# Building a social app with Spin (1/4): Project Setup and first API

DevFeed: [Building a social app with Spin (1/4): Project Setup and first API](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/building-a-social-app-with-spin-1-4-project-setup-and-first-api-15177.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.fermyon.com/blog/building-a-social-app-with-spin-1>)

Author: Justin Pflueger

Published: 2023-01-19T23:41:37Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Fermyon - Experience the next wave of cloud computing.](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/fermyon-experience-the-next-wave-of-cloud-computing.md>)

Topics: [WebAssembly](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-assembly.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>)

Tags: [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [app](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/app.md>), [building](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/building.md>), [project](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/project.md>), [setup](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/setup.md>), [webassembly](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/webassembly.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial introducing the setup phase for building and shipping a social app with Spin and WebAssembly, including creation of the first API.

## Source excerpt

I'm Justin Pflueger - I'll be taking you through the process of creating and shipping an app using WebAssembly, step-by-step. I'll start with Project Setup and creating the first API.