Full Stack Web Development MASTERY Course - Novice to Expert - Handling GET Request in Our API

The video tutorial provides a comprehensive guide on creating and managing a Restful API using Node.js, Express, and MongoDB. It begins with a recap of the previous lecture, detailing the setup of the environment, including necessary files and packages. The tutorial then explains the implementation of the post method for data insertion and error handling using async/await. It further covers the addition of a get method to retrieve data and demonstrates testing the API using Postman. Finally, it discusses querying specific data using object IDs.

Explain the structure of the students.js model in the context of the API.

What is the purpose of the find method in MongoDB?

How can you retrieve a specific document from the database using its ID?

What should be done if a user tries to access a document with a non-existent ID?