softmuneeb / express-api

A simple REST API in Node.js

Express API

Creating a REST API using Node.js.

API Endpoints

Methods	Urls	Description
GET	api/employees	Get all employees
GET	api/employees/id	Get a specific employee
POST	api/employees	Create a new employee
PUT	api/employees/id	Update an existing employee
DELETE	api/employees/id	Delete an existing employee

Quick Start

Clone the repo.

https://github.com/zagaris/express-api.git
cd express-api

Create the .env file.

DB_URL = localhost/my-employees
TEST_DB_URL = localhost/test-my-employees
PORT = 5000

Install the dependencies.

npm install

To start the express server, run the following.

npm run dev

For more details check Build a Restful CRUD API with Node.js.