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directus

The unofficial SDK for Directus, provides REST API and authentication. Requires Flutter.

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Install package

flutter pub add directus

Package Overview

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The unofficial Dart SDK for Directus enables Flutter applications to interact with Directus' REST API and handle authentication seamlessly. It provides a structured way to manage data, users, and permissions through a type-safe interface. Designed for developers using Flutter, it supports all major platforms including Android, iOS, Web, macOS, Windows, and Linux. The SDK simplifies integration with Directus as a headless CMS or backend service, reducing boilerplate code for common operations like querying collections, uploading files, and managing sessions.

Use cases

  • Integrating Flutter apps with Directus as a backend
  • Managing content via a headless CMS
  • User authentication and session handling
  • Real-time data synchronization
  • File uploads and management
  • Building admin dashboards

Key features

  • REST API client for Directus
  • Authentication and token management
  • Type-safe data models
  • Cross-platform support
  • Easy setup with Flutter
  • Support for file operations

Suitable for

  • Flutter developers building apps with Directus
  • Teams using Directus as a backend
  • Projects requiring content management
  • Apps needing secure user authentication
  • Developers seeking lightweight backend integration

Considerations

  • Unofficial SDK – not maintained by Directus team
  • Limited to REST API (no real-time subscriptions)
  • Requires manual handling of error cases
  • Depends on external package updates
  • No built-in caching or offline support

Original README

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Directus SDK for Dart/Flutter

Unofficial Directus SDK for Dart/Flutter that provides APIs for reading, creating, updating and deleting user and system data, authentication, and access to activity. This package is port of SDK for JS from [here](This package is port of SDK for JS from here. Most methods are same as in JS, but there are some differences because of Dart type system.

Installation

Add directus to dependencies in pubspec.yaml and run pub get or flutter pub get. More info can be found here.

Contributing

Run code bellow before committing. Writing tests is welcomed, but not required.

flutter test
flutter format .

Getting started

Create instance and initialize. You must run .init() for storage to be initialized. Otherwise, there DirectusError will be thrown.

directus

This package requires Flutter since it's using shared_preferences for persisting data.

import 'package:directus/directus.dart';

final sdk = await Directus('http://localhost:8055')
                    .init();
directus_core

This package does not require Flutter, but it does not know how to store data, so you have to pass it your custom storage that extends DirectusStorage. We provide memory storage, that holds your data in memory while app is live.

import 'package:directus_core/directus_core.dart';

// Provide your custom storage
final sdk = await DirectusCore('http://localhost:8055', storage: MemoryStorage())
                    .init();

Examples

Singleton
import 'package:directus/directus.dart';

await DirectusSingleton.init('http://localhost:8055')
final sdk = DirectusSingleton.instance;
Using collections
Get Item by ID:
// ID must be `String` because Dart does not have union types.
final res = await sdk.items('users').readOne('someId');
print(res.data['name']);
Get Many Items
final users =  await sdk.items('users').readMany(Query(limit: 5, offset: 5));
users.data.forEach((user) => print(user['name']));

final firstThreeUsers = await DirectusSdk().items('users').readMany(
      filter: Filters({'id': Filter.isIn(['1', '2'])})
    );
firstThreeUsers.data.forEach((user) => print(user['name']));
Create Single Item
final createdUser = await sdk.items('users').createOne({'name': 'Test'});
Create Many Items
final createdUsers = await sdk.items('users').createMany([{'name': 'Test'}, {'name': 'Two'}]);
Update Item by ID
final updatedUser = await sdk.items('users').updateOne(data: {'name': 'Test'}, id: '55');
Update Many Items
final updatedUsers = await sdk.items('users').updateMany(data: {'name': 'Test'}, ids: ['55']);
Delete Item by ID
await sdk.items('users').deleteOne('55');
Delete Many Items
await sdk.items('users').deleteMany(['55']);

Auth
Is User Logged In
final isLoggedIn = sdk.auth.isLoggedIn;
Login
await sdk.auth.login(email: 'test@example.com', password: 'password');
Logout
await sdk.logout();
Get Current User
// `currentUser` will be null if user is not logged in.
final user = await sdk.auth.currentUser?.read();
Update Current User
// `currentUser` will be null if user is not logged in.
final updatedUser = await sdk.auth.currentUser?.update({'name': 'Dart'});

Enable Two Factor Authentication
// `fta` will be null if user is not logged in.
await sdk.auth.tfa?.enable('current-password');
Disable 2FA
// `fta` will be null if user is not logged in.
await sdk.auth.fta?.disable('otp');
Request a Password Reset
await sdk.auth.forgottenPassword.request('email@example.com');
Reset a Password

the token passed in the first parameter is sent in an email to the user when using request().

await sdk.auth.forgottenPassword.reset(token: 'some-token', password: 'new-password');

Activity
Read Activity
final activity = await sdk.activity.readOne('some-id');
final activities = await sdk.activity.readMany(Query(limit: 10));
Comment

final comment = await sdk.activity.createComment(collection: 'posts',
                  item: 'some-id',
                  comment: 'Awesome post',
                );
Change Comment
final updatedComment = await sdk.activity.updateComment(id: '50', comment: 'Awesome change!');
Remove comment
await sdk.activity.deleteComment('55');

Collections

Same methods as sdk.items(collection).

final collections = sdk.collections;

Fields

Same methods as sdk.items(collection).

final fields = sdk.fields;

Files

Methods readOne, readMany, deleteOne, deleteMany are the same as in items(collection). There is currently experimental uploadFile method that is still not stable. There are not updateOne, updateMany, createOne and createMany.

final files = sdk.files;

Folders

Same methods as sdk.items(collection).

final folders = sdk.folders;

Permissions

Same methods as sdk.items(collection).

final permissions = sdk.permissions;

Presets

Same methods as sdk.items(collection).

final presets = sdk.presets;

Relations

Same methods as sdk.items(collection).

final relations = sdk.relations;

Revisions

Same methods as sdk.items(collection).

final revisions = sdk.revisions;

Roles

Same methods as sdk.items(collection).

final roles = sdk.roles;

Server
Ping the Server
final pong = await sdk.server.ping();
Get Server/Project Info
final info = await sdk.server.info();
Get the API Spec in OAS Format
final oas = await sdk.server.oas();
Settings

Same methods as sdk.items(collection).

  final settings = sdk.settings;

Users
Invite a New User
await sdk.users.invite(email: 'test@example.com', role: 'some-uuid');
Invite multiple users
await sdk.users.inviteMany(emails: ['test@example.com'], role: 'some-uuid');
Accept a User Invite
await sdk.users.acceptInvite(token: 'some-token', password: 'secret-password');

Utils
Get a Random String
final randomString = await sdk.utils.randomString(15);
Generate a Hash for a Given Value
final hash = await sdk.utils.generateHash('value-to-hash');
Verify if a Hash is Valid
final correctHash = await sdk.utils.verifyHash('Some value.', 'hashed-value');
Sort Items in a Collection

This will move item 5 to the position of item 10, and move everything in between one "slot" up

await sdk.utils.sort(collection: 'users', itemPk: '5', toPk: '10');
Revert to a Previous Revision

The key passed is the primary key of the revision you'd like to apply

await sdk.utils.revert('25');

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