An external identity provider (IdP) or JSON Web Token (JWT) issuer registered in a Fauna database.

Once set up, the IdP can issue JWTs that act as Fauna authentication secrets. This lets your application’s end users use the IdP for authentication.

Attribute-based access control (ABAC). A security model that conditionally grants access to resources based on attributes.

An arbitrary document field. Ad hoc fields don’t have a field definition. You allow and disallow ad hoc fields using a wildcard constraint.

A function defined without a name, typically created for inline or immediate use.

A document field used to store non-conforming field values during a schema migration.

Ensures field values meet a pre-defined rule. For example, you can check that field values are in an allowed range.

A container for documents. Collections typically group related data.

A schema that defines the structure and behavior of a collection.

A document field whose value is computed when the document is read instead of storing the field value in the document, itself.

Computed field definitions are part of a collection schema's document type.

An organized store of data that allows for retrieval, management, and updates.

You add data to a Fauna database as JSON-like objects called documents. Documents are stored in collections, which group related data.

A Fauna database can have multiple child databases. Child databases can have their own child databases.

A document is a single, changeable record in the Fauna database.

A document represents a nested structure of fields and their values. You can enforce a structure for a document using a collection schema's document type.

A 64-bit, unsigned, string-encoded integer that uniquely identifies a document within a collection.

The data type of a collection's documents. The type takes its name from its collection. For example, documents in the Product collection have a type of Product.

You define a document type in a collection schema using:

The process of ensuring a collection’s documents conform to a predefined structure.

You enforce a document type using a collection schema's field definitions and a wildcard constraint.

The base URL used for Fauna HTTP API requests.

In the Fauna CLI, an endpoint defines the settings the CLI uses to run Fauna HTTP API requests. The CLI stores endpoints in the ~/.fauna-shell configuration file.

Groups a Fauna endpoint with a default database for use in Fauna CLI commands.

Fauna CLI environments are typically mapped to the environments for the client application, such as dev, staging, or prod.

Defines a field for a collection’s documents. Consists of the field name, accepted data types, and default values.

Field definitions are part of a collection schema's document type.

Fauna Query Language (FQL) is a TypeScript-like language used to read and write data in Fauna.

Fauna Schema Language (FSL) is a declarative language used to define database resources in Fauna.

A document that’s tied to a token and represents an end user, system, or other identity. Identity documents are stored in user-defined collections.

You can use an identity document’s attributes for attribute-based access control (ABAC).

An index stores, or covers, specific document field values for quick retrieval. You can use indexes to filter and sort a collection’s documents in a performant way.

A group of migration statements in a collection schema. Used to perform schema migrations.

An imperative instruction to Fauna on how should handle updates to a collection schema's field definitions and wildcard constraint. Migration statements make up a migrations block.

A subset of system collections whose documents are uniquely identified using names instead of document IDs.

A project is a directory that includes:

Projection lets you return only the specific fields you want from queries.

Roles determine a Fauna authentication secret’s privileges, which control data access.

An FSL definition for a user-defined resource, such as a collection or user-defined role.

An update to a collection schema’s field definitions or wildcard constraint.

You perform a schema migration using migration blocks. Migrations require zero downtime.

A cryptographic hash used to authenticate with Fauna. Secrets are passed to the Fauna HTTP API as bearer tokens.

A system collection stores built-in Fauna resources.

For example, Fauna stores credentials as documents in the Credential system collection

A document field used to run exact match searches using an index.

Ensures a field value or combination of field values is unique for each document in a collection. Fauna rejects document writes that don’t meet the constraint.

A stored, reusable FQL statement. You can use UDFs to encapsulate business logic as a manageable, maintainable resource in Fauna.

A document field used to sort a collection’s documents using an index. You can also use index values for range searches.

Part of a document type that allows or disallows ad hoc fields. It also controls accepted data types for ad hoc fields.

A wildcard constraint is part of a collection schema's document type.