Built a api / backend service with Magic.dev?
We'll make it production-ready.
APIs are the backbone of modern applications — mobile apps, SPAs, integrations, and other services all depend on your API being secure, fast, and reliable. AI tools can scaffold API endpoints quickly, but production APIs need authentication, input validation, rate limiting, documentation, and monitoring that AI tools consistently skip.
API / Backend Service challenges in Magic.dev apps
Building a api / backend service with Magic.dev is a great start — but these challenges need attention before launch.
Authentication and API keys
Every endpoint needs to verify the caller's identity. AI tools create endpoints without auth, or with auth that's easy to bypass. You need token-based auth, API key management, and proper session handling.
Input validation
Every parameter, request body, and header value must be validated before use. AI-generated APIs trust client data, which leads to injection attacks, data corruption, and crashes from unexpected input.
Rate limiting and abuse prevention
Without rate limits, anyone can hammer your API — brute-forcing passwords, scraping data, or running up your infrastructure costs. Rate limiting must be per-user and per-endpoint.
Error handling and status codes
APIs should return appropriate HTTP status codes (400 for bad input, 401 for unauthorized, 404 for not found, 500 for server errors) with helpful error messages. AI tools often return 200 for everything or expose internal error details.
Documentation
APIs without documentation are unusable. Auto-generated OpenAPI/Swagger docs from your code are the minimum. AI tools rarely set up API documentation.
Versioning and backwards compatibility
Once other services depend on your API, you can't change it freely. You need a versioning strategy from the start so you can evolve the API without breaking existing clients.
What we check in your Magic.dev api / backend service
Common Magic.dev issues we fix
Beyond api / backend service-specific issues, these are Magic.dev patterns we commonly fix.
Complex implementations that are difficult to maintain
Magic.dev's ability to generate large, multi-file implementations means it can produce sophisticated code that works but is hard for human engineers to understand, debug, or extend.
Security decisions made at scale without explicit review
When Magic.dev generates an entire feature spanning many files, security decisions — API authentication, data access patterns, input validation — are embedded throughout without a clear review surface.
Over-engineered solutions for straightforward requirements
Magic.dev tends toward comprehensive, extensible implementations. Simple CRUD operations may receive complex abstraction layers, generic type systems, and plugin architectures that add maintenance burden.
Dependency on Magic.dev's specific AI model for future changes
Complex generated codebases are easiest to modify by re-running Magic.dev with updated prompts. This creates dependence on continued access to their service for ongoing development.
Start with a self-serve audit
Get a professional review of your Magic.dev api / backend service at a fixed price.
External Security Scan
Black-box review of your public-facing app. No code access needed.
- OWASP Top 10 vulnerability check
- SSL/TLS configuration analysis
- Security header assessment
- Expert review within 24h
Code Audit
In-depth review of your source code for security, quality, and best practices.
- Security vulnerability analysis
- Code quality review
- Dependency audit
- Architecture review
- Expert + AI code analysis
Complete Bundle
Both scans in one package with cross-referenced findings.
- Everything in both products
- Cross-referenced findings
- Unified action plan
100% credited toward any paid service. Start with an audit, then let us fix what we find.
Frequently asked questions
Can I build a api / backend service with Magic.dev?
Magic.dev is a great starting point for a api / backend service. It handles the initial scaffolding well, but api / backend services have specific requirements — authentication and api keys and input validation — that need professional attention before launch.
What issues does Magic.dev leave in api / backend services?
Common issues include: complex implementations that are difficult to maintain, security decisions made at scale without explicit review, over-engineered solutions for straightforward requirements. For a api / backend service specifically, these issues are compounded by the need for authentication and api keys.
How do I make my Magic.dev api / backend service production-ready?
Start with our code audit ($19) to get a clear picture of what needs fixing. For most Magic.dev-built api / backend services, the critical path is: security review, then fixing core flow reliability, then deployment. We provide a fixed quote after the audit.
How much does it cost to fix a Magic.dev-built api / backend service?
Our code audit is $19 and gives you a complete report of issues. Fixes start at $199 with our Fix & Ship plan. For larger api / backend service projects, we provide a custom fixed quote after the audit — no hourly billing.
Get your Magic.dev api / backend service production-ready
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