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Softr

Softr’s Database API exposes tables and records in authorized workspaces. Record fields use IDs by default; names can be requested for responses.

Overall controlB6.9*/10
Assessment checked 2026-10-22Public documentation · No live account test

Softr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

OVERALL CONTROL / 0.6-customer-control

Grades and scoring

Overall B / 6.9*/10, with 13 of 16 applicable scoring inputs verified. Missing evidence discounts the supported score (unknown answers remain unknown).

Softr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

Data access and planned exit carry the most weight. Known commercial barriers cap access; an unpublished price applies a bounded discount. Post-cancellation retrieval is a separate disclosure. Open each dimension to inspect its inputs and sources.

B6.4*/10

Data access

25% of the overall score before applicability adjustment.

Scored answers and evidence

Read interface 7.5/10

Structured API for the declared product scope

Softr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

Softr’s Database API exposes tables and records in authorized workspaces. Record fields use IDs by default; names can be requested for responses.

Softr Database record collection ↗
Record response, offset and limit · Checked 2026-10-22

Answer-to-score anchors ↗

Bulk delivery 8.8/10

Batched or iterable API requests

Softr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

Increment offset and limit until offset reaches metadata.total; list pages support at most 200 records.

Softr Database record collection ↗
Record response, offset and limit · Checked 2026-10-22

Answer-to-score anchors ↗

Query expressiveness 7.5/10

Fixed object or report retrieval

Softr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

Select the database and table explicitly. Field-name responses do not change the field-ID keys required by writes.

Softr Database record collection ↗
Record response, offset and limit · Checked 2026-10-22

Answer-to-score anchors ↗

Access cost barrier -

-

Softr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

Minimum commercial entitlement and exact API charges were not established for the assessed route.

Softr Database record collection ↗
Record response, offset and limit · Checked 2026-10-22

Answer-to-score anchors ↗
A8.8*/10

Third-party accessibility

20% of the overall score before applicability adjustment.

Scored answers and evidence

Third-party eligibility 10.0/10

Customer authorization without discretionary provider approval

Softr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

Use a workspace-scoped personal access token in the Softr-Api-Key header. It only reaches databases in authorized workspaces.

Softr Database API authentication and fields ↗
Authentication, Pagination and Using Field Names · Checked 2026-10-22

Answer-to-score anchors ↗

Downstream permission -

-

Softr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

Processing, AI-use, redistribution and other downstream contractual permissions were not settled by this technical review.

Softr Database API authentication and fields ↗
Authentication, Pagination and Using Field Names · Checked 2026-10-22

Answer-to-score anchors ↗
A8.5/10

External action

15% of the overall score before applicability adjustment.

Scored answers and evidence

Write interface 7.5/10

Create and update in one business domain

Softr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

Create table records using field IDs in the fields object. Computed and system-managed fields can be read-only.

Softr Database create record ↗
POST record fields · Checked 2026-10-22

Answer-to-score anchors ↗

Custom application path 10.0/10

Customer applications using fixed APIs without provider selection

Softr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

The documented interface can connect customer application code within its authorization and resource scope.

Softr Database API authentication and fields ↗
Authentication, Pagination and Using Field Names · Checked 2026-10-22

Answer-to-score anchors ↗
C4.3/10

Continuity

15% of the overall score before applicability adjustment.

Scored answers and evidence

Refresh mechanism 5.0/10

Scheduled feeds or recurring extracts

Softr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

Repeat the assessed collection traversal to reconcile current state. Native change delivery and retained replay were not established in this review.

Softr Database record collection ↗
Record response, offset and limit · Checked 2026-10-22

Answer-to-score anchors ↗

Limit visibility 10.0/10

Published numeric quotas and recovery instructions

Softr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

Reads allow 40 requests/second and writes 30/second per token. Back off and retry after 429.

Softr Database rate limits ↗
Per-token request budget · Checked 2026-10-22

Answer-to-score anchors ↗

CDC and deletion capture 2.5/10

Full snapshots permit customer reconciliation; native deltas unverified

Softr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

Compare complete scoped snapshots to reconcile missing records; native deletion identities and intermediate changes were not established.

Softr Database record collection ↗
Record response, offset and limit · Checked 2026-10-22

Answer-to-score anchors ↗

Replay and gap recovery 2.5/10

Rebuild from a fresh snapshot; no historical replay established

Softr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

Repeat the declared collection or export route to rebuild current state within its permissions and selection limits. Deleted payloads and intermediate history are unverified.

Softr Database record collection ↗
Record response, offset and limit · Checked 2026-10-22

Answer-to-score anchors ↗
B7.5/10

Data exit

20% of the overall score before applicability adjustment.

