Implementing Custom API Endpoints with Nuxt 3 Nitro
Learn how to implement a custom JSON API route in Nuxt 3 using the Nitro server engine, including setup, production verification, and performance considerations.
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Learn how to implement a custom JSON API route in Nuxt 3 using the Nitro server engine, including setup, production verification, and performance considerations.
Goal: build a paginated API endpoint in a Next.js Jamstack application that returns a subset of rows from a large PostgreSQL table without degrading response time as the dataset grows. Constraint: the simplest approach uses LIMIT/OFFSET via req.query, but OFFSET forces the database to scan and discard preceding rows, which becomes costly for deep pages. An a