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// src/api/article/controllers/article.js module.exports = async find(ctx) ctx.query = ...ctx.query, populate: 'author' ; return await strapi.entityService.findMany('api::article.article', ctx.query); ; Use content-type validators or custom policies:

GET /api/articles?fields[0]=title&fields[1]=slug Control relation depth: designing web apis with strapi pdf free download

Custom route: POST /api/orders/checkout Custom controller logic: // src/api/article/controllers/article

async checkout(ctx) const products, userId = ctx.request.body; const total = await strapi.service('api::order.calc').compute(products); return strapi.entityService.create('api::order.order', data: products, total, user: userId, status: 'pending' ); userId = ctx.request.body

mutation createArticle(data: title: "New API", content: "..." ) data id

| Problem | Solution | |---------|----------| | N+1 queries | Use populate deeply or custom SQL views | | Exposed admin panel | Change /admin path, add IP whitelist | | Slow startup | Disable unused plugins, optimize DB indexes | | Over-fetching | Use GraphQL or sparse fieldsets | 13. Conclusion Strapi accelerates API development dramatically — from hours to minutes. By understanding its auto-generated endpoints , query parameters , security layers , and extensibility (custom controllers/services), you can design production-grade web APIs faster than with traditional frameworks.