Book API

Simple REST API for books – CRUD only, no auth. Good for demos and learning.

Quick start

npm install && npm run dev

Base URL: http://localhost:3000

Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/health	Health check
GET	/api/v1/books	List all books
GET	/api/v1/books/:id	Get one book
POST	/api/v1/books	Create a book
PUT	/api/v1/books/:id	Update a book
DELETE	/api/v1/books/:id	Delete a book

No authentication required.

Examples

List books

curl http://localhost:3000/api/v1/books

Create book

curl -X POST http://localhost:3000/api/v1/books \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"title":"Dune","author":"Frank Herbert","year":1965}'

Update book (PUT with full or partial fields)

curl -X PUT http://localhost:3000/api/v1/books/1 \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"title":"Dune","author":"Frank Herbert","year":1965}'

Delete book

curl -X DELETE http://localhost:3000/api/v1/books/1

Book shape

• title (string, required)
• author (string, required)
• year (number, optional)

Responses use { book: {...} } or { books: [...] }. Errors use { error: { name, message } }.

Commands

• npm run dev – dev server with reload
• npm start – production
• npm test – run tests
• npm run lint – lint

Project layout

src/
├── server.js
├── database/db.js # In-memory store
├── models/Book.js
├── routes/books.js
└── middleware/errorHandler.js

Config

Optional .env: PORT=3000

License: ISC