MongoDB Atlas Has a Free API — Here's How to Build Serverless Apps with Zero DevOps

Why MongoDB Atlas? MongoDB Atlas is a fully managed cloud database. The free tier (M0) gives you 512 MB storage with shared clusters on AWS, GCP, or Azure — forever free, no credit card. Plus, the Atlas Data API lets you query your database via REST — no drivers, no connection strings, just HTTP. Getting Started 1. Create Free Cluster Sign up at mongodb.com/atlas Create a free M0 cluster Add your IP to Network Access Create a database user 2. Connect with Python from pymongo import MongoClient client = MongoClient ( " mongodb+srv://user:pass@cluster0.xxxxx.mongodb.net/ " ) db = client [ " myapp " ] # Insert documents db . users . insert_many ([ { " name " : " Alice " , " email " : " alice@example.com " , " plan " : " pro " , " signupDate " : " 2024-01-15 " }, { " name " : " Bob " , " email " : " bob@example.com " , " plan " : " free " , " signupDate " : " 2024-03-20 " }, { " name " : " Charlie " , " email " : " charlie@example.com " , " plan " : " pro " , " signupDate " : " 2024-02-10