# Datasette provides an instant, read-only JSON API for any SQLite database

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**Category:** Working With Data\
**Tags:** hacking\
**Created:** [September 26, 2018, 5:00pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/datasette-provides-an-instant-read-only-json-api-for-any-sqlite-database/280 "2018-09-26T17:00:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![dacresni](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discourse.codeforamerica.org/dacresni/32/90_2.png) [@dacresni](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/dacresni)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 5:00pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/datasette-provides-an-instant-read-only-json-api-for-any-sqlite-database/280/1 "2018-09-26T17:00:17Z")

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[https://github.com/simonw/datasette/wiki/Datasettes](https://github.com/simonw/datasette/wiki/Datasettes) . It also provides tools for packaging the database up as a Docker container and deploying that container to hosting providers such as [Zeit Now](https://zeit.co/now) or [Heroku](https://www.heroku.com/). and a companion app: [https://github.com/simonw/datasette-leaflet-geojson](https://github.com/simonw/datasette-leaflet-geojson)

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**Author:** ![Mari](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discourse.codeforamerica.org/mari/32/992_2.png) [@Mari](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/Mari)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2023, 7:04am UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/datasette-provides-an-instant-read-only-json-api-for-any-sqlite-database/280/2 "2023-07-01T07:04:07Z")

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