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Debug and test an API handler

While developing your API handler, you can test it locally to check if it works as expected.

Run locally

To run your API handler locally, do the following:

  1. Run the following Netlify SDK utility tools command to start a local development server:

    pnpm run preview

    This provides you with a URL to access the local development server: http://localhost:8899.

  2. Test your API handler by sending requests to http://localhost:8899/.netlify/functions/handler/your-api-handler-name.

Debug

All console.log statements are output to the terminal where you ran the preview command. This is useful for debugging your API handler.

Next steps

When you’re ready, you can publish your integration as a private integration and test it with a site in production.