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JavaScript REST APIs with Express Create, Read, Update, Delete Create a New Quote

Masha Blair
Masha Blair
13,005 Points
Posted by Masha Blair
Masha Blair
13,005 Points

In REST-API w/ Express class, I can't create a new quote by sending a POST request to my local server w/ Postman.

In REST-API w/ Express class, I can't create a new quote by sending a POST request to my local server w/ Postman.

Everything seems to be exactly the same as teachers code and actions -- my local server is running, the code is the same, but when I hit 'Send' in Postman with a new quote JSON, my status code is 404 Not Found. So no new record is created in data.json

Can someone please help?

2 Answers

Muhammad Anwar Ul Haq
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Muhammad Anwar Ul Haq
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Muhammad Anwar Ul Haq
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Here is the code 

app.post("/quotes", async (req, res) => {
  const quote = await records.createQuote({
    quote: req.body.quote,
    author: req.body.author,
  });
  res.json(quote);
});
Masha Blair
Masha Blair
13,005 Points
Masha Blair
Masha Blair
13,005 Points

Never mind, when I tried 'Send' again in 5 minutes, it worked and I got 200 OK status. Weird!

Chai Chong Teh
Chai Chong Teh
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Chai Chong Teh
Chai Chong Teh
25,709 Points

I initially stumbled upon the same thing, then I found out that it was because of the typo at Postman.