API Project for Holberton School Back-End

Overview

This repository contains the API project developed as part of the Holberton School Back-End curriculum. The API is designed to provide a backend service for various front-end applications, demonstrating the principles of RESTful design, data persistence, authentication, and authorization.

Features

• RESTful API Design: Implements standard RESTful endpoints for CRUD operations.
• Data Persistence: Utilizes a database (specify which DB is used, e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) for storing and retrieving data.
• Authentication & Authorization: Supports user authentication and authorization with JWT tokens or another method.
• Modular Architecture: Codebase is organized in a modular architecture for easy maintenance and scalability.

Technologies Used

• Node.js (Specify version)
• Express.js (Specify version)
• Database (MySQL/PostgreSQL/MongoDB, specify version)
• JWT for authentication
• Any other libraries or frameworks used

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (version)
• npm (version)
• Database installation (MySQL/PostgreSQL/MongoDB)
• Postman or similar API testing tool

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/carlfrank/holbertonschool-back-end.git
   

Navigate to the api directory: cd holbertonschool-back-end/api

Install NPM packages: npm install

Create a .env file and configure your environment variables (e.g., database connection settings, JWT secret key).

Running the API Start the server: npm start The API will be accessible at http://localhost:3000 (or another port specified in your environment variables).

Usage Provide examples of how to use your API, including how to authenticate, how to make requests to different endpoints, and any important considerations.

GET /api/resource Authorization: Bearer <Your_Token>

Contributing Contributions are welcome and greatly appreciated. If you would like to contribute to the project, please follow these steps:

Fork the project Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature) Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature') Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature) Open a pull request License Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.

Project Link: https://github.com/carlfrank/holbertonschool-back-end