Name: Xano AI-Powered Backend Challenge
Start: 2025-11-26T08:00:00.000Z
End: 2025-12-15T07:59:00.000Z

Question 1

What are the key dates?

Accepted Answer

Contest start: November 26, 2025; Submissions due: December 14, 2025 at 23:59 PT; Winners announced: December 23, 2025.

Question 2

Who can participate?

Accepted Answer

Anyone 18+ worldwide with a DEV account; teams of up to four people are allowed.

Question 3

What are the prompts?

Accepted Answer

Full-Stack, AI-First Application (end-to-end app using AI-generated backend refined in Xano) and Production-Ready Public API (documented, secure API for third-party use).

Question 4

What are the prizes?

Accepted Answer

Each prompt winner receives a $1,500 USD gift card (or equivalent), DEV++ membership, and an exclusive DEV winner badge; all valid entries get a completion badge.

Question 5

Can I submit multiple entries?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You may submit to both prompts and publish multiple posts per prompt, but each submission must be a separate DEV post.

Xano AI-Powered Backend Challenge

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