https://medium.com/@uix/building-a-rest-api-using-node-and-mongodb-bf7ac086e8f7

CodeuixBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingMay 25In this article, we will be learning what an API is, types of API's available and finally build a custom API that allows us to perform CURD operations for our blog website using NodeJs and MongoDB.

API is the acronym for Application Program Interface, which is a piece of software intermediary that allows two applications to talk to each other. Every application that you use to check the weather or send a message instantly on your mobile device, you're using an API.