Notes API

API to save user notes, implementing JWT for auth and MongoDB as database.

Run Locally

1. Install both:

   • Go 1.15+
   • MongoDB

   You will need to have MongoDB running on port 27017.

2. Clone the project:

   git clone https://github.com/AloisCRR/jwt-api-notes.git

3. Go to the project directory:

   cd jwt-api-notes

4. Install dependencies:

   go mod tidy

5. Start the server:

   go run main.go

   REST API will run in http://localhost:8080.

API Reference

Note

Signup or register

POST /signup

Body	Type	Description
email	string	Required. User email address
password	string	Required. Account password

Response	Type	Description
message	string	API message
status	number	HTTP status code
token	string	Auth token to access protected routes

Sign in or login

POST /login

Body	Type	Description
email	string	Required. User email address
password	string	Required. Account password

Response	Type	Description
message	string	API message
status	number	HTTP status code
token	Bearer token	Auth token to access protected routes

Note creation

POST /notes

Headers	Type	Description
Authentication	Bearer token	Required. Jwt given on sign in or sign up

Body	Type	Description
title	string	Required. Note title
content	string	Note content

Response	Type	Description
message	string	API message
status	number	HTTP status code

Get all notes

GET /notes

Headers	Type	Description
Authentication	Bearer token	Required. Jwt given on sign in or sign up

Response	Type	Description
data	Note[]	API message
message	string	API message
status	number	HTTP status code

Note update

PUT /notes/${id}

Parameter	Type	Description
id	string	Required. Note ID

Headers	Type	Description
Authentication	Bearer token	Required. Jwt given on sign in or sign up

Response	Type	Description
message	string	API message
status	number	HTTP status code

Get single note

GET /notes/${id}

Parameter	Type	Description
id	string	Required. Note ID

Headers	Type	Description
Authentication	Bearer token	Required. Jwt given on sign in or sign up

Response	Type	Description
data	Note	API message
message	string	API message
status	number	HTTP status code

Delete note

DELETE /notes/${id}

Parameter	Type	Description
id	string	Required. Note ID

Headers	Type	Description
Authentication	Bearer token	Required. Jwt given on sign in or sign up

Response	Type	Description
message	string	API message
status	number	HTTP status code

Screenshots

No token provided

Basic input validation

Sign up or register

Sign in or login

Note creation

All notes

Note update

Get single note

Delete note

Tech Stack

Name	Description
MongoDB	Database
Gin	HTTP Server
jwt-go	Library to generate, parse, validate and more JWTs
validator	Input validation
Bcrypt	Algorithm used to hash passwords.

Roadmap

• App functionality
• Testing
• Hosting, domain, etc.
• CI/CD