# dev-mastery/comments-api

Repository: https://github.com/dev-mastery/comments-api
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/comments-api
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-02-28T10:59:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2731, "days_push": 1282, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1938, forks 625 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:57.209526+00:00)

## What it is
A Node.js comments microservice API built with Express and MongoDB, demonstrating Clean Architecture principles. It includes XSS sanitization, spam detection via Akismet, and content moderation (profanity and PII) via Azure Content Moderator.

## Use cases
- add a comments section to my website
- self-host a comments API for my blog
- moderate user comments for spam and rude language
- learn clean architecture for node microservices
- filter personally identifiable information from comments
- build a microservice with express and mongodb

## When to choose
- you need a self-hosted comments backend with built-in spam and content moderation
- you want a reference implementation of Clean Architecture in Node.js
- you use MongoDB and Express and want a ready-made comments service

## When to avoid
- you need a drop-in embeddable comment widget without running your own infrastructure
- you require moderation in languages other than English
- you want an actively developed production service with recent releases

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: maintenance
- function: http-server, api-framework, middleware, database
- domain: web-development, backend, apis, developer-tools
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: comments, microservice, clean-architecture, express, mongodb, spam-filtering, content-moderation, xss-protection, educational, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- dev-mastery/comments-api (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.209526+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:08:12.726053+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dev-mastery/comments-api (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.209526+00:00, sha 69077ddaa854)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.