Company
Date Published
Author
Brian Leonard, Ethan Steininger
Word count
960
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

As a service, MongoDB Atlas provides a powerful control plane for provisioning clusters, but managing access to this interface can be impractical for large organizations. To address this, the MongoDB Atlas APIs can be used to provide developers with a controlled and secure way to manage their database instances. The solution uses a 3-tier architecture, with Realm hosting the middle tier, and exposes the Atlas APIs as endpoints that can be called by a frontend. The API is secured using authentication headers, and the frontend implements authentication using the MongoDB Stitch Browser SDK. This prototype demonstrates the potential of the Atlas APIs to provide a flexible and scalable solution for managing database instances.