# Enhance Your Hugo JSON API Using Custom Output Formats and Netlify Redirects

**URL:** <https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/enhance-your-hugo-json-api-using-custom-output-formats-and-netlify-redirects/12138>\
**Category:** tips & tricks\
**Created:** [May 25, 2018, 5:33pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/enhance-your-hugo-json-api-using-custom-output-formats-and-netlify-redirects/12138 "2018-05-25T17:33:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![regis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/regis/32/4958_2.png) [@regis](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/regis)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 5:33pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/enhance-your-hugo-json-api-using-custom-output-formats-and-netlify-redirects/12138/1 "2018-05-25T17:33:58Z")

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Hi guys,

Since the [Build a JSON API With Hugo](https://forestry.io/blog/build-a-json-api-with-hugo/) was well received I decided to write a follow-up with the guys from Forestry.

> **[Enhance Your Hugo JSON API Using Custom Output Formats and Netlify Redirects](https://forestry.io/blog/hugo-json-api-part-2/)**
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> Hugo makes it super easy to build simple APIs with its built-in output formats. In my previous article, we built a fully functional JSON API. Today we’re going to extend the capabilities of this API and improve the user experience with better...

It adds some additional features: using Custom Output Formats we add filtering by taxonomies and custom endpoints. With the help of Netlify and Custom Media Types we also swiftly create auto-generated modern API URLs.

Special thanks go to @dwalkr for his awesome editing skills.

Let me know what you think.