May 20, 2021 WeChat Mini Program Development Document
Developers can use the cloud to develop WeChat small programs and games, without having to build servers, you can use cloud capabilities.
Cloud development provides developers with complete native cloud support and WeChat service support, weakens back-end and operations concepts, eliminates the need to build servers, uses the platform-provided APIs for core business development, and enables fast online and iteration, while this capability is compatible with the cloud services already used by developers and is not mutually exclusive.
Cloud development provides several basic capabilities to support:
| Ability | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud function | There is no need to build your own server | Code running in the cloud, WeChat private protocol natural rights, developers only need to write their own business logic code |
| Database | There is no need to build your own database | A JSON database that can be read and written in a cloud function, both on the front end of a small program |
| Store | No self-built storage and CDNs are required | Upload/download cloud files directly at the front of the small program and visually manage them in the cloud development console |
| Cloud calls | Native WeChat service integration | The ability to open interfaces using small programs based on cloud function exemption, including the ability to invoke on the service side and obtain open data |