What's New in Data API builder (DAB) 2.0 | Data Exposed
Microsoft Developer walks through what’s new in Data API builder (DAB) 2.0, focusing on how it sits between an app and a database to expose APIs without writing custom CRUD endpoints. The overview highlights new secrets management, broader authentication options, improved authorization controls, and integration points.
Overview
The episode covers Data API builder (DAB) 2.0 and why it matters for developers building applications on top of databases like Azure SQL and SQL Server.
Key themes called out in the episode description and chapter list:
What DAB is and where it fits
- DAB is positioned as a layer between an application and a database.
- The goal is to avoid building and maintaining custom CRUD APIs for common data access scenarios.
New features in DAB 2.0
- Secrets management improvements.
- Broader authentication support.
- Better authorization controls.
- Third-party integrations.
- General “fit-and-finish” improvements aimed at making implementation easier.
MCP in DAB
- The chapter list explicitly calls out “MCP in DAB” and later discusses “clients vs agents using DAB”, indicating DAB 2.0 includes an MCP-related capability and scenarios that distinguish traditional clients from agent-style consumers.
Demo
- The episode includes a demo segment.
Resources
- DAB documentation: https://aka.ms/dab/docs
- Data Exposed playlist: https://aka.ms/dataexposedyt