> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.zerve.ai/guide/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.zerve.ai/guide/canvas-view/layers-overview/deployment.md).

# Deployment

API builder allows developers to define endpoints, map data structures, set up authentication and authorization mechanisms, and generate documentation for their APIs.

Zerve enables the process of creating, customizing, and managing APIs for streamlining the development of APIs, making it quicker and more accessible for developers to expose the functionality and data of their applications to other systems, services, or developers.