RESTful API Example — with Node and Express

Set up your environment

I won’t go into detail explaining what each thing does, but you a simple Google search will tell you.

My server.js file:

The “hard” part

Let’s deal with a GET api request (gives data back to the client):

Let’s deal with a POST api request (lets the client save new data):

Let’s deal with a PUT api request (lets the client modify data):

Let’s deal with a DELETE api request (lets the client… hum.. DELETE data):

Noticed that .delete does not accept an object, rather, it accepts parameters which you can access through:

req.paramas.passedId

… passed from the URL:

'/api/delete/:passedId'

Betrayed

I feel like I betrayed you… this was too simple.

I. AM. SO. SORRY.