This is a backend API for a social media platform built with Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB. The API allows users to sign up, log in, create posts, like posts, follow and unfollow other users, and get a list of posts from users they are following.

1. Clone the repository: https://github.com/Ashu-14-oct/social-media-api.git
2. Install dependencies: npm install
3. Create a .env file in the root directory and add your secret key
4. Start the server: npm start

The API has the following endpoints:

Sign up a new user with a name, email, and password. Returns a JWT token.

Log in an existing user with an email and password. Returns a JWT token.

Create a new post with a title and content.

Get a single post by ID.

Follow a user by ID.

Unfollow a user by ID.

Get a list of posts by a user.

Get a list of users that a user is following.

Get a list of users that follow a user.

POST /sign-up { "name": "John Doe", "email": "[email protected]", "password": "password" }

POST /sign-in { "email": "[email protected]", "password": "password" }

POST /api/posts { "content": "Hello, world!" }

POST /follow/607f1d38f7ed310fd432dbaf

POST /unfollow/607f1d38f7ed310fd432dbaf

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.