How I Built a Web App in 3 Minutes with Bolt and API market—No Coding Required!

Hey everyone! I wanted to share a cool discovery I made recently that might help you build your next project faster than ever. Using Bolt (a platform for building apps with AI) and APIs from API.market (a marketplace for APIs), I was able to create a functional web app in just three minutes—without writing a single line of code!

I came across a tutorial by Aakash Gupta and Eric Simons where they showed how to use Bolt to build apps quickly. Curious, I decided to try it out myself, pairing it with APIs from API.market to make things even simpler. Spoiler: it worked like a charm!

Here’s how I did it:

Step 1: Pick an App Idea
I started by deciding what I wanted to build. I went with a simple tool that scrapes articles from web pages and displays them in a clean format (Reader Mode).

Step 2: Find an API
Next, I headed to API.market and picked the Pipfeed Scraping API, which looked perfect for pulling article data.

Step 3: Prompt Bolt
Then, I opened Bolt and used its AI feature. I told it: "Create an app to parse and show a clean article using this API," and pasted the API docs from API.market along with my API key.

Step 4: Hit Go
Finally, I clicked "go," and in just three minutes, my app was up and running!

The result? A working app that takes a URL, scrapes the article using the Pipfeed API, and shows the clean text—all without me coding a single line. The best part? You don’t need to be a developer to do this. If you can write a basic prompt, you’re good to go.

Whether you’re an indie hacker, an API developer, or just someone who loves tinkering with ideas, this combo is a game-changer for rapid prototyping. It’s perfect for side projects or testing concepts fast. Want to see it in action? Check out the tutorial here -> https://youtu.be/0DGXGws_ti8?si=VV0sIdid_8caK7wy

Give it a shot yourself with Bolt and API.market—I’d love to hear what you build! Drop your thoughts or questions in the comments below. Happy building!