Car Platform API

Website: https://car-platform-giaf.onrender.com

A modular Node.js/Express backend for managing car listings with built-in car specification lookups via an external API.

Setup & Installation

1. Clone the repository and run npm install.
2. Create a .env file and add:
   • PORT=5090
   • MONGO_URI=mongodb_connection_string
   • JWT_SECRET=secret_key
   • CAR_API_TOKEN=token
   • CAR_API_SECRET=secret
3. Run the server using npm start.

API Documentation

Authentication (Public)

• POST /api/auth/register - Register a new user.
• POST /api/auth/login - Authenticate user & get token.

User Profile (Private)

• GET /api/users/profile - Get current user data.
• PUT /api/users/profile - Update user information.

Cars Resource (Mixed)

• GET /api/cars - Get all cars (Public).
• GET /api/cars/:id - Get specific car details (Public).
• POST /api/cars - Create a new listing (Private).
• PUT /api/cars/:id - Update owned listing (Private).
• DELETE /api/cars/:id - Delete owned listing (Private).