Meetup API

This project provides a simple API for creating new meetup events. It utilizes MongoDB for data storage and is designed to be deployed as part of a Next.js application.

Features

Create Meetup: Allows clients to create new meetup events by sending a POST request with the event data.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Node.js
Nextjs
MongoDB account and cluster

Environment Variables

Before running the project, ensure you have the following environment variables set:

MONGODB_URI: Your MongoDB connection string.
DB_NAME: The name of the database you wish to use (e.g., meetup).

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone <repository-url>

Install the dependencies:

npm install

Set up your environment variables as described in the Environment Variables section.
Run the development server:

npm run dev

API Reference POST /api/new-meetup Creates a new meetup event.

Request Body

{
    "name": "Meetup Name",
    "location": "Meetup Location",
    "date": "Meetup Date",
    "description": "Meetup Description"
}

Response 201 Created on success:

{
    "message": "Meetup inserted!"
}

Security Considerations It's important to never expose your database credentials directly in your code. Always use environment variables to store sensitive information.

Contributing Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a pull request.

License This project is open source and available under the MIT License.