An Express-based RESTful API with TypeScript and Prisma , managing both authentication and CRUD operations.

A boilerplate/starter project for quickly building RESTful APIs using Node.js, TypeScript, Express, and Prisma.

March 23, 2024 - @prisma/client: This is the Prisma Client which will be used in your application to access the database (ORM). These packages are only required during development and testing. pnpm add --save-dev typescript ts-node @types/node @types/express prisma

To create these models in your database, you need to run yarn migrate or npx prisma migrate dev for the changes to be applied. Now that we are done with all the setting up, let’s get to the coding part. Let’s create a new folder called src and a file inside called index.ts . This file will be the heart of our application, being responsible for running our server. The code will look something like this: ... import express from "express"; // import authorRouter from "./routes/author.router"; // import bookRouter from "./routes/book.router"; const app = express(); const port = process.env.PORT || 8080; app.use(express.json()); // app.use("/authors", authorRouter); // app.use("/books", bookRouter); app.listen(port, () => { console.log(`Server listening at http://localhost:${port}`); });

November 26, 2023 - and “/restful_api” is database name, don;t forget to create your database called restful_api in mysql database · come back to schema.prisma file and copy this after datasource db · model Product { id Int @id @default(autoincrement()) name String price Int createdAt DateTime @default(now()) updatedAt DateTime @updatedAt @@map("products") } in the command above is used to create table called products and will create the columns as well. Run this command below: ... import express, { Express, Request, Response, Application } from "express"; import dotenv from "dotenv"; import router from "./routes/index"; import cors from "cors"; dotenv.config(); const app: Application = express(); const port = process.env.PORT || 8000; app.use(express.json()); app.use(router); app.use(cors()); app.listen(port, () => { console.log(`Server running on port: ${port}`); });

January 23, 2026 - yarn init -y yarn add express @prisma/client yarn add --dev @types/express @types/node nodemon ts-node typescript · Let’s add some scripts to our package.json file to run our application and other commands we might use often. Here’s mine: { "name": "express-prisma-rest-api", "version": "1.0.0", "main": "index.js", "license": "MIT", "author": "codeflowjs <codeflowjs@gmail.com>", "scripts": { "dev": "nodemon src/index.ts", "migrate": "prisma migrate dev" }, "dependencies": { "@prisma/client": "^4.8.1", "express": "^4.18.2" }, "devDependencies": { "@types/express": "^4.17.15", "@types/node": "^18.11.18", "nodemon": "^2.0.20", "prisma": "^4.8.1", "ts-node": "^10.9.1", "typescript": "^4.9.4" } }

March 11, 2023 - This article demonstrates how to apply your knowledge of this amazing tools by creating a blog API using Node, Typescript, and Prisma.

Prisma simplifies building REST APIs in Express by providing an intuitive and type-safe way of sending queries.

September 7, 2024 - Combining the power of Prisma as an ORM, Express for server-side logic, TypeScript for static typing, and PostgreSQL as a reliable database solution, we can create a powerful RESTful API.

October 21, 2025 - Express is a really popular web framework for Node.js that will help you build your REST API routes. The first route we’re going to build is a simple GET request that lets you fetch all users from your API.

Goals On this page, you will learn how to: Configure a Node app with TypeScript Implement a REST API using Express.js & Prisma client Test your REST...

To create these models in your database, you need to run yarn migrate or npx prisma migrate dev for the changes to be applied. Now that we are done with all the setting up, let’s get to the coding part. Let’s create a new folder called src and a file inside called index.ts . This file will be the heart of our application, being responsible for running our server. The code will look something like this: ... import express from "express"; // import authorRouter from "./routes/author.router"; // import bookRouter from "./routes/book.router"; const app = express(); const port = process.env.PORT || 8080; app.use(express.json()); // app.use("/authors", authorRouter); // app.use("/books", bookRouter); app.listen(port, () => { console.log(`Server listening at http://localhost:${port}`); });

January 23, 2026 - After seeing countless videos, articles and news regarding Prisma, a relatively new ORM on the market, I decided it’s time I check it out myself. In this article I’ll give a quick introduction to Prisma, what it does, and we’ll even create a quick REST API with TypeScript, Express, Prisma and SQLite.

February 6, 2023 - { "name": "marketplace-api", "version": "1.0.0", "description": "", "main": "index.js", "scripts": { "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1", "start": "node/dist/src/index.js", "dev": "tsc-watch --onSuccess \"node ./dist/index.js\"", "watch": "npx ts-node index.ts", "build": "tsc", "seed": "ts-node prisma/seed.ts" }, "keywords": [], "author": "", "license": "ISC", "devDependencies": { "@types/express": "^4.17.17", "@types/node": "^18.11.19", "prisma": "^4.9.0", "ts-node": "^10.9.1", "tsc-watch": "^6.0.0", "typescript": "^4.9.5" }, "dependencies": { "@prisma/client": "^4.9.0", "dotenv": "^16.0.3", "express": "^4.18.2" } }

November 20, 2024 - In this blog post, I’ll guide you through building a RESTful API using Express.js and TypeScript, along with Prisma ORM for database operations and JWT for user authentication. This API includes CRUD operations for posts and user authentication funct...

Leverage the power of TypeScript's type checking and Prisma's data modeling capabilities to create a robust and scalable API. By combining TypeScript for type safety, Prisma for database management, and Express for server-side routing, you can create a high-performance REST API that meets your ...

October 5, 2024 - Express: A minimal and flexible Node.js web application framework perfect for small-scale projects like this one. Prisma: A modern database toolkit with full Typescript support that simplifies database management and access.

🚀 Fast and Easy Rest API Boilerplate with Express and Typescript 🌟 Prisma ORM, Zod validation, Winston logger, Passport-jwt, Swagger, Jest, Eslint, Prettier, Husky, live reload, among others. A boilerplate for building production-ready RESTful APIs using Node.js.

November 8, 2022 - Express is a popular web framework for Node.js that you will use to implement your REST API routes in this project. The first route you will implement will allow you to fetch all users from the API using a GET request. The user data will be retrieved from the database using Prisma Client.

February 29, 2024 - In this section, we have integrated Prisma and TypeScript into our project, setting up Prisma, connecting to a MySQL database, and utilizing Prisma Client for data querying. Now, let’s delve deeper into utilizing Express and Prisma together.