Deploying Your Flask API to Vercel in Just 2 Minutes

Flask is a popular Python web framework for building web applications and APIs. Vercel is a cloud platform that allows you to deploy your web applications and APIs easily. In this tutorial, I will show you how to deploy your Flask API to Vercel in just 2 minutes.

Step 1: Create Your Flask API

The first step is to create your Flask API. You can do this by creating a new Python file and adding the following code:

from flask import Flask

app = Flask(__name__)

@app.route('/')
def hello():
    return 'Hello, World!'

if __name__ == '__main__':
    app.run()

Save this file as app.py in a new directory.

Step 2: Install the Vercel CLI

Next, you will need to install the Vercel CLI on your computer. You can do this by running the following command in your terminal:

npm install -g vercel

Step 3: Deploy Your Flask API to Vercel

Now, navigate to the directory where you saved your app.py file and run the following command in your terminal:

vercel

This will prompt you to sign in to your Vercel account. Once you have signed in, the Vercel CLI will deploy your Flask API to Vercel.

Step 4: Test Your Deployed Flask API

Once the deployment is complete, you can test your Flask API by navigating to the URL provided by Vercel in your web browser. You should see the message "Hello, World!" displayed on the page.

And that’s it! In just 2 minutes, you have successfully deployed your Flask API to Vercel. Feel free to customize your API and add more functionality as needed.