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A design approach where a backend service is built specifically for one user interface. It helps a front-end application get exactly the data it needs from a dedicated back-end through a tailored API.

First released 2015
Developed by SoundCloud

Interesting facts

The BFF pattern is commonly used when mobile and web apps require different data formats from the same system.

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