The Coding Train API

A simple Express API for the Video Tutorials on the Coding Train.

Response Type: application/json

Endpoints:

All endpoints are relative to https://the-coding-train-api.vercel.app

• GET / : Details about the API and other endpoints
• GET /:videoplaylist{/:videoIndex} : Data about particular playlist (or video)
• GET /:videoplaylist/random : Data about a random video in a playlist

Actual Name	videoplalist Name
Coding Challenges	challenge
Coding in the Cabana	cabana
Code! Programming with p5.js	p5Tutorial
Git and Github for Poets	gitTutorial
Working with Data and APIs in JavaScript	dataapis
The Nature of Code	noc
Teachable Machine Tutorials	teachableMachine
Beginners Guide to Machine Learning	ml5
Discord Bot	discord
Guest Tutorials	guest

• GET /challenge/randomContribution : Random Contribution for a Coding Challenge
• GET /cabana/randomContribution : Random Contribution for a Coding in the Cabana Video
• GET /ml5/randomContribution : Random Community Contribution in Machine Learning with ml5.js
• GET /noc/randomContribution : Random Contribution based on The Nature of Code videos

Example Testing Routes

Open these links in the browser

• /challenge/random : Get details about a Random Coding Challenge Video
• /discord : Get details about the Discord Bot Tutorial Series
• /challenge/randomContribution : Get a random Community Contribution on a Coding Challenge Video
• /cabana/randomContribution : Get a random Community Contribution on a Coding in the Cabana Video

Usage

Here is an p5.js Web Editor Sketch which uses the API The Coding Train API Example

Contribution

If any issue (eg. wrong response, etc) is found, please feel free to create a new github issue.

You can also contribute to the project by opening a pull request.

To test this API locally on your computer,

• Clone this repo git clone https://github.com/dipamsen/The-Coding-Train-API.git
• Run npm start on the Terminal in the Project Directory
• Open localhost:4333 in the browser to use the API.

(Go to localhost:4333/challenge/randomContribution for a random contribution)

License

MIT