The Users Collection API provides endpoints for managing user-related operations within the Newspaper Backend system. Utilize these endpoints to perform user authentication, registration, profile updates, and account deletion.
\nBase URL: https://newspaper.azurewebsites.net/api/v1/user
This endpoint allows users to register with the application. Upon a successful registration, the user will receive a response containing user details and a refresh token.
\nError: Password is required\n\n \n"},{"id":"950e3fc3-3047-41ea-a133-ab7fe0fa19b0","name":"400 Email Missing","originalRequest":{"method":"POST","header":[],"body":{"mode":"raw","raw":"{\r\n \r\n \"password\": \"TAjS3Ak8Hc_rDGY\"\r\n}","options":{"raw":{"language":"json"}}},"url":"{{base_user}}/register"},"status":"Bad Request","code":400,"_postman_previewlanguage":"html","header":[{"key":"X-Powered-By","value":"Express"},{"key":"Content-Security-Policy","value":"default-src 'self'"},{"key":"X-Content-Type-Options","value":"nosniff"},{"key":"Content-Type","value":"text/html; charset=utf-8"},{"key":"Content-Length","value":"1317"},{"key":"Date","value":"Sun, 10 Mar 2024 21:03:35 GMT"},{"key":"Connection","value":"keep-alive"},{"key":"Keep-Alive","value":"timeout=5"}],"cookie":[],"responseTime":null,"body":"\n\n \n \n
at F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\controllers\\userController.js:48:11\n
at F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\utils\\asyncHandler.js:3:21\n
at Layer.handle [as handle_request] (F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\node_modules\\express\\lib\\router\\layer.js:95:5)\n
at next (F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\node_modules\\express\\lib\\router\\route.js:137:13)\n
at Route.dispatch (F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\node_modules\\express\\lib\\router\\route.js:112:3)\n
at Layer.handle [as handle_request] (F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\node_modules\\express\\lib\\router\\layer.js:95:5)\n
at F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\node_modules\\express\\lib\\router\\index.js:281:22\n
at Function.process_params (F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\node_modules\\express\\lib\\router\\index.js:335:12)\n
at next (F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\node_modules\\express\\lib\\router\\index.js:275:10)\n
at Function.handle (F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\node_modules\\express\\lib\\router\\index.js:174:3)\n
Error: Email is required\n\n \n"},{"id":"92fbc130-f1d7-4578-92ce-74fc1f13e0f3","name":"409 Email Exists","originalRequest":{"method":"POST","header":[],"body":{"mode":"raw","raw":"{\r\n \"email\": \"\",\r\n \"password\": \"Leo0bmNfZwLjZJv\"\r\n}","options":{"raw":{"language":"json"}}},"url":"{{base_user}}/register"},"status":"Conflict","code":409,"_postman_previewlanguage":"html","header":[{"key":"X-Powered-By","value":"Express"},{"key":"Content-Security-Policy","value":"default-src 'self'"},{"key":"X-Content-Type-Options","value":"nosniff"},{"key":"Content-Type","value":"text/html; charset=utf-8"},{"key":"Content-Length","value":"343"},{"key":"Date","value":"Sun, 10 Mar 2024 21:09:06 GMT"},{"key":"Connection","value":"keep-alive"},{"key":"Keep-Alive","value":"timeout=5"}],"cookie":[],"responseTime":null,"body":"\n\n \n \n
at F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\controllers\\userController.js:45:11\n
at F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\utils\\asyncHandler.js:3:21\n
at Layer.handle [as handle_request] (F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\node_modules\\express\\lib\\router\\layer.js:95:5)\n
