Dashboard & navigation

The RestWard dashboard at a glance: metrics, sidebar navigation, the organization picker and the command palette.

The RestWard dashboard gives you an overview of your organizations, APIs, and activity at a glance. Use the sidebar and command palette to navigate between pages.

Dashboard overview

When you log in, the Dashboard page shows:

Metrics cards

Organizations - Total organizations in your account
Databases - Total database connections across all APIs
APIs - Total REST APIs you've generated
Total Requests - Number of API requests over the last 30 days, with an average per organization
Active APIs - Number of APIs currently serving requests, with a trend indicator
Avg Latency - Average response time for your API calls
Error Rate - Percentage of requests that failed

Charts and tables

Request Volume Chart - Visual breakdown of API requests over time; use the period selector to view different date ranges
Active APIs list - Shows which APIs are handling traffic; if you haven't generated APIs yet, it displays "No APIs generated yet"
Organizations table - Lists all your organizations with their name, slug, status, creation date, and action buttons
- To delete an organization, click the Delete button in its row (you cannot delete the "restward-system" organization)
Recent Activity Feed - Shows your 5 most recent actions; click View All to see the full activity history

Empty state

If this is your first time, you'll see "No organizations yet" with a description. Click Create Organization to set up your first one.

The sidebar on the left shows all the pages you can access. It collapses and expands to save screen space:

All users can access

Dashboard - You are here; overview of your account
Connections - View and manage your database connections
API Explorer - Browse and test your REST APIs
Endpoints - View and configure individual API endpoints
Auth & Keys - Manage API keys and authentication settings
Users - Invite and manage team members
Access Control - Set role-based permissions for your team
Tenants - View and provision customer tenants (if applicable)
Documentation - API documentation and schema management
Workflows - Automate tasks and integrations
Security - Security settings and policies
Settings - Account and organization settings

Admins only

If you're an organization admin, you'll also see:

Invitations - Manage pending team member invitations
Domains - Configure verified domains
Single sign-on - Set up SSO integration (if enabled)
Provisioning (SCIM) - User provisioning settings (if enabled)
Logs - View system activity and audit logs

System admins only

System administrators see an additional Offboarding page at the end of the navigation menu.

Click any menu item to go to that page
The current page is highlighted with a blue background
Click Collapse at the bottom to toggle between the expanded and compact (icon-only) view

Organization picker

Use the organization picker in the top bar (next to the search box) to switch between organizations you belong to. Click it to see all available organizations, then select the one you want to work with. The sidebar and all page content update to show data for the selected organization.

Command palette (search)

Press ⌘K on Mac or Ctrl+K on Windows to open the command palette. This is a quick way to navigate without using the menu:

Start typing to search for pages (Dashboard, Connections, etc.), your APIs, or database connections
Use arrow keys to move up and down through results
Press Enter to navigate to a result
Press Esc to close the palette

The command palette groups results by category (Pages, APIs, Connections) and shows keyboard hints for navigation.

Search with keyboard shortcut

The Search input in the top bar (hidden on mobile) also supports the ⌘K / Ctrl+K shortcut. It works the same way as the command palette.

Troubleshooting

Dashboard fails to load metrics

If you see "Failed to load dashboard" error:

Check your internet connection
Click Retry to try again
If the error persists, try refreshing the page or contact support

If a sidebar item is missing, it may be disabled for your organization. Contact an admin to enable it.

Organization picker not responding

Make sure you have at least one organization created
Try refreshing the page
Log out and back in if the issue continues