Chapter 3: Fetching and Using Data with Astro

In this third part of our Astro series, we’ll explore how to retrieve data in Astro. Data fetching is a fundamental aspect of web applications, as it allows for the creation of dynamic content—such as data coming from a content management system (CMS). It also caters for personalization, where applications retrieve user-specific information such as preferences or profile information.

In this series so far we’ve learned quite a few things about Astro, such as how its project structure works, how to create routes and components, and how to work with both static site generation and server-side rendering.

In this chapter, we’ll examine how Astro’s capabilities extend beyond rendering web content to efficiently ...

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