Ask HN: Build a no code API creator?

Re:Ask HN: Build a no code API creator? by raidicy on Sunday December 13, 2020 @05:04AM (#25405487)

I would use it only if I could be able to see/edit the source code. Sometimes it's vastly more simple to write 2 lines of code than construct a thought with drag and drop logic. For some Ux inspiration you might want to check out gdevelop. Its game creation software but uses drag and drop logic with slots for wiring things up. Kind of like a simpler scratch.

I'm an indie dev who doesn't make any money from my side projects so pricing is always a factor as well. Read: I always use a free tier.

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Re:Ask HN: Build a no code API creator? by londondev45 on Sunday December 13, 2020 @05:07AM (#25405500)

Interesting points raidicy, as an engineer I would have similar requirements and really don't like seeding control to third party products :) But then, a no-code almost non techie type, might just want to get something working

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Re:Ask HN: Build a no code API creator? by raidicy on Sunday December 13, 2020 @12:16PM (#25408110)

The balance between ease-of-use and functionality is a difficult beam. In my naive opinion, if you can create a platform where a no-code techie could create something but also let someone look under the hood, you will have built the perfect API creator. Right now the only analogue I've used is Strapi. However, this still takes deployment experience and at least a basic understanding of constructing dbs.

It's also worth looking at https://supabase.io/. Imo their route generation and automatic documentation is great and could be an inspiration.

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