Ask HN: How can I make a static API?

#1

Post by vatsadev » Wed, May 05, 2021, 11:50 AM UTC

how can i make a static api, like pokeapi.co

Re: Ask HN: How can I make a static API?

#2

Post by yuppie_scum » Wed, May 05, 2021, 12:03 PM UTC

Python flask

Re: Ask HN: How can I make a static API?

#3

Post by abdusco » Wed, May 05, 2021, 12:31 PM UTC

Check out datasette. It helps you explore a SQLite database, and exposes an JSON API with almost no configuration. It has a GraphQL plugin if that's your thing.

All you have to do is dump your data into a SQLite database and serve it with datasette.

Re: Ask HN: How can I make a static API?

#4

Post by bketelsen » Wed, May 05, 2021, 1:24 PM UTC

json-server is my favorite tool to do this: https://www.npmjs.com/package/json-server

Just point it at a json data file and smile.

Re: Ask HN: How can I make a static API?

#5

Post by bketelsen » Wed, May 05, 2021, 1:25 PM UTC

bketelsen wrote: post #4

json-server is my favorite tool to do this: https://www.npmjs.com/package/json-server Just point it at a json data file and smile.

Should mention its cousin json-graphql-server:

https://www.npmjs.com/package/json-graphql-server

Some quick recipes to use both: https://www.cueblox.com/recipes/