Custom API (Node / Python / Laravel / PHP)

I build production-grade custom APIs for UAE businesses - REST and GraphQL backends in Node.js (Express, NestJS, Fastify), Python (FastAPI, Django REST Framework), and Laravel/PHP. Whether you need a backend for a mobile app, a headless commerce layer, an internal microservice, or a third-party data API, I deliver clean, documented, secure endpoints with JWT/OAuth2 authentication, rate limiting, and OpenAPI (Swagger) specs your team can consume immediately.

Based in Dubai and serving clients across the UAE - from DMCC and DIFC startups to Sharjah and Abu Dhabi SMEs - I understand local requirements: AED billing logic, Arabic/RTL data handling, UAE VAT (5%) calculation fields, and integrations with regional services like Tap, Telr, PayTabs, Network International, and Zoho. APIs are deployed to AWS (Bahrain me-south-1), DigitalOcean, or your own VPS with webhooks, queue workers (BullMQ, Celery, Laravel Horizon), and PostgreSQL/MySQL/MongoDB persistence.

Every project ships with versioned endpoints, request validation, structured error responses, automated tests, and a Postman collection. You get the full source code and a deployment runbook so you are never locked in.

How it works

1. 1
   Scope & contract

   We define endpoints, data models, auth and SLAs. I deliver an OpenAPI draft before writing code.

2. 2
   Build & test

   I develop the API with automated tests, validation and structured error handling, sharing progress in short cycles.

3. 3
   Integrate & document

   Webhooks, payment/CRM hooks and Swagger docs are wired in; you get a Postman collection to test live.

4. 4
   Deploy & handoff

   Deployed to your environment with a runbook, source code and a maintenance window.