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Building a REST API in JavaScript with Express

by Steve Buchanan

Learn to build a REST API with JavaScript and Express in this course. Explore REST APIs, JavaScript, and Express, and learn how to build and test a REST API for your web app with Postman.

What you'll learn

Most business apps need to communicate with other internal or external apps and APIs are the most common way to do this. In this course, Building a REST API in JavaScript with Express, you’ll learn to build a REST API. First, you’ll explore REST APIs, JavaScript, and Express. Next, you’ll learn about JavaScript based REST API project structures. Finally, you’ll learn how to build REST APIs with JavaScript and Express and test with Postman. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of utilizing JavaScript and Express to build a REST API for your web app.

About the author

Steve Buchanan is a startup advisor, and seasoned Principal PM Manager at Microsoft, driving innovation and enhancing the cloud experience for users worldwide. With over twenty years in the tech industry, Steve brings a unique blend of leadership, strategic planning, and technical expertise to one of the world's leading tech companies. An accomplished thought leader, Steve has shared insights on over a dozen podcasts, co-authored MN’s computer science plan, he authored 8 technical books, a resp... more

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