Instagram Backend API using GoLang and MongoDB

           

💢 Appointy tech internship task

The complete api is covered in main.go file.

💢 Pre-requisites

⚠️ Before running the application, please ensure you have the following packages installed :

• Mongodb for system Refer this link
• GoLang for system Refer this link
• Gorilla MUX Refer this link

The http server runs on port 9090 for this program, be sure to check it before testing.

💢 Password

Passwords have been securely stored on the server using bcrypt golang default package. This ensures that passwords cannot be reverse engineered by anyone.

💢 Thread Safety

There is never more than one simultaneous call to function throughout the api, hence, thread safety is ensured.

💢 API testing (using PostMan API platform)

The entire api has been tested using Postman API platform. Some screenshots are attached below for reference :

Add User :

Add post :

List posts by one user :

Conclusion

The api is fully functioning and works for all endpoints mentioned in the task.