Next.js API Routes Tutorial

What are API Routes?

Next.js API routes allow you to build RESTful endpoints inside your Next.js project.

Example:

Create /pages/api/hello.js:

export default function handler(req, res) {
res.status(200).json({ message: 'Hello from Next.js API' })
}

Visit /api/hello to see the JSON response.

Use Cases

• Handling form submissions.
• CRUD operations.
• Authentication and server-side logic.

API routes integrate seamlessly with frontend pages and can access environment variables securely.