Netflix Clone REST API

Technologies 🚀

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB
• Mongoose
• JSON Web Token
• bcrypt

Structure

• app
  • models
    • List.js
    • Movie.js
    • User.js
  • routes
    • listRoutes.js
    • movieRoutes.js
    • userRoutes.js
  • auth
    • verifyToken.js
  • index.js
  • db.js
• node_modules
• package.json

Features ✨

Lists Routes:

• Handles CRUD operations for lists.
• Uses middleware verify for authentication.
• Supports creating and deleting lists.
• Supports fetching lists based on type and genre.

Movies Routes:

• Manages CRUD operations for movies.
• Also includes a route to get a random movie.
• Utilizes middleware verify for authentication.
• Allows updating, deleting, fetching movies by ID, and fetching all movies.
• Supports fetching a random movie based on type (series or movie).

User Routes:

• Handles user-related operations like updating, deleting, and fetching users.
• routes for user authentication like logout and logout from all devices.
• Provides functionality to get user statistics.
• Uses middleware verify for authentication.

Setting Up Your Local Environment

Follow these steps to set up your local environment for the Netflix-API:

1. Clone the Repository: Clone this repository to your local machine:

   git clone https://github.com/alin00r/Netflix-API.git
   cd Netflix-API

2. Install Dependencies: Run the following command to install all the required dependencies:

   npm install

3. Configure Environment Variables:

   Before you can run the Netflix-API, you need to set up your environment variables. These variables store sensitive information required for the app to function properly. Follow these steps to configure your environment variables:

   1. Create a .env File: In the root directory of the app, create a file named .env.

   2. Add the Following Environment Variables: Replace the placeholders with your actual information. You might need to sign up for accounts and services to obtain the required credentials.

      # MongoDB Configuration
      DATABASE_URI=your-mongodb-database-url
      
      
      # JSON Web Token Configuration
      SECRET=your-json-web-token-secret
      

API reference

During API development, I use Postman for handling/testing all endpoints.

• Postman collection/documentation is available on this link click here
• Base URL endpoints: http://127.0.0.1:5000/api/V1/ or http://localhost:PORT/api/v1/

License

• Ali Nour