diff --git a/src/hooks/apiRequest.ts b/src/hooks/apiRequest.ts
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+type Method = 'GET' | 'POST' | 'PUT' | 'DELETE';
+
+const API_BASE_URL = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL;
+
+const DEFAULT_OPTIONS: ApiOptions = {
+  method: 'GET',
+  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+  credentials: 'include',
+};
+
+/**
+ * Options for configuring an API request.
+ *
+ * @property {Method} [method] - The HTTP method to use for the request (e.g.,
+ * 'GET', 'POST', 'PUT', 'DELETE').
+ * @property {Record<string, unknown>} [body] - The request body to send with
+ * the request (e.g., JSON data).
+ * @property {Record<string, string>} headers - Headers to include in the
+ * request (e.g., 'Content-Type', 'Authorization').
+ * @property {RequestCredentials} [credentials] - The credentials policy for
+ * the request (e.g., 'include', 'same-origin', 'omit').
+ */
+export interface ApiOptions {
+  method: Method;
+  body?: Record<string, unknown>;
+  headers: Record<string, string>;
+  credentials?: RequestCredentials;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Makes an API request to the specified URL with the given options.
+ *
+ * @param {string} url - The endpoint to call, relative to `API_BASE_URL`.
+ * @param {ApiOptions} [options=defaultOptions] - The options to use for the
+ * request.
+ * @returns {Promise<T>} A promise that resolves to the response data as a
+ * generic type `T`.
+ * @throws {Error} Throws an error if the network response is not OK or if the
+ * request fails. The error contains the response body as a JSON string.
+ * @example
+ * const options: ApiOptions = {
+ *   method: 'POST',
+ * };
+ *
+ * const response = await apiRequest('/test-endpoint', options);
+ **/
+export const apiRequest = async <T>(
+  url: string,
+  options: ApiOptions = DEFAULT_OPTIONS
+): Promise<T> => {
+  const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}${url}`, {
+    ...(options as RequestInit),
+    body: options.body && JSON.stringify(options.body),
+  });
+
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    const errorResponse = await response.json();
+    throw new Error(JSON.stringify(errorResponse));
+  }
+
+  return response.json();
+};
diff --git a/tests/app/hooks/apiRequest.test.tsx b/tests/app/hooks/apiRequest.test.tsx
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+import { ApiOptions, apiRequest } from '../../../src/hooks/apiRequest';
+
+global.fetch = jest.fn();
+
+describe('apiRequest', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('should use default options for a basic GET request', async () => {
+    const mockResponse = { data: 'test data' };
+    (global.fetch as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      ok: true,
+      json: jest.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse),
+    });
+
+    const response = await apiRequest('/test-endpoint');
+
+    const fetchCalls = (global.fetch as jest.Mock).mock.calls;
+
+    expect(fetchCalls[0][0]).toBe(
+      `${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL}/test-endpoint`
+    );
+    expect(fetchCalls[0][1]).toMatchObject({
+      method: 'GET',
+      credentials: 'include',
+    });
+    expect(response).toEqual(mockResponse);
+  });
+
+  it('should override default options with custom options', async () => {
+    const mockResponse = { data: 'custom data' };
+    (global.fetch as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      ok: true,
+      json: jest.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse),
+    });
+
+    const customOptions: ApiOptions = {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: {
+        Authorization: 'Bearer token',
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+      },
+      body: { name: 'test' },
+      credentials: 'include',
+    };
+
+    await apiRequest('/test-endpoint', customOptions);
+
+    const fetchCalls = (global.fetch as jest.Mock).mock.calls;
+
+    expect(fetchCalls[0][1]).toMatchObject({
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: {
+        Authorization: 'Bearer token',
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+      },
+      credentials: 'include',
+      body: JSON.stringify({ name: 'test' }),
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should make a successful POST request and return the correct response', async () => {
+    const mockResponse = { message: 'Success' };
+    const requestBody = { email: 'test@example.com', password: 'password123' };
+
+    (global.fetch as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      ok: true,
+      json: jest.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse),
+    });
+
+    const options: ApiOptions = {
+      method: 'POST',
+      body: requestBody,
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+    };
+
+    const response = await apiRequest('/register', options);
+
+    expect(response).toEqual(mockResponse);
+
+    const fetchCalls = (global.fetch as jest.Mock).mock.calls;
+
+    expect(fetchCalls[0][1]).toMatchObject({
+      method: 'POST',
+      body: JSON.stringify(requestBody),
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should throw an error for non-OK responses', async () => {
+    const errorResponse = { message: 'Error occurred' };
+
+    (global.fetch as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      ok: false,
+      status: 400,
+      json: jest.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce(errorResponse),
+    });
+
+    await expect(apiRequest('/error-endpoint')).rejects.toThrow(
+      JSON.stringify(errorResponse)
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should handle network errors gracefully', async () => {
+    (global.fetch as jest.Mock).mockRejectedValueOnce(
+      new Error('Network error')
+    );
+
+    await expect(apiRequest('/test-endpoint')).rejects.toThrow('Network error');
+  });
+});