A simple, clean and fully functional Notes REST API built with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB (Mongoose).
Perfect for learning backend development or integrating into your full-stack projects.

Test all endpoints easily with Postman, Thunder Client, or any API client.

Frontend repo:

👉 https://github.com/Jerrwin/Node-Notes-Frontend.git

• Create a new note
• Get all notes
• Get a single note by ID
• Update a note (Partial update using PATCH)
• Delete a note
• Search notes by title (case-insensitive)
• Automatic createdAt & updatedAt timestamps

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB
• Mongoose
• dotenv

project/
 ├── controllers/
 │     └── noteController.js
 ├── models/
 │     └── noteModel.js
 ├── routes/
 │     └── noteRoutes.js
 ├── config/
 │     └── db.js
 ├── index.js
 ├── .env
 └── package.json

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/Jerrwin/Node-Notes-API.git
   cd Node-Notes-API

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Create a .env file in the root directory

   MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string_here
   PORT=5000

4. Start the server

   npm run dev

   Server runs at → http://localhost:5000

Example Request (POST /notes)

{
  "title": "My First Note",
  "content": "This is important!",
  "tags": ["work", "urgent"]
}

Feel free to fork this repository and submit pull requests.
This project is beginner-friendly and open for improvements.