# maitraysuthar/rest-api-nodejs-mongodb

A boilerplate for REST API Development with  Node.js, Express, and MongoDB

Repository: https://github.com/maitraysuthar/rest-api-nodejs-mongodb
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rest-api-nodejs-mongodb
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: nodejs, express, expressjs, mongodb, rest-api, rest, api, javascript, jwt-authentication, token-based-authentication, boilerplate, mangoose, es6
Last push: 2023-05-08T16:24:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2598, "days_push": 1213, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1187, forks 415 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:55.188033+00:00)

## What it is
A ready-to-use boilerplate for building REST APIs with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB. It provides a structured ES6 project skeleton with JWT authentication, user registration/login, OTP account confirmation, CRUD examples, validation, and Mocha/Chai test cases.

## Use cases
- scaffold a nodejs express mongodb rest api project
- starting point for building a restful backend api
- learn how to structure an express mongodb api
- add jwt token authentication to a node api
- bootstrap an api for a mobile or frontend app
- example of crud endpoints with mongoose

## When to choose
- you want a lightweight, beginner-friendly express + mongodb starter
- you need auth, email, validation, and testing wired up out of the box
- you prefer a simple, well-organized project structure in ES6

## When to avoid
- you use a database other than MongoDB
- you want TypeScript or a modern framework like NestJS or Fastify
- you need GraphQL, microservices, or advanced production features
- the project sees infrequent updates and may lag behind current dependency versions

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: auth, api-framework, http-server, orm, testing, email
- domain: web-development, backend, apis, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: rest-api, express, mongodb, mongoose, jwt, es6, project-structure, starter-template, boilerplate, nodejs, javascript

## Member repositories
- maitraysuthar/rest-api-nodejs-mongodb (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:55.188033+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 2026-08-30T08:33:22.871333+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/maitraysuthar/rest-api-nodejs-mongodb (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:55.188033+00:00, sha 213e59f1db12)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.