This API will allow users to create, read, update, and delete notes. Here's a basic specification:
API Specification: Note-Taking Application API Base URL: https://yourapi.com/api/v1
Endpoints:
a. Create a Note
b. Get All Notes
- Method: GET
- Endpoint: /notes
- Response: json [ { "id": "unique-note-id", "title": "string", "content": "string", "createdAt": "timestamp" } ]
c. Get a Single Note
- Method: GET
- Endpoint: /notes/{noteId}
- Response: json { "id": "unique-note-id", "title": "string", "content": "string", "createdAt": "timestamp" }
d. Update a Note
- Method: PUT
- Endpoint: /notes/{noteId}
- Body: json { "title": "string", "content": "string" } - Response: json { "id": "unique-note-id", "title": "string", "content": "string", "updatedAt": "timestamp" }
e. Delete a Note
- Method: DELETE
- Endpoint: /notes/{noteId}
- Response: json { "message": "Note deleted successfully." }
Authentication:
For simplicity, we can omit authentication. However, in a real-world scenario, you would likely add an authentication layer to protect the data. Error Handling:
Make sure to handle common HTTP errors (e.g., 404 Not Found, 500 Internal Server Error) with appropriate error messages. This API is quite basic and meant for practice. In a real-world scenario, you would need to consider more complex elements like authentication, more robust error handling, data validation, and possibly rate limiting.