Service management
A service is a complete backend: schema, API, database, and, when hosted, a deployment. This page explains how to create a service and use its management sections. Each section links to its detailed reference.
Lifecycle
- Create a service from a prompt.
- Design the schema in the Schema Editor.
- Deploy it (hosted plans) to get a live API.
- Manage it from the service detail sections: dashboard, data, logs, API keys, settings.
Create a service
From the workspace Service list, click Create Service:
- Describe the backend you want. Apso derives a service name and generates the initial schema.
- Sample prompts, such as “SaaS Essentials,” prefill common starting points.
- You can attach files or import an Excel spreadsheet to seed the schema from existing structure.
Service detail sections
Open a service to reach its detail sections. Available sections depend on the plan and deployment state.
For a deployed service hosted by Apso, use Dashboard, Data, API Keys, Docs, and Logs. For a self-hosted service, use Editor and operate the generated code in your own infrastructure.
| Section | Purpose | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Editor | Visual schema design (+ AI chat) | Schema Editor |
| Dashboard | Runtime metrics (hosted) | Service Dashboard |
| Data | Browse records in the deployed database (hosted) | Database connections |
| API Keys | Create/revoke service API keys (hosted) | API Key Management |
| Logs | Recent service logs (hosted) | Monitoring |
| Deployments | Deployment history | Deployment |
| Environment | Environment variables/config | Environments |
| Docs | Generated API documentation (hosted) | API Reference |
| Settings | Name, members, plan, GitHub, deletion | Service Settings |
Access, monitoring, and billing
- Access control: per-service roles (Owner / Admin / User / ReadOnly), managed in Service Settings → Members. Granular per-service assignment is a Business-plan capability.
- Monitoring: metrics, logs, and top endpoints on the Service Dashboard; platform reliability in Monitoring.
- Plan and billing: Manage compute tiers and add-ons in Service Settings. See Pricing for public plan details.
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