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JSON Server is a simple and lightweight tool that can be used to quickly create a RESTful API based on a JSON file. Here are the basic steps to use JSON Server:
- Install JSON Server:
You can install JSON Server using npm. Open your terminal and run the following command:
npm install -g json-server
This will install JSON Server globally on your machine.
- Create a JSON file:
Create a JSON file with the data you want to use as your API. Here is an example of a simple JSON file:
{
"users": [
{
"id": 1,
"name": "John Doe",
"email": "johndoe@example.com"
},
{
"id": 2,
"name": "Jane Doe",
"email": "janedoe@example.com"
}
]
}
- Start the JSON Server:
To start the JSON Server, open your terminal and run the following command:
json-server --watch db.json
This will start the server and watch the db.json
file for changes. The server will be available at http://localhost:3000
.
- Access the API:
You can now access the API using HTTP requests. For example, to get all users, you can make a GET request to http://localhost:3000/users
.
JSON Server also provides several other features, such as filtering, sorting, and pagination. You can find more information about these features in the official JSON Server documentation.