Building a REST API with Express
Take the power of information into your own hands by building a REST API that you can use for business or for fun!
Updated on Apr, 2024
Language - English
Development,Web Development,Javascript
Lectures -15
Resources -1
Duration -1.5 hours
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Course Description
Have you ever thought about what goes on behind the scenes when you
Buy a product
Check the weather
or use a messenger service?
None of these would be possible without APIs - Application Programming Interfaces.
In this course, we'll build an API with Node and Express that is perfect for an eCommerce application like a store.
You'll learn tons of useful skills, valuable to any freelancer, front end developer, back end developer or full stack developer:
Set up Node and Express
Install and configure MongoDB
Examine MongoDB records
Update MongoDB records with Node
Create a REST API with Node and Express
Search for records in a MongoDB database
Find and modify specific entries in a MongoDB database
Decode and intepret POST requests
Make POST requests using Node
Document a REST API
There really is a huge amount of value packed into this course! It is amazing the sheer volume of practical skills we are able to cover in such a short time.
Goals
What will you learn in this course:
- Set up Node and Express
- Install and configure MongoDB
- Examine MongoDB records
- Update MongoDB records with Node
- Create a REST API with Node and Express
- Search for records in a MongoDB database
- Find and modify specific entries in a MongoDB database
- Decode and intepret POST requests
- Make POST requests using Node
- Document a REST API
Prerequisites
What are the prerequisites for this course?
- Basic JavaScript
- Basic Node
Curriculum
Check out the detailed breakdown of what’s inside the course
Understanding REST APIs
3 Lectures
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Introduction to REST / Roadmap
02:06
02:06
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Understanding REST APIs
05:17
05:17
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Understanding the Tools We Will Use
04:16
04:16
Scaffolding the Application
3 Lectures
Requesting and Sending Data using a REST API
5 Lectures
Validating Requests and Modifying the Database in a REST API
3 Lectures
Downloadable Resources
1 Lectures
Instructor Details
Daniel Stern
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