Building a REST API with Express

Course details

What you'll learn

• 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

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.

Why are you waiting to expand your skills into a world of data, commerce and communication? Sign up for this course today!
"Thou has no speculation in those eyes which thou dost glare ; - MacBeth

In rough order, we will cover the following:

• Understand what a REST API is
• Review the finished product
• Understand the key tools we'll be using (Express, Babel, etc.)
• Understand fundamental REST terms (GET, POST, etc.)
• Build the application
• Scaffold Node environment
• Configure Express
• Create GET routes
• Create POST routes

Updated on 03 November, 2021