Xano and its connection to the frontend

Seno

On the Xano home page, it says: "Connection to Xano is done through the API, which in Xano's case is a REST API - nearly all front-ends are able to ingest RESTful APIs making Xano front-end agnostic."

I would have some questions as a non-tech individual:
1. If Xano is connected to the frontend through an API how are other backends connected (e.g. nodejs, firebase, supabase, etc.)?
2. Why don't other backends also use API as a method of connection? Are there any performance differences in using API vs. those other methods?

Thanks,
Seno

P.S: I am not very 'techy' so please consider this if my question might be not very intuitive / make sense-

Michael Udinski

Hi  APIs are the connection between your backend/database and your front-end. Xano is the entire backend and provides every single aspect of it - including the API, which is used to connect to front-ends. The other services you mentioned also require an API in order to connect, but you have to build those yourself manually with code.

Seno

thanks for the reply  :). one other question for my understanding. why those other tools need SDKs to connect with the backend in a simpler way, while Xano can connect easily with any tool through API? what is going on differently under the hood?

Michael Udinski

 Now you're getting into part of the real magic of Xano You can create your APIs without writing code. Our No Code API builder is very unique, powerful, and a core piece of Xano's platform. It makes it so much easier and faster without sacrificing all the complexity and nuance you can accomplish with code!