MySQL with Applications: API Integration Tutorial

Create a REST API for Product Management

Build a RESTful API with endpoints to create, read, update, and delete products stored in a MySQL database.

Expected output: A working API that performs all CRUD operations on the products table.

Hint: Use Express.js and the mysql npm package; define routes for each CRUD operation.

Secure Your MySQL API

Add JWT-based authentication to your existing MySQL REST API to restrict access to authorized users only.

Expected output: API endpoints that require a valid JWT token to respond.

Hint: Use middleware to verify tokens before allowing access to API endpoints.

Using an API abstracts database operations, improves security by controlling access, and allows applications in different languages or platforms to interact with the database.

GET is used to read data, POST to create new records, PUT or PATCH to update existing records, and DELETE to remove records.

Use HTTPS, authenticate users (e.g., JWT tokens), validate and sanitize inputs, handle errors gracefully, and limit request rates.