_using-the-rest-api-nextjs.md

Using the REST API

You can also access the REST API of the API server directly. It is running on the same host machine and port and can be accessed via the /api route (in this case that is localhost:3000/api/, so you can e.g. reach the API with localhost:3000/api/feed).

GET

• /api/feed: Fetch all published posts
• /api/filterPosts?searchString={searchString}: Filter posts by title or content

POST

• /api/post: Create a new post
  • Body:
    • title: String (required): The title of the post
    • content: String (optional): The content of the post
    • authorEmail: String (required): The email of the user that creates the post
• /api/user: Create a new user
  • Body:
    • email: String (required): The email address of the user
    • name: String (optional): The name of the user

PUT

• /api/publish/:id: Publish a post by its id

DELETE

• /api/post/:id: Delete a post by its id