API Endpoints
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What is API Endpoints?
API Routes let you create an API endpoint inside a Next.js app. API endpoints work differently in Pages routers and App Routers:
- Pages Router: Historically, Next.js used pages/api/* for APIs. This approach relied on Node.js request/response objects and an Express-like API.
- App Router (Default): Introduced in Next.js 13, the App Router fully embraces web standard Request/Response APIs. Instead of pages/api/*, you can now place
route.tsorroute.jsfiles anywhere inside the app/ directory.
Free resources to learn API Endpoints
- Official docsRoute Handlers and Middleware
- Official docsAPI Routes for Pages Router
- Official docsBuilding APIs with Next.js
- VideoNext.js 15 Tutorial - Route Handlers
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API Endpoints: common questions
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Is this API Endpoints tutorial for beginners?
It is lesson 29 of 94 in the free Next.js roadmap, in stage 13, API Endpoints. If you are new to Next.js, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.