Full Stack Web Development MASTERY Course - Novice to Expert - Building REST API with Asynchronous Function

The video tutorial covers creating a RESTful API and saving data in MongoDB using the POST method. It explains the concept of promises and introduces async/await functions to handle asynchronous operations more efficiently. The tutorial demonstrates how to replace promises with async/await in API operations, focusing on error handling using try/catch blocks. The implementation is tested using Postman and MongoDB Compass, showcasing the optimized API's functionality.

How does the API handle the creation of a new user and what data is required?

What is the significance of the status code 201 in the context of a POST request?

What steps are involved in testing the API using Postman and MongoDB?