---
title: "7 Key Lessons I Learned While Building Backends-for-Frontends"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/7-key-lessons-i-learned-while-building-backends-for-frontends-rzeabamzp
source_url: https://wundergraph.com/blog/7-key-lessons-i-learned-while-building-bffs
type: article
source: "WunderGraph"
published: 2023-08-03T18:54:18.634Z
updated: 2023-08-12T02:17:11.295Z
tags: ["api-gateway", "backend", "frontend", "rest-api", "ux", "wundergraph"]
reading_time: 11
upvotes: 3
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# 7 Key Lessons I Learned While Building Backends-for-Frontends

**[WunderGraph](https://daily.dev/sources/wundergraph)** · 11 min read · 3 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

A Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) is a specialized server-side API that serves as an intermediary between the frontend (client-side) applications and various downstream APIs. BFFs shield your frontend from the complexities of dealing directly with diverse (and potentially inconsistent) data sources.

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Tags: [#api-gateway](https://daily.dev/tags/api-gateway), [#backend](https://daily.dev/tags/backend), [#frontend](https://daily.dev/tags/frontend), [#rest-api](https://daily.dev/tags/rest-api), [#ux](https://daily.dev/tags/ux), [#wundergraph](https://daily.dev/tags/wundergraph)

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