REST API Design Made Simple with Express.js Every backend developer reaches a point where they hear this sentence: “Build a REST API.” And suddenly everyone starts pretending they fully understand: REST resources endpoints CRUD status codes HTTP methods Meanwhile beginners are sitting there like: “Brother I just learned app.get() yesterday.” The good news? REST APIs are actually based on very simple ideas. Most of the scary terminology comes from people explaining it in the most robotic way possible. So in this article, we are going to understand REST APIs properly using: simple language real-world examples Express.js one resource ( users ) practical route design By the end, REST APIs will stop looking like mysterious backend rituals. First Understand: What Is an API? API stands for: Application Programming Interface Sounds complicated. But the real idea is simple. An API allows: two systems to communicate. Real-Life API Analogy Imagine a restaurant.…