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Is decoupled Drupal still a thing?

A few years ago, decoupled or headless Drupal - where Drupal is used as an API with a separate front-end - was very popular with some large Drupal agencies and clients using it.

I gave a conference talk about how to use Drupal as a backend application for a Vue.js frontend.

Recently, though, I haven't heard much about it.

Some previous advocates have moved back to the more traditional approach.

Interestingly, though, I did hear quite a bit about it at DrupalCon and about Drupal and Next.js in particular.

I want to try using Drupal with Astro in the future and see what the landscape is like now.

What about you?

Do you use Drupal in a decoupled or headless way? If so, what do you use for the frontend?

If not, or if you've moved back to a more traditional approach, why?

Reply and let me know.

- Oliver

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I'm an certified Drupal Triple Expert with 18 years of experience, a Drupal core contributor, public speaker, live streamer, and host of the Beyond Blocks podcast.