The latest articles on DEV Community by Balogun Dayo (@balogun_dayo_c4bdaf777a85). https://dev.to/balogun_dayo_c4bdaf777a85 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3574715%2Fe65c5fb0-265a-4c97-93ff-4368a16f0348.png https://dev.to/balogun_dayo_c4bdaf777a85 en Balogun Dayo Mon, 20 Oct 2025 05:28:43 +0000 https://dev.to/balogun_dayo_c4bdaf777a85/building-a-dynamic-api-with-spring-boot-and-cat-facts-springboot-java-api-catfacts-1lnk https://dev.to/balogun_dayo_c4bdaf777a85/building-a-dynamic-api-with-spring-boot-and-cat-facts-springboot-java-api-catfacts-1lnk <p>Ever taken on a project that seems simple at first but ends up teaching you a ton about real-world API work? That was my experience with this task — building a /me endpoint that returns profile information along with a random cat fact.</p> <p>The goal was to create a RESTful API that:</p> <p>Responds to GET/me<br> Returns my name, email, and stack<br> Fetches a random cat fact dynamically from the Cat Facts API<br> Includes the current UTC timestamp in ISO 8601 format<br> And finally, deploy it to Railway</p> <p><a href="https://github.com/van2jazz/hng_endpoint" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/van2jazz/hng_endpoint</a></p> springboot api tutorial java