In today’s software landscape, building a frontend that simply looks good isn’t enough. The real power lies in how well it interacts with APIs because that’s where the data lives, the business logic resides, and the real-time user experience gets delivered.
If your frontend is still structured as a UI-first project where data integration is a postscript, it’s time to flip that approach. This guide walks through what it means to design API-centric frontends from the ground up, how to avoid common pitfalls, and how to build interfaces that are both dynamic and maintainable.