#Is using NextJS ONLY for building an API a good idea or an overkill?

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I am planning to build a very simple api (there will be NO frontend) and just wondering if nextjs api routes are suitable for this purpose (given that I will be deploying on vercel). Or will it be an overkill and should I just use expressJS?

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raw grail
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honestly i would probably do this just for the ease of it

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if you wanted to seperate in the future it wouldn't be too hard to change the functions to lambdas in another framework

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don't take my word for gospel though, i don't know if there are implications at scale or if it even matters

atomic badge
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yeah. Thats what I am wondering as well. If NextJS even supposed to be used without frontend. But, I removed all frontend related dependencies and its working fine.

west karma
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^ kinda agree, it's probably fine if you're really against learning new tech but express is really easy and a good candidate for a simple api. plus lots of people have done it before so if you get stuck you'd have confidence someone else has faced an issue

torpid bane