Express Crash Course

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Overview

Added

March 18, 2026

Subject & domain

coding · apis-integration

Grade range

Grade 9 (Freshman)–Grade 12 (Senior)

Page kind

Video

Keywords

node.js express express.js express js node express nodejs express javascript express api ejs http middleware json json api full stack

Introduction

Get started with the most popular web framework for Node.js.

Code from Video:
https://github.com/bradtraversy/express-crash/

Node.js Crash Course:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32M1al-Y6Ag

14+ Hour Node.js API Masterclass Course:
https://www.traversymedia.com/node-js-api-masterclass

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro & Slides
0:53 - What is Express?
2:28 - Opinionated vs Unopinionated
4:10 - Prerequisites
5:18 - What we'll cover
6:45 - Express Setup
9:00 - Basic Server
13:10 - --watch Flag & NPM Scripts
15:25 - res.sendFile() Method
18:00 - Static Web Server
19:48 - Working with JSON
22:35 - Postman Utility
23:45 - Environment Variables (.env)
26:30 - Request Params (req.params)
29:35 - Query Strings (req.query)
33:19 - Setting Status Codes
36:40 - Multiple responses
37:35 - Route Files
41:40 - Using ES Modules
43:47 - Request Body Data
47:53 - POST Request
50:23 - PUT Request
53:23 - DELETE Request
55:44 - Middleware
1:00:24 - Custom Error Handler
1:08:30 - Catch All Error Middleware
1:10:47 - Colors Package
1:14:17 - Using Controllers
1:20:45 - __dirname Workaround
1:24:29 - Making Requests From Frontend
1:30:03 - Submit Form to API
1:36:00 - EJS Template Engine Setup
1:41:15 - Pass Data to Views
1:42:50 - Pass and Loop Over Arrays
1:44:20 - Template Partials

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