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Re:Show HN: Restdb.io – a plug and play database service by Sarki on Wednesday March 02, 2016 @08:18AM (#11209700)
Such a thing already exists if you're ready to host your own DB:

http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1616/

http://labs.mysql.com/

That's as simple to find as googling "<db name> REST API"

Re:Show HN: Restdb.io – a plug and play database service by droque on Wednesday March 02, 2016 @10:40AM (#11210573)
Re:Show HN: Restdb.io – a plug and play database service by TimSAstro on Wednesday March 02, 2016 @08:48AM (#11209850)
See also (if you're happy working in Python): https://flask-restless.readthedocs.org/
Re:Show HN: Restdb.io – a plug and play database service by 8611m on Wednesday March 02, 2016 @08:26AM (#11209741)
from MySQL link: "They are NOT FIT FOR PRODUCTION."