API Platform is a next-generation web framework designed to easily create API-first projects without compromising extensibility and flexibility:

Design your own data model as plain old PHP classes or import an existing one from the Schema.org vocabulary Expose in minutes a hypermedia REST or a GraphQL API with pagination, data validation, access control, relation embedding, filters and error handling... Benefit from Content Negotiation: GraphQL, JSON-LD, Hydra, HAL, YAML, JSON, XML and CSV are supported out of the box Enjoy the beautiful automatically generated API documentation (Swagger/OpenAPI) Add a convenient Material Design administration interface built with React without writing a line of code Scaffold a fully functional Single-Page-Application built with React, Redux, React Router and Bootstrap thanks to the client generator (a Vue.js generator is also available) Install a development environment and deploy your project in production using Docker and Kubernetes Easily add JSON Web Token or OAuth authentication Create specs and tests with a developer friendly API testing tool on top of Behat