at next (F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\node_modules\\express\\lib\\router\\route.js:137:13)\n
at Route.dispatch (F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\node_modules\\express\\lib\\router\\route.js:112:3)\n
at Layer.handle [as handle_request] (F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\node_modules\\express\\lib\\router\\layer.js:95:5)\n
at F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\node_modules\\express\\lib\\router\\index.js:281:22\n
at Function.process_params (F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\node_modules\\express\\lib\\router\\index.js:335:12)\n
at next (F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\node_modules\\express\\lib\\router\\index.js:275:10)\n
at Function.handle (F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\node_modules\\express\\lib\\router\\index.js:174:3)\n
Error: Email already exists\n\n \n"},{"id":"6bf269b7-5e5e-47b5-888e-f241482fcf76","name":"411 Pass min 8 char","originalRequest":{"method":"POST","header":[],"body":{"mode":"raw","raw":"{\r\n \"email\": \"Cali97@gmail.com\",\r\n \"password\": \"1212\"\r\n}","options":{"raw":{"language":"json"}}},"url":"{{base_user}}/register"},"status":"Length Required","code":411,"_postman_previewlanguage":"html","header":[{"key":"X-Powered-By","value":"Express"},{"key":"Content-Security-Policy","value":"default-src 'self'"},{"key":"X-Content-Type-Options","value":"nosniff"},{"key":"Content-Type","value":"text/html; charset=utf-8"},{"key":"Content-Length","value":"361"},{"key":"Date","value":"Sun, 10 Mar 2024 21:12:38 GMT"},{"key":"Connection","value":"keep-alive"},{"key":"Keep-Alive","value":"timeout=5"}],"cookie":[],"responseTime":null,"body":"\n\n \n \n
at F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\controllers\\userController.js:49:11\n
at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n
Error: Password must be at least 8 characters\n\n \n"}],"_postman_id":"0fd4322b-0ed8-4f7c-b68a-137e316134e6"},{"name":"Login","event":[{"listen":"test","script":{"id":"064bae85-bb4d-46da-b7f4-eeca76423de8","exec":[""],"type":"text/javascript"}}],"id":"015cfeb5-4427-4eae-8c6c-8750b7c23897","protocolProfileBehavior":{"disableBodyPruning":true},"request":{"method":"POST","header":[],"body":{"mode":"raw","raw":"{\r\n \"email\": \"\",\r\n \"password\": \"\"\r\n}","options":{"raw":{"language":"json"}}},"url":"{{base_user}}/login","description":"
at F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\controllers\\userController.js:55:11\n
at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n
This endpoint is used to log in a user via HTTP POST request to {{base_user}}/login. The request should include a raw JSON payload with \"email\" and \"password\" fields.
\nThe examples of responses for this request include a statusCode, data object, message, and success boolean. The data object contains user information such as _id, email, articles, fevCategory, createdAt, updatedAt, __v, and refreshToken.
\n","urlObject":{"path":["login"],"host":["{{base_user}}"],"query":[],"variable":[]}},"response":[{"id":"af1ec702-4ce3-4816-b971-6eb7be177d16","name":"200 Success","originalRequest":{"method":"POST","header":[],"body":{"mode":"raw","raw":"{\r\n \"email\": \"\",\r\n \"password\": \"\"\r\n}","options":{"raw":{"language":"json"}}},"url":"{{base_user}}/login"},"status":"OK","code":200,"_postman_previewlanguage":"json","header":[{"key":"X-Powered-By","value":"Express"},{"key":"Set-Cookie","value":"refreshToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjY1ZWUyMmM3NDIzMGNlNzJmNmRiMmM5MyIsImlhdCI6MTcxMDEwNTI5MSwiZXhwIjoxNzE4NzQ1MjkxfQ.7UzNBlxcTjSvWX1AhQr1nFrqrpJPwvk8t2BBDLVYm00; Path=/; HttpOnly; Secure"},{"key":"Set-Cookie","value":"accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjY1ZWUyMmM3NDIzMGNlNzJmNmRiMmM5MyIsImVtYWlsIjoiYWxsYW5fdHJvbXA4OUB5YWhvby5jb20iLCJpYXQiOjE3MTAxMDUyOTEsImV4cCI6MTcxMDEwNTI5MX0.aV6X76ZTYPzcveVZFVelQPrXZeOD4dQ-fFGhjG4Rkcw; Path=/; HttpOnly; Secure"},{"key":"Content-Type","value":"application/json; charset=utf-8"},{"key":"Content-Length","value":"455"},{"key":"ETag","value":"W/\"1c7-Ti95qLzXLn6YHLc67wXfg/9OQX4\""},{"key":"Date","value":"Sun, 10 Mar 2024 21:14:51 GMT"},{"key":"Connection","value":"keep-alive"},{"key":"Keep-Alive","value":"timeout=5"}],"cookie":[],"responseTime":null,"body":"{\n \"statusCode\": 200,\n \"data\": {\n \"_id\": \"65ee22c74230ce72f6db2c93\",\n \"email\": \"allan_tromp89@yahoo.com\",\n \"articles\": [],\n \"fevCategory\": [],\n \"createdAt\": \"2024-03-10T21:14:47.639Z\",\n \"updatedAt\": \"2024-03-10T21:14:51.754Z\",\n \"__v\": 0,\n \"refreshToken\": \"eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjY1ZWUyMmM3NDIzMGNlNzJmNmRiMmM5MyIsImlhdCI6MTcxMDEwNTI5MSwiZXhwIjoxNzE4NzQ1MjkxfQ.7UzNBlxcTjSvWX1AhQr1nFrqrpJPwvk8t2BBDLVYm00\"\n },\n \"message\": \"User logged in successfully\",\n \"success\": true\n}"},{"id":"bfc5d2a5-84a8-4cce-bde9-ce4fd5b6925d","name":"404 User Not Found","originalRequest":{"method":"POST","header":[],"body":{"mode":"raw","raw":"{\r\n \"email\": \"{{emails}}\",\r\n \"password\": \"\"\r\n}","options":{"raw":{"language":"json"}}},"url":"{{base_user}}/login"},"status":"Not Found","code":404,"_postman_previewlanguage":"html","header":[{"key":"X-Powered-By","value":"Express"},{"key":"Content-Security-Policy","value":"default-src 'self'"},{"key":"X-Content-Type-Options","value":"nosniff"},{"key":"Content-Type","value":"text/html; charset=utf-8"},{"key":"Content-Length","value":"338"},{"key":"Date","value":"Sun, 10 Mar 2024 21:17:02 GMT"},{"key":"Connection","value":"keep-alive"},{"key":"Keep-Alive","value":"timeout=5"}],"cookie":[],"responseTime":null,"body":"\n\n \n \nError: User not found\n\n \n"},{"id":"ceb9d7cb-900c-48cd-98d6-09da1f90ff66","name":"401 Invalid credentials","originalRequest":{"method":"POST","header":[],"body":{"mode":"raw","raw":"{\r\n \"email\": \"\",\r\n \"password\": \"{{passwords}}\"\r\n}","options":{"raw":{"language":"json"}}},"url":"{{base_user}}/login"},"status":"Unauthorized","code":401,"_postman_previewlanguage":"html","header":[{"key":"X-Powered-By","value":"Express"},{"key":"Content-Security-Policy","value":"default-src 'self'"},{"key":"X-Content-Type-Options","value":"nosniff"},{"key":"Content-Type","value":"text/html; charset=utf-8"},{"key":"Content-Length","value":"248"},{"key":"Date","value":"Sun, 10 Mar 2024 21:17:26 GMT"},{"key":"Connection","value":"keep-alive"},{"key":"Keep-Alive","value":"timeout=5"}],"cookie":[],"responseTime":null,"body":"\n\n \n \n
at F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\controllers\\userController.js:100:11\n
at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n
Error: Invalid credentials\n\n \n"}],"_postman_id":"015cfeb5-4427-4eae-8c6c-8750b7c23897"},{"name":"Logout","id":"5e199e87-a020-453a-8889-c70b7ea4bb30","protocolProfileBehavior":{"disableBodyPruning":true},"request":{"method":"GET","header":[],"url":"{{base_user}}/logout","description":"
at F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\controllers\\userController.js:107:11\n
This endpoint is used to log out the user. Upon successful logout, the API returns a JSON response with a \"success\" key indicating the operation was successful, and an optional \"message\" key with additional information.
