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Node.js + PostgreSQL: CRUD example

In this tutorial, I will show you step by step to build Node.js + PostgreSQL CRUD example using Express and Sequelize ORM.

Full Article: https://bezkoder.com/node-express-sequelize-postgresql/

Node.js PostgreSQL CRUD example overview

We will build Rest Apis that can create, retrieve, update, delete and find Tutorials by title.

First, we start with an Express web server. Next, we add configuration for PostgreSQL database, create Tutorial model with Sequelize, write the controller. Then we define routes for handling all CRUD operations (including custom finder).

The following table shows overview of the Rest APIs that will be exported:

Methods Urls Actions
GET api/tutorials get all Tutorials
GET api/tutorials/:id get Tutorial by id
POST api/tutorials add new Tutorial
PUT api/tutorials/:id update Tutorial by id
DELETE api/tutorials/:id remove Tutorial by id
DELETE api/tutorials remove all Tutorials
GET api/tutorials/published find all published Tutorials
GET api/tutorials?title=[kw] find all Tutorials which title contains 'kw'

Finally, we're gonna test the Rest Apis using Postman.

This is our project structure:

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Demo Video

This is our Node.js PostgreSQL CRUD example using Express & Sequelize application demo, test Rest Apis with Postman.

Test the APIs

Run our Node.js application with command: node server.js.

Using Postman, we're gonna test all the Apis above.

  • Create a new Tutorial using POST /tutorials Api

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After creating some new Tutorials, you can check PostgreSQL table:

testdb=# select * from tutorials;
 id |    title    |    description    | published |         createdAt          |         updatedAt
----+-------------+-------------------+-----------+----------------------------+----------------------------
  1 | Node Tut #1 | Tut#1 Description | f         | 2020-01-29 10:42:57.121+07 | 2020-01-29 10:42:57.121+07
  2 | Node Tut #2 | Tut#2 Description | f         | 2020-01-29 10:43:05.131+07 | 2020-01-29 10:43:05.131+07
  3 | Node Tut #3 | Tut#3 Description | f         | 2020-01-29 10:43:48.028+07 | 2020-01-29 10:43:48.028+07
  4 | Js Tut #4   | Tut#4 Desc        | f         | 2020-01-29 10:45:40.016+07 | 2020-01-29 10:45:40.016+07
  5 | Js Tut #5   | Tut#5 Desc        | f         | 2020-01-29 10:45:44.289+07 | 2020-01-29 10:45:44.289+07
  • Retrieve all Tutorials using GET /tutorials Api

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  • Retrieve a single Tutorial by id using GET /tutorials/:id Api

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  • Update a Tutorial using PUT /tutorials/:id Api

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Check tutorials table after some rows were updated:

testdb=# select * from tutorials;
 id |     title      |    description    | published |         createdAt          |         updatedAt
----+----------------+-------------------+-----------+----------------------------+----------------------------
  1 | Node Tut #1    | Tut#1 Description | f         | 2020-01-29 10:42:57.121+07 | 2020-01-29 10:42:57.121+07
  3 | Node Tut #3    | Tut#3 Description | f         | 2020-01-29 10:43:48.028+07 | 2020-01-29 10:43:48.028+07
  2 | Node Js Tut #2 | Tut#2 Description | t         | 2020-01-29 10:43:05.131+07 | 2020-01-29 10:51:55.235+07
  4 | Js Tut #4      | Tut#4 Desc        | t         | 2020-01-29 10:45:40.016+07 | 2020-01-29 10:54:17.468+07
  5 | Js Tut #5      | Tut#5 Desc        | t         | 2020-01-29 10:45:44.289+07 | 2020-01-29 10:54:20.544+07
  • Find all Tutorials which title contains 'js': GET /tutorials?title=js

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  • Find all published Tutorials using GET /tutorials/published Api

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  • Delete a Tutorial using DELETE /tutorials/:id Api

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Tutorial with id=4 was removed from tutorials table:

testdb=# select * from tutorials;
 id |     title      |    description    | published |         createdAt          |         updatedAt
----+----------------+-------------------+-----------+----------------------------+----------------------------
  1 | Node Tut #1    | Tut#1 Description | f         | 2020-01-29 10:42:57.121+07 | 2020-01-29 10:42:57.121+07
  3 | Node Tut #3    | Tut#3 Description | f         | 2020-01-29 10:43:48.028+07 | 2020-01-29 10:43:48.028+07
  2 | Node Js Tut #2 | Tut#2 Description | t         | 2020-01-29 10:43:05.131+07 | 2020-01-29 10:51:55.235+07
  5 | Js Tut #5      | Tut#5 Desc        | t         | 2020-01-29 10:45:44.289+07 | 2020-01-29 10:54:20.544+07
  • Delete all Tutorials using DELETE /tutorials Api

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Now there are no rows in tutorials table:

testdb=# select * from tutorials;
 id | title | description | published | createdAt | updatedAt
----+-------+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------

For more details, implementation and Github, please visit:
https://bezkoder.com/node-express-sequelize-postgresql/

Further Reading

Server side Pagination:
Node.js Express Pagination with PostgreSQL example

Fullstack:

Security:
Node.js JWT Authentication & Authorization with PostgreSQL example

Top comments (3)

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Madza

Finally, some PostgreSQL material 😉 I've tired of people using MongoDB for everything without even knowing it's specifics and use cases, due to MERN hype everywhere.

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Henry Boisdequin

Totally agree!

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Tomasz

Files structure is one of bad nodejs practises ;)