Developers of REST APIs are highly sought after due to the increasing demand for mobile apps and the speed needed for websites. This course JavaScript REST APIs Getting Started will teach you how to create a Node.js server and an express server, and also how to create endpoints. You'll first learn how to create an endpoint that can retrieve data. Next, you will learn how to create an endpoint for POST, DELETE, PUT and PATCH. Next, we'll discuss the various HTTP status codes that should be returned from each endpoint. Next, we'll discuss how to handle exceptions as well as return a standard JSON document. You'll also learn how to call your REST APIs using JavaScript via the XMLHttpRequest class. This course will equip you with the knowledge and skills of Express, Node.js and JavaScript to create your own REST APIs that can be used in mobile applications or other applications.
