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Building a Production REST API with Node.js
Step-by-step guide to building a production-ready REST API using Node.js, Express, and best practices.
Apr 24, 20267 min read7,200 views960 words
Building a REST API
Let's build a production-ready REST API.
JS
| 1 | import express from 'express'; |
| 2 | const app = express(); |
| 3 | |
| 4 | app.get('/api/posts', async (req, res) => { |
| 5 | const posts = await getPosts(); |
| 6 | res.json({ data: posts }); |
| 7 | }); |
| 8 | |
| 9 | app.listen(3000); |
Error Handling
- 1.Always use try/catch
- 2.Return consistent error shapes
- 3.Log errors server-side