LoopBack is a highly-extensible, open-source Node.js framework that enables you to create dynamic end-to-end REST APIs with little or no coding.

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LoopBack is a highly-extensible, open-source Node.js framework that enables you to:

  • Create dynamic end-to-end REST APIs with little or no coding.
  • Access data from major relational databases, MongoDB, SOAP and REST APIs.
  • Incorporate model relationships and access controls for complex APIs.
  • Separable components for file storage, third-party login, and OAuth 2.0.

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This is the official documentation site for LoopBack. Content on this site is sourced in GitHub. For more information, see Contributing to LoopBack documentation.

For a complete list of planned and in-progress documentation tasks, see tasks in the loopback.io GitHub repo. View and open non-documentation issues in the loopback GitHub repo.

This site is based on Tom Johnson’s Documentation Jekyll theme.