Server functions
Deploy PocketBase hooks for server-side logic in your app.
Server functions are PocketBase hooks — JavaScript files that run on the backend when records change, on schedules, or via custom routes.
What hooks can do
- Validate or transform data before save
- Send emails or notifications
- Call external APIs securely
- Proxy V2 Cloud AI requests (recommended pattern)
- Enforce business rules server-side
Creating hooks
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Or manage hooks in V2 Cloud → Server Functions:
- List deployed hooks
- Deploy new hook files
- Delete outdated hooks
V2 Cloud AI via hooks
For production apps, call V2 Cloud AI from hooks instead of exposing keys in the client:
This keeps inference billing on your project owner's account while hiding implementation details.
Security
Hooks run with admin context on your PocketBase instance. Never hard-code secrets in hook source — use Secrets and inject at deploy time.