diff --git a/docs/docs/api-proxy.md b/docs/docs/api-proxy.md
index 6624ade548132..7d1517b7faa58 100644
--- a/docs/docs/api-proxy.md
+++ b/docs/docs/api-proxy.md
@@ -23,6 +23,23 @@ module.exports = {
 }
 ```
 
+or:
+
+```js:title=gatsby-config.js
+module.exports = {
+  proxy: [
+    {
+      prefix: "/api",
+      url: "http://dev-mysite.com",
+    },
+    {
+      prefix: "/api2",
+      url: "http://dev2-mysite.com",
+    },
+  ],
+}
+```
+
 This way, when you `fetch('/api/todos')` in development, the development server
 will recognize that it’s not a static asset, and will proxy your request to
 `http://dev-mysite.com/api/todos` as a fallback.
diff --git a/packages/gatsby/src/commands/develop.ts b/packages/gatsby/src/commands/develop.ts
index 9b0aba1d9aac3..9204ff82881c3 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/src/commands/develop.ts
+++ b/packages/gatsby/src/commands/develop.ts
@@ -285,34 +285,35 @@ async function startServer(program: IProgram): Promise<IServer> {
   // Set up API proxy.
   const { proxy } = store.getState().config
   if (proxy) {
-    const { prefix, url } = proxy
-    app.use(`${prefix}/*`, (req, res) => {
-      const proxiedUrl = url + req.originalUrl
-      const {
-        // remove `host` from copied headers
-        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
-        headers: { host, ...headers },
-        method,
-      } = req
-      req
-        .pipe(
-          got
-            .stream(proxiedUrl, { headers, method, decompress: false })
-            .on(`response`, response =>
-              res.writeHead(response.statusCode || 200, response.headers)
-            )
-            .on(`error`, (err, _, response) => {
-              if (response) {
-                res.writeHead(response.statusCode || 400, response.headers)
-              } else {
-                const message = `Error when trying to proxy request "${req.originalUrl}" to "${proxiedUrl}"`
-
-                report.error(message, err)
-                res.sendStatus(500)
-              }
-            })
-        )
-        .pipe(res)
+    proxy.forEach(({ prefix, url }) => {
+      app.use(`${prefix}/*`, (req, res) => {
+        const proxiedUrl = url + req.originalUrl
+        const {
+          // remove `host` from copied headers
+          // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+          headers: { host, ...headers },
+          method,
+        } = req
+        req
+          .pipe(
+            got
+              .stream(proxiedUrl, { headers, method, decompress: false })
+              .on(`response`, response =>
+                res.writeHead(response.statusCode || 200, response.headers)
+              )
+              .on(`error`, (err, _, response) => {
+                if (response) {
+                  res.writeHead(response.statusCode || 400, response.headers)
+                } else {
+                  const message = `Error when trying to proxy request "${req.originalUrl}" to "${proxiedUrl}"`
+
+                  report.error(message, err)
+                  res.sendStatus(500)
+                }
+              })
+          )
+          .pipe(res)
+      })
     })
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/gatsby/src/joi-schemas/joi.js b/packages/gatsby/src/joi-schemas/joi.js
index 85bbb73cfa0e9..d211184251ee8 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/src/joi-schemas/joi.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby/src/joi-schemas/joi.js
@@ -34,10 +34,14 @@ export const gatsbyConfigSchema = Joi.object()
     }).unknown(),
     mapping: Joi.object(),
     plugins: Joi.array(),
-    proxy: Joi.object().keys({
-      prefix: Joi.string().required(),
-      url: Joi.string().required(),
-    }),
+    proxy: Joi.array()
+      .items(
+        Joi.object().keys({
+          prefix: Joi.string().required(),
+          url: Joi.string().required(),
+        })
+      )
+      .single(),
     developMiddleware: Joi.func(),
   })
   // throws when both assetPrefix and pathPrefix are defined