💰 Expense Tracker API

An Expense Tracker API built with Node.js, Express, MongoDB (Atlas), and JWT Authentication. This API enables users to manage expenses, track budgets, and provides admin functionalities to oversee users and expenses.

🚀 Features

• User Authentication (Signup, Login, Logout) with JWT
• Profile Management (Edit profile, Upload Profile Picture via Cloudinary)
• Expense Management (Add, Edit, Delete, View expenses)
• Monthly Budget Tracking & Analytics
• Admin Panel (Manage users, Disable/Delete accounts, Manage expenses)
• Swagger API Documentation

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⚙️ Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB Atlas
• Authentication: JWT (JSON Web Token)
• Image Storage: Cloudinary
• API Documentation: Swagger UI

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📦 Installation & Setup

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/enrituraj/expense-tracker-api.git
cd expense-tracker-api

2️⃣ Install Dependencies

npm install

3️⃣ Setup Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the root directory or rename .env.sample to .env and add your own configurations:

PORT=5000
MONGO_URI=your-mongodb-uri
JWT_SECRET=your-secret-key
CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=your-cloudinary-cloud-name
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=your-cloudinary-api-key
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=your-cloudinary-api-secret

4️⃣ Run the Server

npm run dev

Server will start at http://localhost:5000

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📜 API Documentation (Swagger)

Swagger UI is available at:
📌 http://localhost:5000/api-docs

This provides an interactive UI to test all API endpoints.

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👨‍💻 Author

• Ritu Raj
• GitHub: enrituraj

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