Building APIs with Astro

Introduction

Astro isn't just for static sites - it's also great for building APIs!

Creating an API Endpoint

Create a file in src/pages/api/:

// src/pages/api/hello.ts
export async function GET() {
  return new Response(JSON.stringify({ message: "Hello!" }), {
    headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" }
  });
}

Handling POST Requests

export async function POST({ request }) {
  const data = await request.json();
  // Process data...
  return new Response(JSON.stringify({ success: true }));
}

Best Practices

1. Always validate input
2. Use proper error handling
3. Return appropriate status codes

Happy API building!