API Boilerplates

Explore 31 boilerplates in this collection. Find the perfect starting point for your next project.

Visit website for Bullet Train

Bullet Train

Open Source Ruby on Rails SaaS Framework

Ruby
Tailwind CSS
Stripe
Ruby on Rails

Features:

Access Control
AI
API
Auth
CI/CD
Dark Mode
Deployment
+12 more
Visit website for NetCoreSaaS

NetCoreSaaS

SaaS Codebase on .NET with Vue, React, Svelte and Tailwind CSS

C#
React
Tailwind CSS
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Stripe
.NET
React
Svelte
SvelteKit
Vue.js

Features:

AI
API
Auth
Clean Architecture
Dashboard
i18n
Invites
+6 more
Visit website for MatureStack

MatureStack

A grown up boilerplate encouraging splitting backend and frontend using Next.js and NestJS

JavaScript
TypeScript
Radix UI
shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS
MongoDB
NestJS
Next.js
React

Features:

AI
Analytics
API
Auth
Docker
Emails
Landing Page
+2 more
Visit website for Larasonic

Larasonic

Modern Laravel SaaS Starter Kit powered by Laravel Jetstream, Inertia V2, and Shadcn/ui

JavaScript
PHP
TypeScript
Inertia
shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS
MySQL
Laravel Cashier
Stripe
FilamentPHP
Laravel
Vue.js

Features:

Access Control
Admin
AI
API
Auth
Docker
Payments
+3 more
Visit website for Wave

Wave

The fastest way to ship your SaaS product

PHP
Alpine.js
Livewire
Tailwind CSS
MySQL
PostgreSQL
SQLite
Stripe
FilamentPHP
Laravel

Features:

Access Control
Admin
API
Auth
Billing
Blog
Changelog
+12 more
Visit website for ShipAhead

ShipAhead

Complete Nuxt 4 boilerplate and launch SaaS in hours

JavaScript
DaisyUI
Markdown
Nuxt
Tailwind CSS
Vue.js
Drizzle ORM
Neon
PostgreSQL
Supabase
Stripe
Nuxt

Features:

Access Control
Admin
AI
Analytics
Animations
API
Auth
+51 more
Visit website for Gravity

Gravity

The original Node.js & React SaaS boilerplate with subscription billing, authentication, and UI components.

JavaScript
React
shadcn/ui
Amazon Redshift
MariaDB
MongoDB
MSSQL
MySQL
Oracle
PostgreSQL
SQLite
Stripe
Next.js
Node.js
React
React Native

Features:

2FA
Access Control
Admin
AI
API
Auth
Dark Mode
+11 more
Visit website for FastestEngineer

FastestEngineer

Build a fully featured SaaS app with Primate.js and Svelte

Go
JavaScript
Python
Ruby
TypeScript
Angular
Handlebars
HTMX
Markdown
Marko
React
Solid
MongoDB
MySQL
PostgreSQL
SQLite
SurrealDB
Stripe
Analog
Next.js
Nuxt
Primate.js
Svelte
SvelteKit
Vue.js

Features:

API
Auth
Blog
CI/CD
Deployment
Docs
Emails
+7 more
Visit website for FlutFast

FlutFast

Flutter SaaS Boilerplate with authentication, onboarding, in-app purchases, AI integration, and more

Dart
JavaScript
TypeScript
Flutter
Firestore
In-App Purchases
RevenueCat
Firebase
Flutter
Node.js

Features:

AI
Analytics
API
Auth
ChatGPT
CI/CD
Emails
+6 more

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Why Choose API Boilerplates?

API represents a complete full-stack feature with dedicated API endpoints, database models, and UI components architected for SaaS applications. Our boilerplates with API implement layered architecture patterns—separating business logic, data access, and presentation—with security measures and testing strategies specific to API's functionality.

API boilerplates implement full-stack architecture with service layers for business logic, repository patterns for data access, and RESTful/GraphQL API endpoints. They include API-specific security measures like input validation with schema libraries (Zod, Joi), parameterized queries for SQL injection prevention, and CSRF protection. The implementation handles API's real-time requirements with WebSockets or SSE when needed, includes comprehensive error handling, and follows OWASP security guidelines for API's functionality.

Key Benefits

  • API layered architecture
  • API-specific security measures
  • API API endpoint design
  • API real-time capabilities
  • API validation schemas
  • API error handling
  • API testing suite
  • API performance optimization

Browse our collection of 31 API boilerplates to find the perfect starting point for your next SaaS project. Each boilerplate has been carefully reviewed to ensure quality, security, and production-readiness.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is API architecturally implemented?

API is implemented following full-stack architecture patterns with dedicated API endpoints, database models with proper relationships, and corresponding UI components. The feature includes its own service layer for business logic, validation schemas, error handling, and event-driven updates. The architecture separates concerns between presentation, business logic, and data access layers, making API maintainable and testable.

What security measures protect API?

API implements defense-in-depth security including input validation with schema validation libraries (Zod, Joi, Yup), parameterized database queries to prevent SQL injection, output encoding to prevent XSS attacks, CSRF token validation, and proper authentication/authorization checks. The feature includes rate limiting, audit logging, and follows OWASP security guidelines specific to API's functionality.

How does API handle real-time updates?

API can include real-time capabilities using WebSockets, Server-Sent Events (SSE), or polling strategies depending on the use case. Real-time implementations use Socket.io, native WebSockets, or framework-specific solutions with proper connection management, authentication, and scaling considerations. The feature handles reconnection logic, message queuing, and optimistic UI updates for responsive user experience.

What API patterns does API use?

API's API endpoints follow RESTful principles or GraphQL patterns with proper HTTP methods, status codes, and response structures. The implementation includes request validation, pagination for list endpoints, filtering and sorting capabilities, and comprehensive error responses with meaningful messages. API versioning, rate limiting per endpoint, and OpenAPI/GraphQL schema documentation are included for API's public-facing endpoints.

How is API tested and validated?

API includes unit tests for business logic, integration tests for API endpoints and database interactions, and end-to-end tests for critical user flows. The testing suite uses framework-specific tools (Jest, Pytest, RSpec, PHPUnit) with mocking libraries, test fixtures, and database seeding. Tests cover happy paths, error cases, edge conditions, and security scenarios specific to API's functionality with proper test coverage reporting.