What is API Route?
A server-side endpoint in your app that handles HTTP requests. You use API routes for form submissions, authentication, database calls, and webhooks.
POST /api/subscribe → 200
An API route handles...
Write it in your own words in the app.
In real work
Create a POST API route at /api/subscribe. Validate the email, save it to the database, and return 200 on success.
In the illustration
An envelope marked POST drops into the slot, passes the validator gate, is filed into the database drawer, and a 200 card comes back out of the reply hatch.
Add an API Route on your deploy platform at /api/waitlist that validates the email, stores it, and returns 201. Rate limit it to 10 requests a minute per IP.
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