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How to Build Restful APIs with Node.js, Express and MySQL
In this article, we are going to cover how to build APIs with Node.js, Express and MySQL.

In this article, we are going to cover how to build APIs with Node.js, Express and MySQL. As we all know, JavaScript is the most popular language because we can easily build both front-end and back-end services with it.
What are we going to cover in this?
- Installation of required packages
- Database Configuration setup
- CRUD Methods
- Execution of Stored Procedure
Step 1
Create a folder with the project name and open the folder in Visual Studio Code and open the command prompt (Win + R -> cmd) or terminal in VS Code and switch to the project directory.
In order to create the package.json file, please find the below command and it will ask for some project configuration — just hit enter.