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# [Building a Simple REST API with Node.js and Express](https://tobechiduru.hashnode.dev/building-a-simple-rest-api-with-nodejs-and-express?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

A beginner-friendly guide to creating and testing a RESTful API for everyday use.

Aug 13, 2025 · 2 min read · tobechiduru.hashnode.dev  
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## Written by

[Tobechi Duru](https://hashnode.com/@tobechiduru)

@tobechiduru · Lagos, Nigeria

  
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Building scalable apps with MongoDB, Express, React, and Node

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## Responses 2

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[Sonu Goswami](https://hashnode.com/@saaswithsonu)

[Aug 14, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/building-a-simple-rest-api-with-nodejs-and-express/689cf6c11cbc62bbb9aa1d94/comment/689d9eb258f6940ec97601b1)

Nice and clear guide and perfect for beginners to get hands-on with Node.js and Express!

[Tobechi Duru](https://hashnode.com/@tobechiduru)

[Aug 14, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/building-a-simple-rest-api-with-nodejs-and-express/689cf6c11cbc62bbb9aa1d94/comment/689d9eb258f6940ec97601b1#reply-689de0175ac1fcd192b64fba)

Thanks Sonu, glad you like it!

[Anik Sikder](https://hashnode.com/@anik169)

[Aug 14, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/building-a-simple-rest-api-with-nodejs-and-express/689cf6c11cbc62bbb9aa1d94/comment/689d84b92334200cc3934899)

🛠️ This is the kind of guide that turns “I’m curious about backend” into “I just built my first API!” As a full-stack dev working with Django, FastAPI, and React, I love how this tutorial keeps things modular and beginner-friendly. The use of Express routing and JSON handling is clean, and the curl/Postman testing tips are spot-on. I often tell junior devs in my Bangla-speaking community: একটা API মানে শুধু ডেটা না, এটা একটা চুক্তি, ক্লায়েন্ট আর সার্ভারের মধ্যে বিশ্বাসের ভিত্তি। (An API isn’t just data, it’s a contract, a foundation of trust between client and server.)

[Tobechi Duru](https://hashnode.com/@tobechiduru)

[Aug 14, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/building-a-simple-rest-api-with-nodejs-and-express/689cf6c11cbc62bbb9aa1d94/comment/689d84b92334200cc3934899#reply-689ddff95ac1fcd192b64fb9)

Thanks for the kind words Anik