What Actually Happens When an API Request Hits Your Backend?

<h2> What Actually Happens When You Press Enter? </h2> <p>You type <a href="http://www.google.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.google.com</a> and press Enter. Half a second

<p>You open Instagram.Your feed loads. You like a post. You follow someone.Every single one of those actions is a REST API call happening behind the screen.</p> <p>College taught

<p>I don lose count of how many times I don see this kind yarns online:</p> <blockquote> <p>"Backend development na just CRUD. Everything else na decoration."</p> </blockquote>

<p>You've probably typed <code>GET /api/users</code> a hundred times. But do you <em>really</em> know what's happening under the hood when a request hits your server and somehow