expo-api-routes

You can build serverless API routes in Expo Router by defining server-only endpoints that handle HTTP requests and responses directly within your project, eliminating the need for a separate backend service.

Yes, you can validate request data in Expo API routes using Zod. The implementation enforces type checking for request parameters and response shapes, ensuring your server-side logic receives properly structured JSON payloads.

Yes, Expo Router supports building a full-stack backend without a separate server. You can write server-side logic that runs exclusively on Node.js, handling tasks like database queries and token-based JWT authentication directly in your project.

You handle authentication in Expo Router API endpoints by implementing token-based authentication via headers. This approach supports standard JWT validation to secure your server-only routes before processing incoming HTTP requests.

Yes, you can deploy Expo API routes to EAS Hosting. The server-only endpoints you create are designed to support deployment on EAS Hosting and other standard Node.js environments for serverless execution.