Beginning API Development with Node.js

Exercise 7: Creating a New Todo with POST

1. Now let's add a new todo. This is where POST comes in. A POST request should always come with a payload which is the data that is being posted. We will add a new route to handle this:

module.exports = [  // previous code  {    method: 'POST',    path: '/todo',    handler: (request, reply) => {      const todo = request.payload;      todoList.push(todo);      return reply({ message: 'created' });    …];

Use the todo.js file for your reference at Code/Lesson-2/exercise-c1/routes.

2. On Insomnia:
   1. Change the request type to POST:

• 2. Change the request body to JSON:

• 3. Add the request body and the URL appropriately: