Expo Router API Routes and EAS Hosting: A Backend for React Native Apps
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Last updated on June 22, 2026
Expo Router API routes give React Native teams a practical middle ground between "everything is client-side" and "we need a separate backend project before we can ship." With EAS Hosting, those routes can be deployed alongside an Expo Router web app and used for server-side work such as secrets, validation, webhooks, AI calls, and small backend endpoints.