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Build a Typed REST API with Express, TypeScript & Zod

Build a real, validated REST API: Zod schemas as a single source of truth for runtime validation and inferred TypeScript types, typed Express handlers and middleware, validated environment configuration, integration tests with Vitest & Supertest, and a full typed CRUD project.

8 lessons

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Curriculum

  1. 1Why Express + TypeScript + Zod?πŸ“ quiz
  2. 2Setting Up an Express + TypeScript ProjectπŸ“ quiz
  3. 3Defining Schemas with Zod & Inferring TypesπŸ“ quiz
  4. 4Typed Request Handlers & MiddlewareπŸ“ quiz
  5. 5Validating Requests and Building REST EndpointsπŸ“ quiz
  6. 6Environment Variables & Configuration with ZodπŸ“ quiz
  7. 7Testing a Typed API with Vitest & SupertestπŸ“ quiz
  8. 8Final Project: Build a Typed Task API

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