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title: LoopBack 4
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keywords: LoopBack 4
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summary: LoopBack is a platform for building APIs and microservices in Node.js
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{% include important.html content="LoopBack 4 GA (General Availability) has been released in
October 2018, read more in the
[announcement post](http://strongloop.com/strongblog/loopback-4-ga)
" %}

{% include see-also.html title="GitHub Repo" content=' LoopBack 4 framework code
is being developed in one "mono-repository",
[loopback-next](https://github.com/strongloop/loopback-next), rather than
multiple repos, as in v3. However, examples and externally-developed components
will be in separate repositories.
'%}

## Built for API developers

- Define your API endpoints and schemas using the
  [OpenAPI](https://www.openapis.org/) standard.
- Write your endpoints in modern JavaScript using ES2017, `async` / `await`,
  modules.
- Use your defined endpoints and schemas as the source of truth without
  generating code.

## Built for teams

- Review changes to API endpoints without digging through JavaScript.
- Maintain consistency by automating the validation of your endpoints and
  schemas.
- First class support for [TypeScript](https://www.typescriptlang.org) (strongly
  typed JavaScript).

## Built for your platform

- Use LoopBack as a starting point for your own framework or platform.
- Build libraries of reusable components in a standardized way.
- Integrate with databases, web services, and other platforms using connectors.
