Strapi is a Node.js-based, flexible, open-source headless CMS with an integrated admin panel that anyone can use and helps save API development time. APIs built with Strapi can be consumed using REST or GraphQL from any client. With this book, you'll take a hands-on approach to exploring the capabilities of the Strapi platform and creating a custom API from scratch.
This book will help JavaScript developers to put their knowledge to work by guiding them through building powerful backend APIs. You'll see how to effortlessly create content structures that can be customized according to your needs, and gain insights into how to write, edit, and manage your content seamlessly with Strapi. As you progress through the chapters, you'll discover a wide range of Strapi features, as well as understand how to add complex features to the API such as user authentication, data sorting, and pagination. You'll not only learn how to find and use existing plugins from the open-source community but also build your own plugins with custom functionality with the Strapi plugin API and add them to the admin panel. Finally, you'll learn how to deploy the API to Heroku and AWS.
By the end of this book, you'll be able to build powerful, scalable, and secure APIs using Strapi.
Explore Strapi and understand how it works
Define content types to build APIs quickly and efficiently
Understand authentication and authorization in Strapi
Create production-ready APIs with Strapi
Deploy the Strapi API to various environments, including Heroku and AWS
Use best practices to run the Strapi API in production
Sync permissions to access the API between multiple environments
Write basic tests for API utilities as well as the endpoint