Portfolio API

This is a Node.js API built with Express to manage contact messages sent through a portfolio. The API includes features for listing, searching, and creating messages, as well as sending email notifications using Nodemailer.

Features

• List contact messages: Endpoint to retrieve all sent messages.
• Search message by ID: Endpoint to find a specific message by its unique identifier.
• Create contact message: Endpoint to save a new message in the database and send an email notification.
• Email sending: Integration with Gmail via Nodemailer for notifications.

Technologies Used

• Node.js
• Express
• Sequelize (Database ORM)
• Nodemailer (Email sending)
• dotenv (Environment variables management)
• CORS (Cross-origin resource sharing)

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/ImFelipeOliveira/contact-api.git

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Configure environment variables in .env file:

   CORSALLOWED=http://localhost:5173/
   SMTPEMAIL=seuemail@gmail.com
   SMTPPASSWORD=suasenha
   FROMEMAIL=destinatario@gmail.com
   APIKEY=change-me

4. Start the server:

   npm start

5. Access the API endpoints at http://localhost:3000

Endpoints

• GET /contact - Returns all contact messages
• GET /contact/:id - Returns a specific message by ID
• POST /contact - Creates a new message and sends an email notification

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests.