Your Next.js App Makes the Same Database Query 5 Times Per Page Load

Most Next.js apps unknowingly run the same database query across multiple components and API routes. Nobody notices because each request returns 200 OK. Here's how to find and fix them.

Brakit/March 22, 2026/6 min read

Introducing Brakit: See What Your API Actually Does

Your endpoint returns 200. But do you know how many database queries ran behind it? Brakit is an open source dev tool that captures every request, query, and fetch your API makes, grouped by what the user actually did.

Brakit/March 18, 2026/4 min read