Scored answers and evidence

Export custody 7.5/10

Customer-held structured files or API records

Softr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

The assessed structured payloads can be retained in customer-held files. Broader contractual reuse rights remain unresolved.

Softr Database record collection ↗
Record response, offset and limit · Checked 2026-10-22

Answer-to-score anchors ↗

Post-cancellation access Disclosure

-

Disclosure only; does not reduce planned-exit credit.

Softr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

The reviewed technical documentation does not establish retrieval rights after account termination.

Softr Database API authentication and fields ↗
Authentication, Pagination and Using Field Names · Checked 2026-10-22

Answer-to-score anchors ↗

Planned migration fidelity 7.5/10

Portable structured records on documented routes; whole-product completeness unverified

Softr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

Retain the assessed structured records before losing access. Attachments, historical versions, permissions and full product configuration need separate extraction.

Softr Database record collection ↗
Record response, offset and limit · Checked 2026-10-22

Answer-to-score anchors ↗
D2.1*/10

Business logic and customization

5% of the overall score before applicability adjustment.

Scored answers and evidence

Logic authoring 2.5/10

External integration code; native business logic portability not established

Softr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

External code can use this interface; native workflow portability was not established (API clients and native definitions are different artifacts).

Softr Database API authentication and fields ↗
Authentication, Pagination and Using Field Names · Checked 2026-10-22

Answer-to-score anchors ↗

Rights to custom logic -

-

Softr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

Ownership and reusable export rights for native workflow artifacts need a separate contractual review.

Softr Database API authentication and fields ↗
Authentication, Pagination and Using Field Names · Checked 2026-10-22

Answer-to-score anchors ↗

Scores are out of 10. * Incomplete evidence discounts verified capabilities (unknown answers stay unknown). Planned migration drives data exit. Scoring method ↗

CUSTOMER CHOICE

Third-party accessibility

Use a workspace-scoped personal access token in the Softr-Api-Key header. It only reaches databases in authorized workspaces.

Third-party eligibilityCustomer authorization without discretionary provider approvalSource & scope ↗
Access cost barrier-Source & scope ↗
Downstream permission-Source & scope ↗

Confirm who can connect, who owns the credentials and which uses are permitted. Customer consent and provider approval can be separate requirements; the selected plan and contract still matter.

READ / INTEGRATE

API and export routes

Increment offset and limit until offset reaches metadata.total; list pages support at most 200 records. Select the database and table explicitly. Field-name responses do not change the field-ID keys required by writes.

Access routeAuthenticationCredential ownerProvider approvalAccess requirementLast checked
native Softr Database table records and record creationAPI keyCustomerNoCustomer-supplied credentials2026-10-22

Availability depends on your product, plan and agreement. See the documentation below for the requirements of each route.

ECONOMIC ACCESS

Cost, authentication and limits

Minimum plan and exact route fees remain unconfirmed.

Check API entitlement, credential ownership and rate limits for the route you intend to use. Include review fees, customer-plan upgrades and ongoing access charges in the total.

ACT FROM OUTSIDE

External action

Create table records using field IDs in the fields object. Computed and system-managed fields can be read-only.

Validate the supported operation, acting identity and permission scope (read access does not imply write permission). Ambiguous retries and revoked credentials also affect whether an external workflow can run safely.

KEEP ACCESS USEFUL

Continuity

Repeat the assessed collection traversal to reconcile current state. Native change delivery and retained replay were not established in this review.

CDC, deletions and recovery

QuestionAnswer / applicable routeEvidence
Can ongoing extraction identify updates and deleted records on the declared route?Full snapshots permit customer reconciliation; native deltas unverifiedSoftr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

Compare complete scoped snapshots to reconcile missing records; native deletion identities and intermediate changes were not established.

Softr Database record collection ↗Record response, offset and limitChecked 2026-10-22
How can extraction recover after missed events or an interrupted consumer?Rebuild from a fresh snapshot; no historical replay establishedSoftr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

Repeat the declared collection or export route to rebuild current state within its permissions and selection limits. Deleted payloads and intermediate history are unverified.

Softr Database record collection ↗Record response, offset and limitChecked 2026-10-22

Useful ongoing access includes corrections and deletions, not only the first export. A failed request, changed filter or lost resource permission should not be interpreted as a deleted record.

LEAVE WITH YOUR DATA

Data exit and portability

Retain the assessed structured records before losing access. Attachments, historical versions, permissions and full product configuration need separate extraction.

Test the output against the destination’s required fields and history. Check stable identifiers, relationships, attachments and extraction time; a sample file proves only the coverage of that sample.

BUILD / INSPECT / REUSE

Business logic and customization

Customers can write external integration code. Native workflow rights and independent execution remain unresolved (record access does not establish portable application logic).

Custom API access, ownership of workflows and the right to export their definitions are separate questions. A custom-app capability alone does not establish that business rules can move to another system.

