From scratch to integration: building an API with Spring Boot

I led a hands-on WebTech Network workshop in which participants built a REST API with Spring Boot from scratch, applying essential concepts such as endpoint creation, persistence with JPA and a layered architecture.

In the final stage, the API was integrated into a React front-end, showing in practice how back-end and front-end communicate in real applications. The session was designed for people taking their first steps in back-end development.

Main topics covered:

• Creating REST endpoints with Spring Boot
• Data persistence with JPA
• Organizing the application in layers
• Integrating the API with React