# Set up a no-code backend

The backend is the server, tool, or platform that contains the data or provides the functionalities for your app, with which you create API requests to connect to your app.

These backends tools varies in functionalities and scalability limits. 

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For API beginners, we recommend using **Airtable** or **Google Sheet** to learn how to connect requests. **Airtable** is also a good tool for quickly setting up a backend for a functional MVP. 

If you plan to build apps with more complex functionalities or the ability to scale in the future, we recommend a more advanced backend like **Xano**, **Bubble**, or **Backendless**. These require higher level of knowledge in backend logic and API.

**👇 Check out this video to get an overview of no-code backends** 

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## See tutorials for each backend

{% content-ref url="browse-by-backend/airtable" %}
[airtable](https://docs.bravostudio.app/connect-api/browse-by-backend/airtable)
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{% content-ref url="browse-by-backend/xano" %}
[xano](https://docs.bravostudio.app/connect-api/browse-by-backend/xano)
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{% content-ref url="browse-by-backend/backendless" %}
[backendless](https://docs.bravostudio.app/connect-api/browse-by-backend/backendless)
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{% content-ref url="browse-by-backend/bubble" %}
[bubble](https://docs.bravostudio.app/connect-api/browse-by-backend/bubble)
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{% content-ref url="browse-by-backend/notion" %}
[notion](https://docs.bravostudio.app/connect-api/browse-by-backend/notion)
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