How to Build a CRUD API - Node, Express, MongoDB (2024)

Follow these steps to build your own CRUD application:

Step 2: **Installing Dependencies**: Install the necessary dependencies for your project using npm. You'll need `express` for the web server, `mongoose` for MongoDB object modeling, and any additional packages you might need for your application.

Step 3: **Setting Up MongoDB**: Start MongoDB on your local machine or set up a cloud-hosted MongoDB database. Create a new database and collection for your CRUD application.

Step 4: **Creating Models**: Define Mongoose models for your MongoDB collections. Each model represents a schema for your data and provides methods for interacting with the database.

Step 6: **Implementing Controllers**: Write controller functions to handle requests from your routes. These functions will interact with your MongoDB database using Mongoose methods.

Step 7: **Building Views (Optional)**: Depending on your application requirements, you may need to build views for interacting with your CRUD application. You can use HTML, CSS, and frontend frameworks like React or Angular for this purpose.

Step 8: **Testing Your Application**: Test your CRUD application by making requests to your API endpoints using tools like Postman or by interacting with the frontend interface you've built.

Step 9: **Deploying Your Application (Optional)**: Once your CRUD application is complete, you can deploy it to a hosting service like Heroku, AWS, or Azure for public access.

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