTP and email webhook types, and view execution logs.

GraphQL Applications

Create and manage GraphQL app definitions that map MongoDB collections to a GraphQL schema. Visual Editor and JSON Editor modes. Enable/disable individual apps.

JSON Schema Validation

Manage reusable JSON Schema documents (draft-07) stored in /_schemas. Assign schemas to collections as document validators from the Collection Browser.

WebSocket Change Streams

Define server-side MongoDB Change Stream endpoints exposed as WebSocket connections. Built-in Live Try panel, authentication via Basic Auth in the WebSocket URL.

Dedicated vs. Free/Shared Plans

Side-by-side comparison of plan differences: database selector, system collection paths, and UI behaviour variations by tier.

Next Steps

Ready to build your backend in minutes?