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Emmanuel Olarewaju
Emmanuel Olarewaju

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Backend Wizards Stage 0 — Dynamic Profile API

I just completed Stage 0 of the Backend Wizards track! 🚀

I built a simple REST API using Node.js/Express that returns my profile data along with a random cat fact 🐱 from an external API.

  • Fetches real-time data
  • Returns current UTC timestamp
  • Handles API failures gracefully
  • Deployed on Railway

Live API: https://backend-wizards-profile-production.up.railway.app/me

GitHub Repo: https://github.com/EmmaAtom00/Backend-Wizards-Profile

This task taught me how to:

  • Work with external APIs using Axios
  • Handle errors gracefully
  • Format consistent JSON responses
  • Deploy to production using Railway

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