[Free] Node.js &Amp; Typescript Tutorial: Build An Email Validation Api
Build a simple API you can then monetise and generate a passive income easily – Free Course
What you’ll learn
- Node js
- Express js
- TypeScript
- SMTP Protocol
- Node streams
Requirements
- Very basic JavaScript or TypeScript knowledge
- Have Git installed (preferred)
Description
This course is intended for people starting their journey into coding. From a student’s perspective, learning to code an Email VerificationAPI is interesting not only because you get to code a backend app from scratch, but also, you get to learn how Emails work. We dive into finding out how we find Email Servers on the internet and then connect to one, send a series of commands and let it tell us if an Email Inbox exists or not. We automate the entire process using TypeScript, Express.js and Node to build an Email Verification API.Learn to code an Email Verification API. This is a service used by thousands of companies to validate if the emails they have to contact potential customers are accurate.
In this tutorial you will learn how to create an Express API from scratch using TypeScript and will learn how Emails work under the hood. We will take a look into MxRecords as well as the SMTP protocol.
In under 40min you will have built a Backend app using Typescript. In addition, you will gain access to a Boilerplate code to quickly setup your next Express.js + Typescript projects.
Learnings:
– TypeScript
– Express.js
-Basics on DNS
– Basics on SMTP
Who is this course for:
– Entry level knowledge on Javascript or Typescript
Author(s): Michael Gradek