Build HTTP APIs with routing, middleware, validation, controllers, and error handling.
Lessons
Send temporary and permanent redirects with correct status codes.
Redirects and Location Headers 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 Redirects and Location Headers example in a small scratch file, then explain what changed and why.