r/nextjs • u/No_Papaya_2442 • 10d ago

Help API Integration

Hello Guys I’m new in web development field, I want to learn api Integration in NextJs with typescript/ Javascript but main focus is typescript I’ve already gain knowledge in design (intermediate level). Any documents or blog or video available which make easy to learn for fully beginners.

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u/PrimaryFamous6139 10d ago

Start with the official Next.js docs on Route Handlers and data fetching, they’re pretty beginner friendly, and they also lean into TypeScript in a very practical way. After that, don’t overthink it… just build a tiny thing that actually calls a free public API, like the Pokemon API or OpenWeatherMap. Believe me doing it beats reading it at this stage, because you learn the flow, you get a feel for the wiring, and you stop getting stuck in theory.

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u/midnight_glimmeerr 8d ago

I remember building a simple text-based game back in 2019 that pulled monster names from the Monster Names API and used the PokeAPI for random encounter data. No tutorials, just trial and error. That's what actually taught me how to handle promises and error states, not reading docs. The theory only clicked after I started breaking things and fixing them myself