API Setup

This is a initializing starting point for making an API.

Example Model

Column Name	Data Type	Notes
_id	ObjectId	Made by MongoDB
name	String	Optional in this case
completed	Boolean	true or false
__v	Number	Made by Mongoose

Examples - Default Routes

Method	Path	Location	Purpose
GET	/	app.js	Welcome to API
GET	/examples	example.js	Get all examples
GET	/examples/:id	example.js	Get one example
POST	/examples	example.js	Create an example
PUT	/examples/:id	example.js	Update an example
DELETE	/examples/:id	example.js	Delete an example

Examples - Detailed Info

Detailed info for serialized examples

• Get all examples : GET /examples
• Get one example : GET /examples/:id
• Create a capsule : POST /examples
• Update a capsule : PUT /examples/:id
• Delete a capsule : DELETE /examples/:id

Users

Column Name	Data Type	Notes
id	ObjectId	Made by MongoDB
name	String	required
email	String	required
password	String	required (hash)
date	Date	Set default date
__v	Number	Made by Mongoose

Users - Default Routes

Method	Path	Location	Purpose
GET	/users/test	user.js	Test route for users, no user returned
POST	/users/register	user.js	Create a new user and add to DB
POST	/users/login	user.js	Logs user in via credentials, returns user
GET	/users/profile	user.js	Protected route, need token to access

Users - Detailed Info

Detailed info for serialized examples

• Test user routes : GET /users/test
• Create a user : POST /users/signup
• Login a user : POST /users/login
• Return user data (must login beforehand and use token) : GET /users/profile

How to Use the Spotify API

• Install axios

npm install axios