Building a News API with Node.js

Beginner

In this project, you will learn how to create a simple news API using Node.js. You will learn how to create a server, handle different routes, and return news data in a specific format.

JavaScript

Introduction

In this project, you will learn how to create a simple news API using Node.js. You will learn how to create a server, handle different routes, and return news data in a specific format.

👀 Preview

curl http://localhost:8080/news
## Output:
## [{"channelId":"5572a108b3cdc86cf39001cd","name":"National Focus"},{"channelId":"5572a108b3cdc86cf39001ce","name":"International Focus"}]

curl http://localhost:8080
## Output:
## 404

ðŸŽŊ Tasks

In this project, you will learn:

  • How to create a server using Node.js
  • How to handle the /news route and return news data
  • How to handle other routes and return a 404 response

🏆 Achievements

After completing this project, you will be able to:

  • Understand the basics of creating a server using Node.js
  • Implement a simple API to return news data
  • Handle different routes and provide appropriate responses

Teacher

labby

Labby

Labby is the LabEx teacher.