Rest Api Overview
Our blog platform's REST API provides a comprehensive set of endpoints that enable all the functionality required by our application.
We structure these endpoints around four main resources: authentication, posts, categories, and tags.
Each group of endpoints follows REST conventions while delivering specific functionality needed by our frontend.
Authentication Endpoints
The authentication system centers around a single endpoint that manages user sessions:
POST /api/v1/auth/login handles user authentication by accepting email and password credentials.
Upon successful authentication, it returns a JWT token that the frontend uses for subsequent requests.
This token-based approach enables stateless authentication while securing our protected endpoints.
Posts Endpoints
Post management forms the core of our API with endpoints supporting all content operations:
GET /api/v1/posts retrieves published posts with options for filtering by category or tag.
POST /api/v1/posts creates new posts, accepting both drafts and published content.
GET /api/v1/posts/{id} fetches specific posts with full content and metadata.
PUT /api/v1/posts/{id} updates existing posts, supporting both content and status changes.
DELETE /api/v1/posts/{id} removes posts from the system.
GET /api/v1/posts/drafts retrieves draft posts for the authenticated user.
These endpoints support rich content creation while maintaining proper access control and content status management.
Categories Endpoints
Category management endpoints enable content organization:
GET /api/v1/categories lists all categories with their post counts.
POST /api/v1/categories creates new categories for content organization.
DELETE /api/v1/categories/{id} removes unused categories.
Each endpoint ensures data integrity by preventing operations that could orphan posts.
Tags Endpoints
Tag endpoints provide flexible content classification:
GET /api/v1/tags retrieves all tags with their usage statistics.
POST /api/v1/tags creates new tags, supporting batch creation for efficiency.
DELETE /api/v1/tags/{id} removes unused tags from the system.
These endpoints maintain the many-to-many relationship between posts and tags while preventing invalid operations.
Summary
- Authentication uses JWT tokens for secure, stateless sessions
- Post endpoints support full content lifecycle management
- Category endpoints maintain primary content organization
- Tag endpoints enable flexible content classification
