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🚀 Day 6 – The Hidden Secrets of Next.js14 API Routes and Forms Finally EXPOSED!
Welcome back to Screens and Dream – your go-to space where students become real-world developers using AI and modern frameworks.

Today’s focus is API Routes & Forms in Next.js 14 — a must-know for full-stack development in 2025 and beyond.

Whether you want to handle form submissions, send data to a backend, or trigger API calls directly in your Next.js app, this episode will give you a production-ready foundation.

📚 What You'll Learn in This Video:
✅ Creating API routes using route.ts
✅ Handling POST requests in the App Router
✅ Building a fully functional contact form in a Client Component
✅ Submitting form data to the backend
✅ Real-world use cases for forms and APIs (e.g. contact, login, orders)
✅ How to send JSON data using the fetch API
✅ Using useState and onChange effectively
✅ Clean folder structure with /app/api
✅ Connecting front-end and back-end in one place

📌 Recommended Before Watching:
Please watch the earlier videos in this 7 Days of Next.js series for a smooth experience:

1️⃣ Day 1 – Project Setup & Routing
2️⃣ Day 2 – Layouts & Components
3️⃣ Day 3 – Tailwind CSS Styling
4️⃣ Day 4 – Dynamic Routing using [slug]
5️⃣ Day 5 – Data Fetching: SSR & SSG Explained

🎓 Who Am I?
👨‍💻 Muhammad Jibran Rehan
🧠 Full Stack Developer | Class 10 Student
📍 Intern at Combine Foundation
🎓 Active Learner at GIAIC
🎥 I teach students how to build real-world projects using Next.js, Tailwind, TypeScript, AI tools, and modern stacks — with zero fluff.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro & Recap
00:25 – What are API Routes in Next.js?
00:45 – Creating route.ts file under /app/api
01:15 – Building the Contact Form using useState
02:15 – Real Use Cases of API Routes
02:40 – Summary & What’s Next

🧠 Real Use Cases for API Routes in 2025:
📨 Contact Forms
🛒 E-commerce Checkout / Orders
👥 Login & Signup Systems
📬 Newsletter Subscriptions
📊 Analytics Dashboards (with Realtime API Calls)
🔌 Firebase, Supabase, MongoDB Integrations

🔥 Next Up – Day 7:
Final Day! We’ll deploy your app to Vercel, test everything live, and wrap up our 7-day journey with best practices and tips for hosting your full-stack Next.js project.

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Let’s keep learning and building together 💻🔥