Connect to a REST API and Build an Admin Panel in Minutes

Rapidly develop a user-friendly admin panel on top of almost any REST API with Five. Simply connect Five to your API endpoints using the Connection Wizard, a Postman-like interface for defining your GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE endpoints. Once your API is configured in Five, it becomes available as a data source for your application.

Five auto-generates an intuitive admin panel UI on top of your API and lets you add forms, charts, dashboards or PDF reports.

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Customize Ready-to-Use Templates in Five

Customizable Database Schema

Start with a fully-functional, ready-to-use database schema that you can easily customize to fit your needs. Whether you’re adding new tables, modifying fields, or adjusting relationships, Five allows you to tailor your database exactly to your requirements.

Customizable User Interface

Five’s templates offer a pre-built user interface that’s ready to deploy but fully customizable to match your brand and workflow. Modify layouts, themes, and components to create a user experience that aligns with your business.

Customizable User Roles

Implement user management with customizable user roles. Define and adjust access levels, permissions, and responsibilities, ensuring that your application meets the security needs of your organization.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Five?

Five is a low-code development environment that helps software developers build and deploy custom online database applications faster. Developers can rapidly build release-ready software by using Five’s prebuilt features, such as a hosted SQL database, authentication, or access control. And they can add full code to their application almost anywhere.

Who uses Five?

Five is mainly used by software developers, data analysts, database administrators, and more to build a wide variety of custom business applications.

How do I build a REST API admin panel in Five?

Follow this tutorial to build a REST API admin panel.

How To Connect to REST APIs in Five?

You can connect Five to almost any API using Five's connection wizard. You can also connect to any REST API and make it available as a data source.

Why Use Five for Building a Frontend for Your REST APIs

Build on Any Data Source

Build applications on multiple data sources. Five can directly connect to any external, relational database (MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, SQLite), or RESTful API endpoint to send, transform, or extract data.

Rapidly Implement Business Logic

Create custom business logic to automate tasks, streamline data entry, or create workflows. Write JavaScript and TypeScript functions to extend your application beyond Five’s built-in features.

Spend Less Time on Front-End Development

Five is the fastest way to go from REST API to web application. Five auto-generates a responsive user interface with forms, charts, dashboards, and reports. No front-end skills required.

What Is REST API?

A REST API, or Representational State Transfer Application Programming Interface, is a standardized way for software applications to communicate with each other over the internet. It allows systems to request and exchange data in a stateless, efficient, and flexible manner. REST APIs use standard HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) and follow specific conventions for data representation, enabling seamless interactions between different software components and services.

What More Can You Do With Five?

From project management tools, progress tracking apps, customer portals, and performance dashboards to functional CRUD apps, Five helps you build and deploy bespoke business software faster.