Prisma provides a declarative schema language, an auto-generated type-safe client, and a powerful migration system. It supports Postgres, MySQL, SQLite, MongoDB, CockroachDB, and SQL Server. Prisma Studio offers a visual database browser, and Prisma Accelerate provides global edge caching and connection pooling.
Define your data model in the Prisma schema, auto-generate a type-safe client, and build CRUD APIs in minutes with full autocomplete and runtime validation.
Manage schema evolution with Prisma Migrate, which generates SQL migrations from schema changes and supports both development and production workflows.
Deploy Prisma Client to edge runtimes with Prisma Accelerate, which provides global connection pooling and query caching at the edge.
import { PrismaClient } from "@prisma/client";const prisma = new PrismaClient();export async function createUserWithProfile(email: string, name: string, bio: string) {const user = await prisma.user.create({data: {email,name,profile: { create: { bio } },},include: { profile: true },});return user;}export async function getUserOrders(userId: string) {return prisma.order.findMany({where: { userId },include: { items: { include: { product: true } } },orderBy: { createdAt: "desc" },});}
Seamless integration, great documentation. Set up in under 10 minutes.
2 days ago
Works well for our use case. Would love to see more webhook event types.
1 week ago
Excellent compliance coverage. HIPAA audit trail works perfectly.
2 weeks ago
| Key | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| DATABASE_URL | Database connection string for Prisma | postgresql://user:pass@localhost:5432/mydb |
| DIRECT_URL | Direct database URL (bypasses connection pooling for migrations) | postgresql://user:pass@localhost:5432/mydb |
Prisma is the most widely adopted TypeScript ORM, offering a declarative schema language, auto-generated type-safe client, and robust migration system. It excels in rapid API development where developer experience and type safety are priorities. Prisma Accelerate adds edge caching and connection pooling for serverless deployments.