Build HTTP APIs with routing, middleware, validation, controllers, and error handling.
Lessons
Handle GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, and other HTTP verbs.
HTTP Methods in Express is easiest to learn by reading the example, changing it, and observing the result.
import express from 'express';
const app = express();
app.use(express.json());
app.get('/api/lessons', (req, res) => {
res.json([{ slug: 'express-routing', title: 'Express Routing' }]);
});
app.post('/api/lessons', (req, res) => {
res.status(201).json({ created: true, title: req.body.title });
});
app.listen(process.env.PORT || 3000);Practice the HTTP Methods in Express example in a small scratch file, then explain what changed and why.