In our previous tutorial, we have explained how to create REST API with PHP & MySQL. In this tutorial, we will explain how to create REST API with Node.js, Express and MongoDB.
REST stands for “Representational State Transfer” which determines how API will behave. It is a set of rules that developers follow while creating API. The rules are related to the operations with data to create, read, update and delete etc.
In this tutorial you will learn how to create RESTful API with Node.js, Express and MongoDB.
Express is a Node.js framework that adds support for routing, middleware, view system etc. We will also use Mongoose, an ODM (Object Document Mapping) tool to interact with the MongoDB instances.