Go Contact API & Send Email

This API is designed to handle contact form submissions, store contact information in a MongoDB database, and send a confirmation email. It provides endpoints to submit contact information and receive confirmation messages.

Table of Contents

• Getting Started
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation
• Usage
  • API Endpoints
• Environment Variables
• Contributing
• License

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Before running the API, ensure you have the following prerequisites installed:

• Go
• MongoDB
• SMTP Server

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

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

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd contact-api

3. Create a .env file in the project root and configure the following environment variables:

   MONGODB_URI=your-mongodb-uri
   SMTP_HOST=your-smtp-host
   SMTP_PORT=your-smtp-port
   SMTP_USERNAME=your-smtp-username
   SMTP_PASSWORD=your-smtp-password
   PORT=your-api-port

4. Build and run the API:

   go build
   ./contact-api

The API should now be running on the specified port.

Usage

API Endpoints

Submit Contact Information

• Endpoint: /api/contact
• Method: POST
• Request Body:

  {
    "firstName": "John",
    "lastName": "Doe",
    "email": "johndoe@example.com",
    "linkedin": "linkedin.com/in/johndoe",
    "tech": "Go, JavaScript",
    "message": "Hello, I'm interested in your services."
  }

• Response:

  {
    "message": "Data saved successfully and email sent!"
  }

Environment Variables

• MONGODB_URI: MongoDB connection URI.
• SMTP_HOST: SMTP server host.
• SMTP_PORT: SMTP server port.
• SMTP_USERNAME: SMTP server username.
• SMTP_PASSWORD: SMTP server password.
• PORT: Port on which the API should run.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to open issues or pull requests.

Developed By

Francisco Inoque