videotube-backend

A backend service built with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB. This project provides an API for managing users, videos, playlists, comments, likes, subscriptions, and tweets.

Mentor : Hitesh Choudhary

Feel free to test this application and if you want to build the frontend upon it you can use this backend, Incase if you find any bug or something just rise a issue and if you want to contribute just pull a request I will be excited to merge your pull.

Features

• User Management: Allows users to register, login, manage their profile, and keep a watch history.
• Video Management: Users can upload videos, add metadata like title and description, and track views.
• Playlists: Users can create and manage playlists containing multiple videos.
• Comments and Likes: Users can comment on videos and like both videos and tweets.
• Subscriptions: Allows users to subscribe to other users’ channels.
• Tweets: Users can post tweets associated with their profile.

Database Models

Here’s an overview of the main database models:

Users

Field	Type	Description
_id	ObjectId	Primary key
username	String	Unique username
email	String	Unique email
fullName	String	Full name of the user
avatar	String	URL of user’s avatar
coverImage	String	URL of cover image
password	String	Hashed password
refreshToken	String	Refresh token for sessions
watchHistory	[ObjectId]	Array of video IDs watched
createdAt	Date	Account creation date
updatedAt	Date	Profile update date

Videos

Field	Type	Description
_id	ObjectId	Primary key
videoFile	String	URL of the video file
thumbnail	String	URL of the thumbnail image
owner	ObjectId	User ID of the video owner
title	String	Title of the video
description	String	Description of the video
duration	Number	Duration of the video in seconds
views	Number	Number of views
isPublished	Boolean	Published status
createdAt	Date	Date of upload
updatedAt	Date	Last updated date

Playlists

Field	Type	Description
_id	ObjectId	Primary key
name	String	Name of the playlist
description	String	Description of the playlist
owner	ObjectId	User ID of the playlist owner
videos	[ObjectId]	Array of video IDs in playlist
createdAt	Date	Date of creation
updatedAt	Date	Last updated date

Comments

Field	Type	Description
_id	ObjectId	Primary key
content	String	Content of the comment
video	ObjectId	ID of the related video
owner	ObjectId	User ID of the commenter
createdAt	Date	Date of comment
updatedAt	Date	Last updated date

Likes

Field	Type	Description
_id	ObjectId	Primary key
comment	ObjectId	ID of the liked comment
video	ObjectId	ID of the liked video
tweet	ObjectId	ID of the liked tweet
likedBy	ObjectId	User ID of the liker
createdAt	Date	Date of like

Tweets

Field	Type	Description
_id	ObjectId	Primary key
owner	ObjectId	User ID of the tweet poster
content	String	Content of the tweet
createdAt	Date	Date of tweet
updatedAt	Date	Last updated date

Subscriptions

Field	Type	Description
_id	ObjectId	Primary key
subscriber	ObjectId	User ID of the subscriber
channel	ObjectId	ID of the subscribed channel
createdAt	Date	Subscription date
updatedAt	Date	Last updated date

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Sourav0010/videotube-backend.git
   cd youtube-backend

2. Install dependencies:

   npm i

3. Configure environment variables:

   • Create a .env file based on the .env.example template.
   • Set up your MongoDB URI and other necessary configurations.

4. Start the server:

   npm run dev

Base Url

https://videotube-backend-vevz.onrender.com 

API Endpoints

Users

• POST /api/v1/users/signup: Register a new user
• POST /api/v1/users/login: Login an existing user
• GET /api/v1/users/getuser: Get current loggined user details
• POST /api/v1/users/logout: Logout user
• POST /api/v1/users/refresh-token: refresh user token
• POST /api/v1/users/c/:channelId: get Subscriber count of a channel
• POST /api/v1/users/delete-user: Delete User Account

Videos

• POST /api/v1/videos/: Upload a new video
• GET /api/v1/videos/: Retrieve all videos
• GET /api/videos/:videoId: Get a perticular video details
• DELETE /api/v1/videos/:videoId: Delete a video
• PATCH /api/v1/videos/toggle/publish/:videoId: Toggle Publish Status Of A Video

Subscription

• POST /api/v1/subscriptions/c/:channelId: Subscribe/Unsubscribe Channel
• GET /api/v1/subscriptions/c/:channelId: Get subscriber list of a channel
• GET /api/v1/subscriptions/u/:subscriberId: Get channel list to which user has subscribed

Tweet

• POST /api/v1/tweets/: Create Tweet
• GET /api/v1/tweets/user/:userId: Get User Tweets
• PATCH /api/v1/tweets/:tweetId: Update Tweet
• DELETE /api/v1/tweets/:tweetId: Delete Tweet

Playlist

• POST /api/v1/playlists/: Create a playlist
• GET /api/v1/playlists/:playlistId: Get Playlist by ID
• PATCH /api/v1/playlists/:playlistId: Update Playlist details by ID
• DELETE /api/v1/playlists/:playlistId: Delete Playlist by ID
• PATCH /api/v1/playlists/add/:videoId/:playlistId: Add video to a playlist
• PATCH /api/v1/playlists/remove/:videoId/:playlistId: Remove a video from the playlist
• GET /api/v1/playlists/user/:userId: Get Playlists Created by user

Comment

• POST /api/v1/comments/:videoId: Create a comment
• GET /api/v1/comments/:videoId: Get all comments of a video
• PATCH /api/v1/comments/c/:commentId: Update Comment
• DELETE /api/v1/comments/c/:commentId: Delete Comment

Like

• POST /api/v1/likes/toggle/v/:videoId: Toggle Video Like
• POST /api/v1/likes/toggle/c/:commentId: Toggle Comment Like
• POST /api/v1/likes/toggle/t/:tweetId: Toggle Tweet Like
• GET /api/v1/likes/videos: Get All Liked Video

Technologies Used

• Backend: Node.js, Express
• Database: MongoDB
• Authentication: JWT
• Other: Mongoose for MongoDB ORM , Cloudinary for ODM

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Thanks You ~ Sourav Mohanty