Ship your MVP without building a backend.
You don't need a backend team to launch. Auth, data, and logs - all from fetch().
The backend bottleneck
Your frontend is ready. But before a single user can sign in or save data, you're looking at weeks of backend work.
Without ReqRes, you need to:
- Stand up and deploy a backend repo
- Implement authentication from scratch
- Write CRUD endpoints for every data model
- Maintain servers, databases, and infra forever
What you get instead
One project. One URL. Four things that replace your entire backend:
- A database you call with fetch() - define a schema, read and write JSON records directly from your frontend.
- User auth that works out of the box - magic links, session tokens, per-user data scoping. No OAuth setup.
- Logs on every request - searchable, exportable, already there. No instrumentation to add.
That's it. If your app needs CRUD and auth, you're covered.
How founders use it
One project holds your collections, app users, logs, and automations. Get API keys instantly.
Add a collection with a JSON schema - todos, orders, sessions, whatever your product needs.
Magic-link login creates app users and returns session tokens. Scope data per user automatically.
Your frontend calls the API directly. No backend repo, no deployment pipeline, no DevOps.
What your app's backend looks like
No SDK. No vendor lock-in. Just standard HTTP calls your frontend already knows how to make.
// Your entire "backend" is fetch() calls to your ReqRes project
// Create a record
await fetch('https://reqres.in/app/collections/todos/records', {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'Authorization': 'Bearer ',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
},
body: JSON.stringify({
data: { title: 'Launch MVP', completed: false }
})
})
// Read it back
const todos = await fetch(
'https://reqres.in/app/collections/todos/records?limit=10',
{ headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer ' } }
).then(r => r.json())
// That's it. Persistent data, scoped to the logged-in user.
// No Express. No Postgres. No deployment pipeline. Auth is handled too - magic links, session tokens, the works. See the full auth flow in the docs.
Why founders choose ReqRes
Other tools need a backend sprint first. ReqRes lets you go from idea to working product in a single sitting.
This isn't a prototype with fake data. Persistent storage, real auth, real logs - it's production software from day one.
You need a product engineer, not a DevOps team. ReqRes handles auth, data, and logging so your team stays small.
Start free. When you need higher limits or more projects, upgrade without changing your code.
Not a founder? See ReqRes for frontend developers, QA teams, or educators.
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