🔥 Welcome to Part 18 of the MongoDB Fundamentals, Functions & ORM Detailed Guide! In this episode, you’ll create a GET API endpoint using Express.js and Prisma ORM to retrieve all blog entries stored in your MongoDB database. You’ll learn how to fetch, return, and format multiple records so your frontend can display blog content dynamically and efficiently.
This is the key to enabling data-driven UI, blogs, dashboards, and feeds in real-world applications.
✅ What You’ll Learn in This Video:
✔️ How to create a GET /blogs endpoint using Express
✔️ Querying MongoDB via Prisma’s findMany()
method
✔️ Structuring and returning JSON responses cleanly
✔️ Handling empty results and basic error management
✔️ Testing with tools like Postman and integrating with frontend apps
💡 Why This Step Matters:
🔹 Enables your app to serve real-time dynamic content
🔹 Forms the base for features like blog feeds, product listings, or user dashboards
🔹 Builds confidence in managing query logic, endpoints, and response structure