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What is Xano?
Xano provides a comprehensive platform for backend development, allowing users to visually construct the necessary infrastructure for applications and workflows. It simplifies the creation of robust backends through its integrated components: a flexible database, a no-code API builder, and a scalable server environment. The platform is designed to manage data securely, offering capabilities comparable to enterprise-grade databases while maintaining a user-friendly interface similar to a spreadsheet.
Users can connect Xano to any frontend, whether built with code or no-code tools, and integrate with external services via APIs and webhooks. The platform facilitates the customization of business logic through a visual function stack, enabling users to define workflows step-by-step without traditional coding limitations. Xano ensures scalability and security, deploying applications on dedicated infrastructure managed with Docker and Kubernetes, and offers features suitable for individual developers, teams, agencies, and enterprise organizations, including those involved in AI development.
Features
- No-code API Builder: Visually create APIs and business logic without coding limitations.
- Flexible Database: Store unlimited records on PostgreSQL with support for various field types, including JSON and Geo coordinates.
- Scalable Server: Automatically scalable environment using Docker and Kubernetes on managed infrastructure.
- AI Assistants: Build applications incorporating AI capabilities while maintaining control.
- Frontend Agnostic: Connect to any frontend tool or framework (code or no-code).
- Data Integration: Import data from various sources (CSV, Airtable) and connect to external APIs.
- Workflow Automation: Create and schedule background tasks (CRON jobs) for automated processes.
- Security & Compliance: Features encryption, dedicated resources, and compliance with GDPR, SOC2, ISO 27001, HIPAA (plan dependent).
- Team Collaboration: Supports branching, merging, API drafts, and shared components for team development.
- Auto-Documentation: Automatically generates API documentation in Swagger (OpenAPI) format.
Use Cases
- Developing scalable backends for web and mobile applications without extensive coding.
- Building Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) rapidly.
- Creating internal tools and automating business workflows.
- Integrating AI functionalities into applications.
- Migrating from spreadsheet-based data management (like Airtable) to a robust database.
- Enabling agencies to manage and build backends for multiple clients efficiently.
- Developing enterprise-grade applications with specific security and compliance requirements.
FAQs
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Can I export my data?
Yes. You can export your database data through the settings in your instance. The data will be exported in a YAML file format. -
Who owns my data?
You own your data. This also includes any data that your users might upload unless your agreement with them specifies otherwise. -
Can Xano build my Front-end?
No. Xano provides your entire backend as a hosted platform which consists of your Server, Database and APIs (Business logic). Xano does not create any sort of front-end for your project. You can take the API endpoints you create in Xano and link them to the front-end of your choice. -
Can I migrate my backend from another BaaS (Backend as a Service) provider?
We currently do not have a way to import or migrate a backend from another provider. This is largely because the infrastructure and format can drastically differ. -
Can I self-host Xano “on-premise?” or on my own Cloud?
Yes. This can be done with an Enterprise configuration.
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