authentication-api

a simple authentication api using express and mongodb

Usage

1. Clone this repository
2. Create a .env file in the root directory
3. Specify your desired API_PORT, MONGO_URI, and TOKEN_KEY in the .env file.
4. TOKEN_KEY can be any randomly generated string, it is used for signing JSON Web Tokens.
5. Run npm run dev in the terminal.

Endpoints

POST /register

Allows users to register by providing their email, password, user role, designation, company, first name and last name.

POST /login

Allows users to login by providing their email address and password. After successful login, the API returns a JSON Web Token (JWT) that can be used to authenticate subsequent requests.

GET /myinfo

Allows users to retrieve their own information, including first and last names, email address, role, designation and company.

PATCH /update

Allows users to update their own information, including first and last names, password, email address, designation and company.

DELETE /delete

Allows users to delete their own account.