Backend

There are two types of files in the backend.

• Endpoints Endpoints are triggered by HTTP requests which your frontend can call. They must use optionalAuthentication (anyone can make a request, but if they're unauthenticated request.user is null), or requiredAuthentication (any unauthenticated user will be blocked).

• Helpers Helpers are code that can be called by other helpers and endpoints. Put common code in a helper instead of duplicating it.

Helpers and endpoints have full access to the database, user collection, and storage (even private files). Be careful not to expose the worng things to end users!

You can easily add templates to your backend to streamline your development process. For example, we have drop-in code for common use cases like

• Charging customers with Stripe

• Calling GPT

• Interfacing with common third party APIs

Adding a template will automatically add several endpoints, helpers, and frontend components into your project.