Introduction

Welcome to the Blog API documentation! This API provides functionalities for managing blog posts, users, comments, and likes.

Base URL

All API endpoints are relative to the following base URL: /api/v1

For example, the user registration endpoint is /api/v1/auth/register.

Overview

• API Version: 1.0.0

• Authentication: Uses JWT Bearer tokens for access and JWT refresh tokens (via HTTP-only cookies) for session renewal.

• Authorization: Role-based access control ('admin', 'user'). Specific roles are required for certain endpoints.

• Rate Limiting: Applied globally (60 requests per minute per IP). Exceeding the limit returns a 429 Too Many Requests error.

• Input Validation: Uses express-validator. Invalid requests return detailed 400 Bad Request errors.

• Content Format: Primarily JSON (application/json). File uploads use multipart/form-data.