API Routes / Route Handlers — Roadmap Step & Resources
Building backend endpoints directly inside the app/api directory
- Level: intermediate
- Estimated time: 2 days
- Roadmap: Next.js Full Stack
Before this step
Mini projects
- Build a REST-style API with Route Handlers for a Notes app
Interview questions
- How do Route Handlers replace the need for a separate Express server?
Study resources
- Route Handlers (Article) — The official Next.js documentation on building backend endpoints inside the app/api directory.
- Next.js Route Handlers (API Routes) Tutorial (Video) — A practical tutorial building REST-style API endpoints with Next.js Route Handlers.
Part of
- Next.js — section
- Next.js Full Stack roadmap — the full learning path