📇 Contact Management API

A RESTful API for managing user accounts and contacts, built with Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and JWT-based authentication using a custom header.

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📁 Project Structure

├── Controllers/
│   ├── contact.js
│   └── user.js
├── Models/
│   ├── Contact.js
│   └── User.js
├── Routes/
│   ├── contact.js
│   └── user.js
├── middlewares/
│   └── Auth.js
├── server.js
├── package.json
├── .gitignore
└── .env

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⚙️ Technologies Used

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB with Mongoose
• JWT (jsonwebtoken)
• dotenv

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🔐 Authentication

• JWT tokens are used to protect specific routes.
• Tokens must be sent in the Auth header for all protected endpoints.

✅ Example Header:

Auth: <your_jwt_token>

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🌐 API Endpoints

👤 User Routes

Method	Endpoint	Description
POST	/api/user/register	Register a new user
POST	/api/user/login	Login and receive a JWT token

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📇 Contact Routes

Method	Endpoint	Description	Auth Required
POST	/api/contact/new	Create a new contact	✅
GET	/api/contact/	Get all contacts	❌
GET	/api/contact/:id	Get contact by ID	❌
PUT	/api/contact/:id	Update contact by ID	✅
DELETE	/api/contact/:id	Delete contact by ID	✅
GET	/api/contact/userid/:id	Get contacts by User ID	❌

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🛠️ Environment Variables

Create a .env file at the root of your project with:

PORT=port_no
MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
JWT=your_jwt_secret_key

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🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/TheDevMonarch/Contact_API.git
cd Contact_API

2. Install Dependencies

npm install

3. Start the Server

npm start

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📌 Usage Notes

• Use Postman or a frontend client to test the routes.

• For protected routes, pass your JWT token in the request header like this:

  Auth: <your_token>
  

• JWT tokens are issued during login and contain the user ID in the payload.

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✍️ Author

Aakash Rane

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📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.