DEV Community: Paulo Cheque The latest articles on DEV Community by Paulo Cheque (@paulocheque). https://dev.to/paulocheque https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F1366322%2F6c35198a-a511-412d-a58c-9d2953e0a786.jpeg DEV Community: Paulo Cheque https://dev.to/paulocheque en API UP — an API as a Service Paulo Cheque Mon, 24 Nov 2025 18:16:49 +0000 https://dev.to/paulocheque/api-up-an-api-as-a-service-2lah https://dev.to/paulocheque/api-up-an-api-as-a-service-2lah <p>Hey everyone!<br> API UP has just been launched, a SaaS platform that lets you create fully functional APIs<br> without setting up servers, databases, Docker, Kubernetes, etc.</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fhds7rwma74ymaplqpssa.gif" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fhds7rwma74ymaplqpssa.gif" alt=" " width="1366" height="784"></a></p> <p>It’s not a no-code toy — it generates a real async Python backend (compiled to C), with:<br> • new Python 3.14+ web framework compiled in C<br> • automatic CRUD/search<br> • built-in authorization (endpoint/collection/document/field level)<br> • embedded background tasks<br> • multi-tenant and multi-version deployment<br> • built-in test tools<br> • an admin UI for operations/product teams<br> • CLI tools<br> • mobile/web SDKs<br> • high-performance defaults (async, optimized queries)</p> <p>You can create an API, deploy it, and start calling it from your frontend or mobile app in minutes.</p> <p>You can test the UI and play with the system here:<br> <a href="https://apiup.ai" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://apiup.ai</a></p> <p>Documentation:<br> <a href="https://docs.apiup.ai" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://docs.apiup.ai</a></p> <p>Would love feedback — especially from backend and SaaS folks.</p> startup api python