Introduction

In this chapter, we'll build our first Rails API that will serve as the backend for both our web and mobile applications. You'll learn how to structure your API, handle authentication, and implement best practices for API development.

Prerequisites

• Basic understanding of Ruby syntax
• Rails 7.1 installed on your system
• Your favorite code editor

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Setting Up Our First API

Let's start by creating a new Rails API-only application:

rails new myapi --api

This command creates a new Rails application optimized for API development...