Day 57 of #100DayOfCode — Understanding Server Actions vs API Routes & MongoDB in Next.js

API routing in Next.js enables developers to create backend endpoints directly within their applications, allowing for request handling, data processing, and API exposure. However, as apps become more complex, especially with UI interactions like form submissions, API routes can become repetitive and cluttered. That's where Server Actions offer a streamlined solution by enabling server-side logic execution directly from components, removing the need for a separate API layer. This keeps your code simpler and easier to maintain by placing logic closer to its usage. Today, for Day 57, the goal was to understand what server actions is and how we can connect to MongoDB using both API routing and server actions What Are Server Actions in Next.js? Server Actions are a new feature in Next.js that allow you to run server-side code directly from your components without creating a separate API endpoint. They are defined using the "use server" directive and are typically used inside React Server C