componentDidMount is the right place to call for an API. if you are interested in server-side rendering would recommend this post https://blog.tableflip.io/serv

componentDidMount is the right place to call for an API. if you are interested in server-side rendering would recommend this post https://blog.tableflip.io/server-side-rendering-with-react-and-redux/ https://blog.tableflip.io/server-side-rendering-with-react-a... yes we use redux and strongly follows its design pattern.