AGREEMENTS / API DOCS / PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Documented conditions

Answers below come from public provider materials. Every answer retains its source check date, scope (a partner agreement does not describe every customer route). Customer contracts and live behavior still need verification.

QuestionAnswer / applicable routeEvidence
What structured read interface is documented?Structured API for the declared product scopeSoftr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

Softr’s Database API exposes tables and records in authorized workspaces. Record fields use IDs by default; names can be requested for responses.

Softr Database record collection ↗Record response, offset and limitChecked 2026-10-22
How can customers retrieve data in bulk?Batched or iterable API requestsSoftr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

Increment offset and limit until offset reaches metadata.total; list pages support at most 200 records.

Softr Database record collection ↗Record response, offset and limitChecked 2026-10-22
What queries can a customer issue outside the provider UI?Fixed object or report retrievalSoftr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

Select the database and table explicitly. Field-name responses do not change the field-ID keys required by writes.

Softr Database record collection ↗Record response, offset and limitChecked 2026-10-22
Who decides whether a chosen third party may connect?Customer authorization without discretionary provider approvalSoftr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

Use a workspace-scoped personal access token in the Softr-Api-Key header. It only reaches databases in authorized workspaces.

Softr Database API authentication and fields ↗Authentication, Pagination and Using Field NamesChecked 2026-10-22
What extra commercial condition applies to the routes supplying the assessed read capability, relative to the lowest paid plan?-Softr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

Minimum commercial entitlement and exact API charges were not established for the assessed route.

Softr Database record collection ↗Record response, offset and limitChecked 2026-10-22
Which external write operations are documented?Create and update in one business domainSoftr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

Create table records using field IDs in the fields object. Computed and system-managed fields can be read-only.

Softr Database create record ↗POST record fieldsChecked 2026-10-22
How can customers connect an application they build or choose?Customer applications using fixed APIs without provider selectionSoftr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

The documented interface can connect customer application code within its authorization and resource scope.

Softr Database API authentication and fields ↗Authentication, Pagination and Using Field NamesChecked 2026-10-22
What mechanism supports repeatable extraction of changes?Scheduled feeds or recurring extractsSoftr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

Repeat the assessed collection traversal to reconcile current state. Native change delivery and retained replay were not established in this review.

Softr Database record collection ↗Record response, offset and limitChecked 2026-10-22
How are integration limits disclosed?Published numeric quotas and recovery instructionsSoftr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

Reads allow 40 requests/second and writes 30/second per token. Back off and retry after 429.

Softr Database rate limits ↗Per-token request budgetChecked 2026-10-22
Where can a usable data copy be delivered?Customer-held structured files or API recordsSoftr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

The assessed structured payloads can be retained in customer-held files. Broader contractual reuse rights remain unresolved.

Softr Database record collection ↗Record response, offset and limitChecked 2026-10-22
What retrieval rights are documented at cancellation?-Softr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

The reviewed technical documentation does not establish retrieval rights after account termination.

Softr Database API authentication and fields ↗Authentication, Pagination and Using Field NamesChecked 2026-10-22
How can customers define their own business logic?External integration code; native business logic portability not establishedSoftr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

External code can use this interface; native workflow portability was not established (API clients and native definitions are different artifacts).

Softr Database API authentication and fields ↗Authentication, Pagination and Using Field NamesChecked 2026-10-22
What rights or portability are documented for custom workflow artifacts?-Softr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

Ownership and reusable export rights for native workflow artifacts need a separate contractual review.

Softr Database API authentication and fields ↗Authentication, Pagination and Using Field NamesChecked 2026-10-22
What usable data or native definitions can leave before cancellation?Portable structured records on documented routes; whole-product completeness unverifiedSoftr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

Retain the assessed structured records before losing access. Attachments, historical versions, permissions and full product configuration need separate extraction.

Softr Database record collection ↗Record response, offset and limitChecked 2026-10-22
What permission is needed for the documented downstream use?-Softr / native Softr Database table records and record creation; app layouts, external data sources and complete workspace restore are excluded.

Processing, AI-use, redistribution and other downstream contractual permissions were not settled by this technical review.

Softr Database API authentication and fields ↗Authentication, Pagination and Using Field NamesChecked 2026-10-22

SOURCES / SCOPE / HISTORY

Sources and open questions

This review is based on the documentation below. Live account behavior and customer-specific agreements haven’t been tested.

Still to confirm

  • Minimum commercial entitlement and exact API charges
  • Downstream contractual permissions and post-cancellation retrieval rights
  • Complete migration of history, files, permissions and native workflow definitions

Documentation

Assessment checked 2026-10-22. Each answer retains its source and applicable route; the check date does not establish live account behavior.