Best of REST API — February 2026

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    Avatar of daily_updatesdaily.dev Changelog·10w

    You asked for an API. We finally built one.

    daily.dev has launched a Public API v1 for Plus subscribers, enabling programmatic access to personalized feeds, bookmarks, notifications, and profile management. The API includes built-in integrations for AI coding assistants like Claude Code and Cursor, allowing developers to pull real-time content into their workflow, auto-generate feeds from GitHub repos, and research technologies without leaving their development environment. Access requires creating a personal access token through the settings.

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    Avatar of phProduct Hunt·10w

    Sheetful.co: Build robust REST APIs with Google Sheets for free

    Sheetful.co transforms Google Sheets into production-ready REST APIs with GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE endpoints. The no-code tool offers one-click API generation, developer dashboard with real-time analytics, flexible authentication (public or bearer token), and scales from free tier to 10M requests per month. Built on Google Cloud Platform infrastructure, it targets developers, indie hackers, and builders who need quick backend solutions for MVPs, lead capture, dynamic content, or internal tools without complex database setup or DevOps overhead.

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    Avatar of braveBrave·7w

    Brave Search API now features Place Search, a new endpoint for map applications

    Brave has launched Place Search, a new endpoint in the Brave Search API that enables geographic queries across 200+ million points of interest. Developers can search by center point, radius (up to 20km), and optional query string to find businesses, landmarks, and parks. Key features include granular location targeting, guaranteed location results (unlike regular search), roughly 2x faster response times, and an 'Explore Mode' for empty queries that surfaces popular nearby places. It's available to all Search plan subscribers with pay-as-you-go pricing and a free tier for small projects.

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    Avatar of Marmelabmarmelab·8w

    Building an Admin App with TanStack Start and Shadcn

    Step-by-step guide to building a CRUD admin interface using TanStack Start, Shadcn/ui, and the Shadcn Admin Kit. Covers project setup, connecting to a REST API via a data provider pattern (using JSONPlaceholder as a demo backend), mapping API endpoints to resources, and scaffolding list, detail, edit, and create views using Guesser components before customizing them.

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    Avatar of codeheadCodeHead·8w

    Learn Backend Development in 5 minutes (NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE)

    A beginner-friendly overview of backend development fundamentals covering language selection (Python, Node.js, Java/Spring Boot), HTTP methods and status codes, web frameworks, SQL vs NoSQL databases, authentication vs authorization, REST APIs, and basic security practices like environment variables and input validation.

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