the basic steps to use JSON Server

JSON Server is a simple and lightweight tool that can be used to quickly create a RESTful API based on a JSON file. Here are the basic steps to use JSON Server:

1. Install JSON Server:

You can install JSON Server using npm. Open your terminal and run the following command:

npm install -g json-server

This will install JSON Server globally on your machine.

1. Create a JSON file:

Create a JSON file with the data you want to use as your API. Here is an example of a simple JSON file:

{
  "users": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "John Doe",
      "email": "johndoe@example.com"
    },
    {
      "id": 2,
      "name": "Jane Doe",
      "email": "janedoe@example.com"
    }
  ]
}

1. Start the JSON Server:

To start the JSON Server, open your terminal and run the following command:

json-server --watch db.json

This will start the server and watch the db.json file for changes. The server will be available at http://localhost:3000.

1. Access the API:

You can now access the API using HTTP requests. For example, to get all users, you can make a GET request to http://localhost:3000/users.

JSON Server also provides several other features, such as filtering, sorting, and pagination. You can find more information about these features in the official JSON Server documentation.