p {
font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
font-size: 18px;
line-height: 1.5;
}
h1 {
font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
font-size: 24px;
}

Building a Dynamic Movie Landing Page with Next.js, Tailwind CSS, and API Integration

Next.js is a popular React framework for building server-side rendering and static web applications. Tailwind CSS is a utility-first CSS framework that makes it easy to create beautiful designs without writing custom CSS. Integrating APIs allows developers to fetch data from an external source, such as a movie database, and display it on the website.

Getting Started

First, make sure you have Node.js installed on your machine. Then, you can create a new Next.js project by running the following commands in your terminal:

    
      npx create-next-app movie-landing-page
      cd movie-landing-page
      npm install tailwindcss
    
  

Integrating Tailwind CSS

Next, you’ll need to add Tailwind CSS to your project. This can be done by creating a new file called tailwind.css in the root of your project and adding the following code:

    
      @import 'tailwindcss/base';
      @import 'tailwindcss/components';
      @import 'tailwindcss/utilities';
    
  

To enable these styles in your Next.js project, you’ll need to modify the _app.js file by adding the following code:

    
      import 'tailwindcss/tailwind.css'
    
  

Fetching Data from an API

Now that your project is set up with Next.js and Tailwind CSS, you can integrate an API to fetch movie data. There are many movie databases with APIs available, such as The Movie Database (TMDb) or IMDb. Once you have obtained an API key, you can use the fetch function to retrieve the data and display it on your landing page. Here’s an example of how you might do this:

    
      const apiKey = 'YOUR_API_KEY';
      const res = await fetch(`https://api.themoviedb.org/3/movie/popular?api_key=${apiKey}`);
      const data = await res.json();
      // Display the data on your landing page
    
  

Building the Landing Page

With the movie data fetched from the API, you can use Next.js to create dynamic pages for each movie. You can use the getStaticProps function to pre-render the movie pages at build time, and the getStaticPaths function to specify which movie pages to render. Here’s an example of how you might use these functions:

    
      export async function getStaticProps({ params }) {
        const movieId = params.id;
        const res = await fetch(`https://api.themoviedb.org/3/movie/${movieId}?api_key=${apiKey}`);
        const movieData = await res.json();
        return {
          props: {
            movieData
          }
        };
      }
    
  

Conclusion

By combining Next.js, Tailwind CSS, and API integration, you can create a dynamic movie landing page that fetches and displays movie data from an external source. This allows you to build a responsive and visually appealing website that provides users with up-to-date information about their favorite movies. We hope this article has provided you with a solid foundation for building your own dynamic movie landing page!