Bytebase is a database DevSecOps platform designed for developers, security, DBA, and platform engineering teams. While it offers an intuitive GUI for managing database schema changes and access control, some teams may want to integrate Bytebase into their existing DevOps platforms using the Bytebase API.Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.bytebase.com/llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

Repository
https://github.com/bytebase/example-api/tree/main/issue-creationPrerequisites
- Docker installed
- Node.js >= v18
Start Bytebase
Make sure your Docker daemon is running. Copy and paste the commands to start Bytebase.localhost:8080. Register the first admin account which will be granted Workspace Admin.
Create Service Account
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Log in as
Workspace Admin, and go to IAM & Admin > Users & Groups. Click + Add User, fill in withapi-sample, choose theWorkspace DBArole sufficient for this tutorial and click Confirm.
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Find the newly created service account and Copy Service Key. We will use this token to authenticate the API calls.

Create a schema change in Bytebase Console
Let’s first review how to create a schema change from console directly.-
Stay in Bytebase console, go to
Sample Project. Click the checkbox forhr_prodand click Edit Schema. -
Switch Raw SQL, paste the following SQL statement and click Preview issue.
- Click Create, after the automatic checks are done, it’ll automatically deploy the change. The issue will become Done.
Create a schema change via Bytebase API
Below is an example app demonstrating the following APIs:- List all projects
- List all database under a project
- Create a schema change issue in the project
- Get the created issue status.
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Clone Bytebase API Example
repo and navigate to the
issue-creationfolder. -
Copy
env-template.localto.env.local.Update the variables.NEXT_PUBLIC_BB_URL:http://localhost:8080NEXT_PUBLIC_BB_SERVICE_ACCOUNT:api-exampleNEXT_PUBLIC_BB_SERVICE_KEY: service key copied in Step 2
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Run the following commands to start the sample application.
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Open the application in your browser, you’ll see the following page.

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Choose
Sample Project, thenhr_prod, input the following SQL and click Create New Issue. -
The issue will be created and you’ll see the following page.

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Click the link
View issue xxx in Bytebase[OPEN]to see the issue in Bytebase Console. You’ll notice the issue rolls out automatically and becomesDone.
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Go back to the sample application, and click Refresh status. You’ll see the status has changed from [OPEN] to [DONE].

- For additional information about the example application, refer to the README in its corresponding GitHub repository.

