Sql Formatter API

POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/sql-formatter/execute

Format (beautify) or minify a SQL query and return the result with lint warnings. Format mode puts each clause (SELECT, FROM, WHERE, JOIN, ...) on its own line, uppercases keywords, and indents by the chosen width; dialect adds MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQLite keywords. Warnings flag unmatched parentheses, unclosed strings, empty clauses, and a missing final semicolon.

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Request body

application/json

sql

string required

The SQL text to format or minify.
mode

string optional

format = beautify, minify = one line without comments. Default: format. One of format · minify. Default "format".
indent

integer optional

Spaces per indentation level in format mode (1-8). Default: 2. Default 2.
dialect

string optional

SQL dialect for keyword recognition. Default: standard. One of standard · mysql · postgresql · sqlite. Default "standard".

Example arguments

Verified

{
  "sql": "select id, name from users where id = 1;"
}

curl -X POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/sql-formatter/execute \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "sql": "select id, name from users where id = 1;"
  }'

const response = await fetch('https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/sql-formatter/execute', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify({"sql":"select id, name from users where id = 1;"}),
});
const data = await response.json();

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/sql-formatter/execute",
    json={"sql":"select id, name from users where id = 1;"},
)
data = response.json()

$ch = curl_init('https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/sql-formatter/execute');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['Content-Type: application/json'],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => '{"sql":"select id, name from users where id = 1;"}',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
]);
$data = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);

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Rate limit: 60 a minute, per IP
Auth: None
REST id: sql-formatter
MCP name: sql_formatter
Category: Developer
Machine-readable: openapi.json · markdown.md

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