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🌐 API Product: Transform Legacy Systems into Modern APIs

Fusio helps you turn your existing web apps into modern, easy-to-use RESTful APIs. With Fusio, you can:

Build a developer portal to onboard and manage API users.

Use built-in login options, including email and social media accounts.

Monetize your APIs with payment system support.

Support for MCP, allowing developers to explore and use your API through natural language with LLMs.

This approach allows for seamless integration with your current infrastructure, providing a state-of-the-art API experience for your users.

🔐 API Gateway: Centralize and Secure Your Microservices

Fusio acts as a central entry point for all your APIs and microservices. It helps you:

Route all internal APIs through one secure gateway.

Monitor and analyze API traffic in one place.

Use built-in tools like rate limiting, access control, and monetization.

Automatically generate OpenAPI documentation and client SDKs.

This makes it easier to manage your APIs and keep your services secure and organized.

🖥️ SPA Backend: Power Your Single-Page App with a Flexible API

Fusio is a powerful backend solution for single-page applications built with Angular, React, Vue, and more. With Fusio, you get:

Automatically generated JavaScript clients with type checking for safer development.
Simple tools to create CRUD API endpoints.
Built-in support for user authentication and access control.
Trigger real-time updates or external services through an HTTP webhook event system that responds to API actions.

Fusio offers a self-hosted alternative to Firebase or Supabase, giving you full control over how your backend works and how your data is managed.

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⚙️ API Builder: Quickly Generate APIs from Your Data

Using the API Builder in Fusio, you can quickly turn your data into working RESTful APIs using sources like:

Relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL)

NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Elasticsearch)

File systems or local directories

Existing API definitions (OpenAPI or Postman files)

Fusio automatically creates the API endpoints, logic, and data structure, helping you save time and avoid repetitive coding.

🛠️ API Framework: Build Custom APIs from the Ground Up

Fusio offers a powerful yet developer-friendly API framework that helps you build advanced APIs with ease. You can:

Write clean, organized code by using the Symfony dependency injection container.

Store your entire setup in simple YAML files for easy deployment and version control.

Quickly generate models, database tables, SDKs, and migrations with a single command.

Use a clear folder structure that gives your project a solid foundation as it grows.

This flexibility helps you build APIs that fit your exact business requirements.