{
  "id": 11376843,
  "title": "What Actually Happens When an API Request Hits Your Backend?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/what-actually-happens-when-an-api-request-hits-your-backend",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-02T06:37:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/darshanmodi07/what-actually-happens-when-an-api-request-hits-your-backend-3n5o"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ever wondered what happens after you click \"Send\" on an API request? A typical backend request goes through these stages: Client ↓ HTTP Request ↓ Middleware ↓ Parsing ↓ Validation ↓ Authentication ↓ Authorization ↓ Business Logic ↓ Database ↓ HTTP Response ↓ Client Each stage has a different responsibility. Parsing → Understand the incoming data Validation → Check whether the data is valid…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}