\nsuccess: Indicates if the logout operation was successful.message: An optional message providing additional information.{\n \"success\": true,\n \"message\": \"\"\n}\n\nThis endpoint retrieves the details of the currently logged-in user. The response will include the user's unique ID, email, a list of articles associated with the user, favorite categories, creation and update timestamps, and a refresh token for authentication.
\n","urlObject":{"path":["loggedin-user"],"host":["{{base_user}}"],"query":[],"variable":[]}},"response":[{"id":"862becb6-e5bd-4431-9f2b-98d9f478e9a1","name":"200 Success","originalRequest":{"method":"GET","header":[],"url":"{{base_user}}/loggedin-user"},"status":"OK","code":200,"_postman_previewlanguage":"json","header":[{"key":"X-Powered-By","value":"Express"},{"key":"Content-Type","value":"application/json; charset=utf-8"},{"key":"Content-Length","value":"374"},{"key":"ETag","value":"W/\"176-oqOyCBsPS9gaEwlzP8AzSVOHhsI\""},{"key":"Date","value":"Sun, 10 Mar 2024 21:34:22 GMT"},{"key":"Connection","value":"keep-alive"},{"key":"Keep-Alive","value":"timeout=5"}],"cookie":[],"responseTime":null,"body":"{\n \"_id\": \"65ee22c74230ce72f6db2c93\",\n \"email\": \"allan_tromp89@yahoo.com\",\n \"articles\": [],\n \"fevCategory\": [],\n \"createdAt\": \"2024-03-10T21:14:47.639Z\",\n \"updatedAt\": \"2024-03-10T21:34:20.627Z\",\n \"__v\": 0,\n \"refreshToken\": \"eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjY1ZWUyMmM3NDIzMGNlNzJmNmRiMmM5MyIsImlhdCI6MTcxMDEwNjQ2MCwiZXhwIjoxNzE4NzQ2NDYwfQ.DhXkYJsAUa8Wh8c0yv7vwpiOLmoepLsjQKCm_rSNwh0\"\n}"},{"id":"a7b24e3c-ab88-41e7-847c-dae192d768e4","name":"401 Unauthorized","originalRequest":{"method":"GET","header":[],"url":"{{base_user}}/loggedin-user"},"status":"Unauthorized","code":401,"_postman_previewlanguage":"json","header":[{"key":"X-Powered-By","value":"Express"},{"key":"Content-Type","value":"application/json; charset=utf-8"},{"key":"Content-Length","value":"31"},{"key":"ETag","value":"W/\"1f-crg7ovEEHb9AqDObckZob3ngQr8\""},{"key":"Date","value":"Sun, 10 Mar 2024 21:33:22 GMT"},{"key":"Connection","value":"keep-alive"},{"key":"Keep-Alive","value":"timeout=5"}],"cookie":[],"responseTime":null,"body":"{\n \"error\": \"Please authenticate\"\n}"}],"_postman_id":"5b6c1a08-1665-48eb-8b9a-6539e7eea593"},{"name":"Delete-User","id":"0b451423-02a7-45ed-9b9c-c1742ceb3f54","protocolProfileBehavior":{"disableBodyPruning":true},"request":{"method":"DELETE","header":[],"url":"{{base_user}}/delete-user","description":"This endpoint is used to delete a user.
\nHTTP Request
\nResponse
\nThis endpoint allows updating user information via an HTTP PUT request. The request should include a JSON payload with the user's name, bio, and date of birth (DOB) in the format \"YYYY-MM-DD\".
