Advert Platform Backend

✅ Live URL: https://advert-platform-backend.onrender.com

📖 Introduction

This is the Advert Platform Backend — an Express + Node.js + MongoDB app for creating and managing advertisements. Vendors can register and post ads, including external media URLs (no direct uploads), and visitors can view these ads.

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🛠️ Features

• User Registration (Email or Username + Password).
• User Login (Email or Username + Password).
• Publicly Viewable Ads (GET /api/ads).
• Create, Edit, and Delete Ads (Vendor Role).
• Media added via external URLs.

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🛤️ Endpoints

🔐 Auth

• POST /api/register: Register a new user
  • Body example:

    {
      "name": "John",
      "email": "john@example.com",
      "username": "johnny",
      "phoneNumber": "123456789",
      "password": "securepass",
      "role": "vendor"
    }

• POST /api/login: Login (Email OR Username + Password)

📰 Ads

• GET /api/ads: Get All Ads
• GET /api/ads/{id}: Get Specific Ad by ID
• POST /api/ads: Create an Ad (Vendor Only)

✅ Create an Ad Example

Send JSON:

{
  "title": "Matte Lipstick",
  "category": "beauty",
  "price": 25,
  "description": "Long-lasting matte lipstick",
  "media": ["https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/matte-lipstick-makeup-image.png"]
}