Hi Softr team,
We’re using the Softr Database API to read and manage our database schema programmatically — it’s a great addition and works well for most of our use cases.
One thing we’re missing: the field description (visible and editable in the UI) is not exposed via the API. When fetching tables and their fields, the response includes name, type, options, required, etc. — but no description property.
We’d love to see this included in both GET and PUT responses so we can:
- Read existing field descriptions programmatically
- Write or update field descriptions as part of automated schema documentation workflows
- Keep our external documentation in sync with the actual database structure
The field description is a natural place to store intent and context for each field. Being able to manage it via API would make it much more useful as a lightweight documentation layer — especially for teams building data-heavy apps where schema clarity matters.
Would love to see this in a future release. Thanks for the great work on the API so far!