\nname (string): The updated name of the user.bio (string): The updated biography of the user.DOB (string): The updated date of birth of the user in the format \"YYYY-MM-DD\".success (boolean): Indicates if the update was successful.message (string): A message providing additional information about the update.Example:
\n{\n \"success\": true,\n \"message\": \"\"\n}\n\nError: Minimum one paramiter required\n\n \n"}],"_postman_id":"8dba5902-9c41-44f0-9e0c-ad652daffff6"},{"name":"Token-renew","id":"bea672ef-3fc8-461d-9d0e-73a10ac4893d","protocolProfileBehavior":{"disableBodyPruning":true},"request":{"method":"GET","header":[],"url":"{{base_user}}/token-renew","description":"
at F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\controllers\\userController.js:184:11\n
at F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\utils\\asyncHandler.js:3:21\n
at Layer.handle [as handle_request] (F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\node_modules\\express\\lib\\router\\layer.js:95:5)\n
at next (F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\node_modules\\express\\lib\\router\\route.js:137:13)\n
at isUserLoggedin (F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\middlewares\\isUserLoggedin.js:33:5)\n
at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n
This endpoint sends an HTTP GET request to renew the token at the specified base user URL. The response will include a boolean value indicating the success status, and an optional message string.
\nExample response:
\n{\n \"success\": true,\n \"message\": \"\"\n}\n\nError: Token is missing\n\n \n"},{"id":"8be7e45b-e102-42dd-a06f-fcb91fe4cb25","name":"401 Invalid Token","originalRequest":{"method":"GET","header":[],"url":"{{base_user}}/token-renew"},"status":"Unauthorized","code":401,"_postman_previewlanguage":"html","header":[{"key":"X-Powered-By","value":"Express"},{"key":"Content-Security-Policy","value":"default-src 'self'"},{"key":"X-Content-Type-Options","value":"nosniff"},{"key":"Content-Type","value":"text/html; charset=utf-8"},{"key":"Content-Length","value":"337"},{"key":"Date","value":"Sun, 10 Mar 2024 21:53:23 GMT"},{"key":"Connection","value":"keep-alive"},{"key":"Keep-Alive","value":"timeout=5"}],"cookie":[],"responseTime":null,"body":"\n\n \n \n
at F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\controllers\\userController.js:208:11\n
at F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\utils\\asyncHandler.js:3:21\n
at Layer.handle [as handle_request] (F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\node_modules\\express\\lib\\router\\layer.js:95:5)\n
at next (F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\node_modules\\express\\lib\\router\\route.js:137:13)\n
at Route.dispatch (F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\node_modules\\express\\lib\\router\\route.js:112:3)\n
at Layer.handle [as handle_request] (F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\node_modules\\express\\lib\\router\\layer.js:95:5)\n
at F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\node_modules\\express\\lib\\router\\index.js:281:22\n
at Function.process_params (F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\node_modules\\express\\lib\\router\\index.js:335:12)\n
at next (F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\node_modules\\express\\lib\\router\\index.js:275:10)\n
at Function.handle (F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\node_modules\\express\\lib\\router\\index.js:174:3)\n
Error: Invalid Token\n\n \n"}],"_postman_id":"bea672ef-3fc8-461d-9d0e-73a10ac4893d"}],"event":[{"listen":"prerequest","script":{"id":"9dc3a048-6071-47af-ba14-999b8c58f7da","type":"text/javascript","exec":[""]}},{"listen":"test","script":{"id":"b8fdcabe-3b6e-4913-8558-fd9cfd19b1f6","type":"text/javascript","exec":[""]}}],"variable":[{"key":"email","value":""},{"key":"password","value":""}]}
at F:\\Personal Project\\Newspaper-Backend\\controllers\\userController.js:228:11\n
at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n