Full Stack Web Development MASTERY Course - Novice to Expert - Handling PATCH Request in Our API

This tutorial covers how to use patch requests in an API to update specific fields in a student database. It explains the difference between patch and put methods, demonstrates implementing a patch request, and discusses error handling using try-catch blocks. The tutorial also includes a practical example of testing the patch request with Postman and MongoDB.

What steps are involved in querying a student's data by ID?

What is the role of the request body in a PATCH request?

Why is it important to set 'new' to true in the update function?

How can you verify that the email ID has been updated in the database?