RISING · BACKEND & APIS
Servers, APIs and the machinery behind the request. The Backend & APIs repositories climbing fastest right now, ranked by momentum, the stars per day humans are adding, not just the total they have already earned.
catalog of 2026-06-15 · velocity from the daily distribution · the one history nobody else keeps
▸ FOR AGENTS & INVESTORS · GET THIS AS JSON- 01public-apis/public-apisPythonA collective list of free APIs442K ★▲ 241.5/day
- 02twentyhq/twentyTypeScriptThe open alternative to Salesforce, designed for AI.50K ★▲ 102.3/day
- 03withastro/astroTypeScriptThe web framework for content-driven websites. ⭐️ Star to support our work!60K ★▲ 30.5/day
- 04ashishps1/awesome-system-design-resourcesJavaLearn System Design concepts and prepare for interviews using free resources.39K ★▲ 28.3/day
- 05Dokploy/dokployTypeScriptOpen Source Alternative to Vercel, Netlify and Heroku.35K ★▲ 27.2/day
- 06mudler/LocalAIGoLocalAI is the open-source AI engine. Run any model - LLMs, vision, voice, image, video - on any hardware. No GPU required.47K ★▲ 22.8/day
- 07fastapi/fastapiPythonFastAPI framework, high performance, easy to learn, fast to code, ready for production99K ★▲ 21.8/day
- 08binhnguyennus/awesome-scalabilityThe Patterns of Scalable, Reliable, and Performant Large-Scale Systems72K ★▲ 20.7/day
- 09karanpratapsingh/system-designLearn how to design systems at scale and prepare for system design interviews44K ★▲ 19.6/day
- 10songquanpeng/one-apiJavaScriptLLM API 管理 & 分发系统,支持 OpenAI、Azure、Anthropic Claude、Google Gemini、DeepSeek、字节豆包、ChatGLM、文心一言、讯飞星火、通义千问、360 智脑、腾讯混元等主流模型,统一 API 适配,可用于 key 管理与二次分发。单可执行文件,提供 Docke35K ★▲ 19.6/day
- 11teng-lin/notebooklm-pyPythonUnofficial Python API and agentic skill for Google NotebookLM. Full programmatic access to NotebookLM's features—including capabilities the web UI doesn't expos16K ★▲ 18.9/day
- 12ocornut/imguiC++Dear ImGui: Bloat-free Graphical User interface for C++ with minimal dependencies74K ★▲ 18.5/day
- 13fastapi/full-stack-fastapi-templateTypeScriptFull stack, modern web application template. Using FastAPI, React, SQLModel, PostgreSQL, Docker, GitHub Actions, automatic HTTPS and more.44K ★▲ 18.5/day
- 14chatanywhere/GPT_API_freeFree ChatGPT&DeepSeek API Key,免费ChatGPT&DeepSeek API。免费接入DeepSeek API和GPT4 API,支持 gpt | deepseek | claude | gemini | grok 等排名靠前的常用大模型。38K ★▲ 18.5/day
- 15EvoLinkAI/awesome-gpt-image-2-API-and-PromptsPythonGPT-Image-2 API and Prompts17K ★▲ 17.2/day
- 16pocketbase/pocketbaseGoOpen Source realtime backend in 1 file59K ★▲ 16.3/day
- 17conductor-oss/conductorJavaConductor is an event driven agentic workflow engine providing durable and highly resilient execution engine for applications and AI Agents32K ★▲ 16.3/day
- 18neovim/neovimVim ScriptVim-fork focused on extensibility and usability100K ★▲ 15.2/day
- 19meilisearch/meilisearchRustA lightning-fast search engine API bringing AI-powered hybrid search to your sites and applications.58K ★▲ 15.2/day
- 20payloadcms/payloadTypeScriptPayload is the open-source, fullstack Next.js framework, giving you instant backend superpowers. Get a full TypeScript backend and admin panel instantly. Use Pa43K ★▲ 14.1/day
