Create restful apis with node js express and mysql authentication with jwt; In this tutorial; i am going to show you step by step how to build restful apis with node js express and mysql authentication with bcrypt.
JSON Web Token (JWT) is an open standard (RFC 7519) that defines a compact and self-contained way for securely transmitting information between parties as a JSON object. This information can be verified and trusted because it is digitally signed.
Node js rest api user authentication (registration and login apis) using mysql and express tutorial; i will install fresh node js app and then create database with table. And then install some required dependencies like experss, bcrypt mysql validation jwt in this app. And using this dependencies, i will create user authentication rest api in node js express and mysql with jwt bcrypt.
Node js expess User Authentication using MySQL and Express with jwt bcrypt
- Step 1 – Build Database and Table
- Step 2 – Create App Directory and Install Node js Express
- Step 3 – Connect Node js Rest Api App to Database
- Step 4 – Install express and Some Dependencies
- Step 5 – Create Main.js File
- Step 6 – Create Routes and Validation File
- Step 7 – Run This App Server
- Step 8 – Apis Testing
Step 1 – Create Database And Table
Run the following command on terminal to create database and table:
CREATE DATABASE node-app CREATE TABLE users ( id int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, name varchar(50) COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL, email varchar(50) COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL, password varchar(200) COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (id), UNIQUE KEY email (email) ) ENGINE=InnoDB AUTO_INCREMENT=4 DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
Step 2 – Create App Directory and Install Node js Express
Run the following command on command prompt to create app directory and install node js app:
mkdir nodejs-auth-rest-api-mysql cd nodejs-auth-rest-api-mysql npm init -y
Step 3 – Connect Node js Rest Api App to Database
Create dbConnection.js file into your app root directory add the following code into it to connect your node js express app to database:
var mysql = require('mysql');
var conn = mysql.createConnection({
host: 'localhost', // Replace with your host name
user: 'root', // Replace with your database username
password: '', // Replace with your database password
database: 'my-node' // // Replace with your database Name
});
conn.connect(function(err) {
if (err) throw err;
console.log('Database is connected successfully !');
});
module.exports = conn;
Step 4 – Install express and Some Dependencies
Run the following command on command prompt to install express express-validator mysql body-parser jsonwebtoken bcryptjs cors into your node js express app:
npm install express express-validator mysql body-parser jsonwebtoken bcryptjs cors --save
Step 5 – Create Main.js File
Create main.js file and import express express-validator mysql body-parser jsonwebtoken bcryptjs cors into your main.js file; as following:
const createError = require('http-errors');
const express = require('express');
const path = require('path');
const bodyParser = require('body-parser');
const cors = require('cors');
const indexRouter = require('./router.js');
const app = express();
app.use(express.json());
app.use(bodyParser.json());
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({
extended: true
}));
app.use(cors());
app.use('/api', indexRouter);
// Handling Errors
app.use((err, req, res, next) => {
// console.log(err);
err.statusCode = err.statusCode || 500;
err.message = err.message || "Internal Server Error";
res.status(err.statusCode).json({
message: err.message,
});
});
app.listen(3000,() => console.log('Server is running on port 3000'));
Step 6 – Create Routes and Validation File
Create two files; these names are following validation.js and router.js. So Go to your app root directory and create this files.
After that, Update the following code into your validation.js file:
const { check } = require('express-validator');
exports.signupValidation = [
check('name', 'Name is requied').not().isEmpty(),
check('email', 'Please include a valid email').isEmail().normalizeEmail({ gmail_remove_dots: true }),
check('password', 'Password must be 6 or more characters').isLength({ min: 6 })
]
exports.loginValidation = [
check('email', 'Please include a valid email').isEmail().normalizeEmail({ gmail_remove_dots: true }),
check('password', 'Password must be 6 or more characters').isLength({ min: 6 })
]
Then update the following code into your router.js file:
const express = require('express');
const router = express.Router();
const db = require('./dbConnection');
const { signupValidation, loginValidation } = require('./validation');
const { validationResult } = require('express-validator');
const bcrypt = require('bcryptjs');
const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
router.post('/register', signupValidation, (req, res, next) => {
db.query(
`SELECT * FROM users WHERE LOWER(email) = LOWER(${db.escape(
req.body.email
)});`,
(err, result) => {
if (result.length) {
return res.status(409).send({
msg: 'This user is already in use!'
});
} else {
// username is available
bcrypt.hash(req.body.password, 10, (err, hash) => {
if (err) {
return res.status(500).send({
msg: err
});
} else {
// has hashed pw => add to database
db.query(
`INSERT INTO users (name, email, password) VALUES ('${req.body.name}', ${db.escape(
req.body.email
)}, ${db.escape(hash)})`,
(err, result) => {
if (err) {
throw err;
return res.status(400).send({
msg: err
});
}
return res.status(201).send({
msg: 'The user has been registerd with us!'
});
}
);
}
});
}
}
);
});
router.post('/login', loginValidation, (req, res, next) => {
db.query(
`SELECT * FROM users WHERE email = ${db.escape(req.body.email)};`,
(err, result) => {
// user does not exists
if (err) {
throw err;
return res.status(400).send({
msg: err
});
}
if (!result.length) {
return res.status(401).send({
msg: 'Email or password is incorrect!'
});
}
// check password
bcrypt.compare(
req.body.password,
result[0]['password'],
(bErr, bResult) => {
// wrong password
if (bErr) {
throw bErr;
return res.status(401).send({
msg: 'Email or password is incorrect!'
});
}
if (bResult) {
const token = jwt.sign({id:result[0].id},'the-super-strong-secrect',{ expiresIn: '1h' });
db.query(
`UPDATE users SET last_login = now() WHERE id = '${result[0].id}'`
);
return res.status(200).send({
msg: 'Logged in!',
token,
user: result[0]
});
}
return res.status(401).send({
msg: 'Username or password is incorrect!'
});
}
);
}
);
});
router.post('/get-user', signupValidation, (req, res, next) => {
if(
!req.headers.authorization ||
!req.headers.authorization.startsWith('Bearer') ||
!req.headers.authorization.split(' ')[1]
){
return res.status(422).json({
message: "Please provide the token",
});
}
const theToken = req.headers.authorization.split(' ')[1];
const decoded = jwt.verify(theToken, 'the-super-strong-secrect');
db.query('SELECT * FROM users where id=?', decoded.id, function (error, results, fields) {
if (error) throw error;
return res.send({ error: false, data: results[0], message: 'Fetch Successfully.' });
});
});
module.exports = router;
Step 7 – Run This App Server
Execute the following command on terminal to start node express js server:
//run the below command nodemon server.js after run this command open your browser and hit http://127.0.0.1:3000/api/register
Step 8 – Apis Testing
Start your post man app and call the above created apis with the follwing methods:
POST - http://localhost:3000/api/register // Pass name, email and password POST - http://localhost:3000/api/login // pass email and password POST - http://localhost:3000/api/get-user // pass jwt token
