Build a REST API with Node JS and Express | CRUD API Tutorial

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There’s a high chance you came across the term REST API if you’ve thought about getting data from a source on the internet, such as Facebook or Github. But what is a REST API? And more importantly, how can you build one. There are some more often used terms and technologies when building APIs such as Express, Node, Postman, and a CRUD API.
I'm here to show you how all of that works in practice so that you can build your own APIs. Let's dive right in!
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Please help. Why is bodyParser automatically struck out when I type it in in Line 7 and the message says "bodyparser is deprecated."?????

[@bhaveshchaudhari693]

​@@LindaLinda-ls2fd after version 4.16.0 bodyParser is deprecated and you can use express.json() instead of bodyParser.json() now... this is the official statement "The express.json() and express.urlencoded() middleware have been added to provide request body parsing support out-of-the-box. This uses the expressjs/body-parser module underneath, so apps that are currently requiring the module separately can switch to the built-in parsers."

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Hello Adrian, Nice to meet you. Thanks for making an amazing youtube series. I am completely stuck on something in one of your videos. router.get("/", (req, res) => { console.log(users); //In the video you get this output in the browser, I get it in the vs code. res.send("Hello"); //I get this in the browser. }); No idea why. Your input would be very much appreciated. Thanks. kzbin.info/www/bejne/omm6gYqBbtKGa68

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@@DmitriyMalayevProfile i know same dude wtf...like browser just doesnt read the JSON no matter what. and in console when you type JSON is says {Symbol(Symbol.toStringtag): 'JSON', parse: f,stringify: f} someting like that, which a google search takes you nowhere....

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I only got the "Hello" response, but not the objects and I don't know why

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MERN Stack coming soon! :)

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Coming soon! 👌

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