Building RESTful APIs with Node.js and Express

Learn how to build a RESTful Web API in Node.js using Express.js.

Introduction

• RESTful APIs with Node and Express
• What you should know

1. Setting Up

• Introduction to APIs and the libraries
• Introduction to Postman
• Install Node and Express
• Install Mongo
• Basic Babel setup

2. Initial Server Build

• RESTful APIs refresher
• Initial server setup
• Initial server files and folders
• Basic routing endpoints
• Basics of middleware and uses

3. Database Setup

• MongoDB basics refresher
• Database setup
• Schema setup

4. CRUD Operations

• Create POST endpoint
• Create all items GET endpoint
• Create specific ID GET endpoint
• Create PUT endpoint
• Create DELETE endpoint

5. Other API Options

• Static files serving
• Other potential libraries for API

Conclusion

• Next steps