Backend Routes

Backend Routes

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HTML

• GET / - StaticPagesController#root

API Endpoints

users

• GET /api/users - returns the users information
• POST /api/users - sign up the user

session

• GET /api/session - checks if there is a user logged in
• POST /api/session - log in the user
• DELETE /api/session - log out the user

questions

• GET /api/questions - returns the questions
• GET /api/questions/:id - returns the specified question and all related answers and all related comments and votes
• POST /api/questions - creates the question
• PATCH /api/questions/:id - edit the question
• DELETE /api/questions/:id - delete the question

answers

• GET /api/answers - returns the answers (for specified user)
• POST /api/answers - creates the answer
• PATCH /api/answers/:id - edit the answer
• DELETE /api/answers/:id - delete the answer

comments

• POST /api/comments - creates the comment
• PATCH /api/comments/:id - edit the comment
• DELETE /api/comments/:id - delete the comment

votes

• POST /api/votes - creates the vote (upvote)
• DELETE /api/votes - delete the vote (downvote)

tags

• GET /api/tags - gets the tags of the questions the user has participated in

question_tags

• POST /api/question_tags - creates question tags, linking the two together. Use with POST or PATCH questions