This is a CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) app that allows you to manage contacts. You can create new contacts, retrieve existing contacts, update existing contacts, and delete contacts that are no longer needed.
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Create new contacts by providing a name, email address, and phone number
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Retrieve a specific contact by ID
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Retrieve all contacts
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Update an existing contact by ID
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Delete a contact by ID
To run this app, you will need the following:
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Node.js
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MongoDB database
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Clone the repository to your local machine
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Install dependencies by running
npm install -
Create a
.envfile with the following environment variables:
- MONGO_URI: the connection string for your MongoDB database
- Start the app by running
npm start
You can use this app by sending HTTP requests to the API endpoints. Here are the available endpoints:
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GET /api/contacts - retrieve all contacts
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POST /api/contacts - create a new contact
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GET /api/contacts/:id - retrieve a specific contact by ID
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PUT /api/contacts/:id - update an existing contact by ID
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DELETE /api/contacts/:id - delete a contact by ID
To create a new contact, send a POST request to /api/contacts with the following JSON payload:
{
"name": "John Doe",
"email": "johndoe@example.com",
"phone": "123-456-7890"
}
To retrieve a specific contact, send a GET request to /api/contacts/:id, where :id is the ID of the contact you want to retrieve.
To update an existing contact, send a PUT request to /api/contacts/:id with the following JSON payload:
{
"name": "John Doe",
"email": "johndoe@example.com",
"phone": "123-456-7890"
}
To delete a contact, send a DELETE request to /api/contacts/:id, where :id is the ID of the contact you want to delete.
