✨ api

app.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import os
-from flask import Flask, render_template, abort
+from flask import Flask, render_template, abort, jsonify, request
 from comics_data import COMICS
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
@@ -59,9 +59,28 @@ def about():
     return render_template('about.html', title='About')
 
 
+@app.route('/api/comics')
+def api_comics():
+    """API endpoint - returns all comics as JSON"""
+    return jsonify(COMICS)
+
+
+@app.route('/api/comics/<int:comic_id>')
+def api_comic(comic_id):
+    """API endpoint - returns a specific comic as JSON"""
+    comic = get_comic_by_number(comic_id)
+    if not comic:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Comic not found'}), 404
+    return jsonify(comic)
+
+
 @app.errorhandler(404)
 def page_not_found(e):
     """404 error handler"""
+    # Return JSON for API requests
+    if request.path.startswith('/api/'):
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Not found'}), 404
+    # Return HTML for regular pages
     return render_template('404.html', title='Page Not Found'), 404