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APIVerified~95ms avg

Supabase API

Postgres, auth, storage, edge functions, and realtime subscriptions.

Install
npm install @supabase/supabase-js
MCP Alternative

There is an MCP server that covers similar functionality: Supabase MCP Server

Use the API when:

You need fine-grained control, custom error handling, or want to chain multiple API calls in a script.

Use the MCP when:

You want plug-and-play integration with Claude Code and don't need custom logic around the calls.

About

Supabase's client SDK provides a complete backend-as-a-service. Query Postgres with a fluent builder, manage authentication (email, OAuth, magic links), upload files to storage, call edge functions, and subscribe to realtime changes. 310K weekly downloads. The open-source Firebase alternative with SQL power underneath.

Tags

supabasedatabaseauthstoragerealtimebackend

Score Breakdown

CLI Score Breakdown9/11
Official SDK on npm/pip+2
Env var authentication (no browser OAuth)+2
Works in headless/CI environments+2
CLI tool available+1
JSON response for piping/parsing+1
Docs have curl/CLI examples+1
Reasonable rate limits for scripted use0
Machine-readable pricing (md/JSON/static)0
Quality Score Breakdown
npm weekly downloads310k
GitHub stars3.5k
Days since last release7d
Issue close ratio84%
TypeScript typesYes
Docs qualityexcellent
Breaking changesrare

Performance

Latencyeu-west-1 - 2026-03-28
p50
78ms
avg
95ms
p95
240ms

Scores

CLI
9
Quality
9
AuthorSupabase
Weekly installs310,000
Last updated3/24/2026

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