Data API builder CLI reference

The Data API builder (DAB) command-line interface (CLI) lets you configure, run, and validate Data API builder projects. Use these commands to create, manage, and operate your configuration files and runtime.

Install

Get started

• Install the CLI

Add

Overview

• dab add

Reference

• Cache options
• Fields options
• GraphQL options
• Permissions and policies
• REST options
• Source options

Add Telemetry

Overview

• dab add-telemetry

Reference

• OpenTelemetry options
• Application Insights options

Autoconfiguration

Overview

• Generate autoconfiguration
• Simulate autoconfiguration

Reference

• Patterns
• Template
• Permissions
• CSV output

Configure

Overview

• dab configure

Reference

• Azure Key Vault
• Data source
• GraphQL runtime
• Model Context Protocol (MCP) runtime
• REST runtime
• Azure Log Analytics
• Log File Sink

Export

Overview

• dab export

Reference

• Sampling modes
• Examples

How-To Guide

• Troubleshooting
• Best practices

Init

Overview

• dab init

Reference

• Data source
• GraphQL
• REST
• Authentication

Start

Overview

• dab start

Update

Overview

• dab update

Reference

• Cache
• Fields
• GraphQL
• Permissions and policies
• Relationships
• REST
• Source

Validate

Overview

• dab validate

Reference

• Validation Stages

How-To Guide

• Examples