- 21ccxt/ccxtPythonA cryptocurrency trading API with more than 100 exchanges in JavaScript / TypeScript / Python / C# / PHP / Go / Java 43K ★▲ 13.1/day
- 22mouredev/Hello-PythonPythonCurso para aprender el lenguaje de programación Python desde cero y para principiantes. 100 clases, 44 horas en vídeo, código, proyectos y grupo de chat. Fundam36K ★▲ 12/day
- 23refinedev/refineTypeScriptA React Framework for building internal tools, admin panels, dashboards & B2B apps with unmatched flexibility.35K ★▲ 12/day
- 24Evil0ctal/Douyin_TikTok_Download_APIPython🚀「Douyin_TikTok_Download_API」是一个开箱即用的高性能异步抖音、快手、TikTok、Bilibili数据爬取工具,支持API调用,在线批量解析及下载。18K ★▲ 12/day
- 25TanStack/queryTypeScript🤖 Powerful asynchronous state management, server-state utilities and data fetching for the web. TS/JS, React Query, Solid Query, Svelte Query and Vue Query.50K ★▲ 10.9/day
- 26LeCoupa/awesome-cheatsheetsJavaScript👩💻👨💻 Awesome cheatsheets for popular programming languages, frameworks and development tools. They include everything you should know in one single file.46K ★▲ 10.9/day
- 27goldbergyoni/nodebestpracticesDockerfile:white_check_mark: The Node.js best practices list (July 2024)105K ★▲ 9.8/day
- 28hoppscotch/hoppscotchTypeScriptOpen-Source API Development Ecosystem • https://hoppscotch.io • Offline, On-Prem & Cloud • Web, Desktop & CLI • Open-Source Alternative to Postman, Insomnia80K ★▲ 9.8/day
- 29appwrite/appwriteTypeScriptAppwrite® - complete cloud infrastructure for your web, mobile and AI apps. Including Auth, Databases, Storage, Functions, Messaging, Hosting, Realtime and more56K ★▲ 9.8/day
- 30GitHubDaily/GitHubDaily坚持分享 GitHub 上高质量、有趣实用的开源技术教程、开发者工具、编程网站、技术资讯。A list cool, interesting projects of GitHub.47K ★▲ 9.8/day
- 31directus/directusTypeScriptThe flexible backend for all your projects 🐰 Turn your DB into a headless CMS, admin panels, or apps with a custom UI, instant APIs, auth & more.36K ★▲ 9.8/day
- 32nestjs/nestTypeScriptA progressive Node.js framework for building efficient, scalable, and enterprise-grade server-side applications with TypeScript/JavaScript 🚀76K ★▲ 8.7/day
- 33strapi/strapiTypeScript🚀 Strapi is the leading open-source headless CMS. It’s 100% JavaScript/TypeScript, fully customizable, and developer-first.72K ★▲ 8.7/day
- 34expressjs/expressJavaScriptFast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for node.69K ★▲ 8.7/day
- 35mountain-loop/yaakTypeScriptThe most intuitive desktop API client. Organize and execute REST, GraphQL, WebSockets, Server Sent Events, and gRPC 🦬19K ★▲ 6.9/day
- 36vxcontrol/pentagiGoFully autonomous AI Agents system capable of performing complex penetration testing tasks18K ★▲ 6.9/day
- 37prettier/prettierJavaScriptPrettier is an opinionated code formatter.52K ★▲ 6.5/day
- 38DovAmir/awesome-design-patternsA curated list of software and architecture related design patterns.48K ★▲ 6.5/day
- 39gin-gonic/ginGoGin is a high-performance HTTP web framework written in Go. It provides a Martini-like API but with significantly better performance—up to 40 times faster—thank89K ★▲ 5.4/day
- 40trpc/trpcTypeScript🧙♀️ Move Fast and Break Nothing. End-to-end typesafe APIs made easy. 40K ★▲ 5.4/day