Database.json Now

If you want to treat database.json like a real REST API, json-server is the standard choice.

In your terminal, run: npx json-server --watch database.json database.json

You can now send a POST request to http://localhost:3000/posts using fetch in JavaScript: javascript If you want to treat database

fetch('http://localhost:3000/posts', { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', }, body: JSON.stringify({ title: "My First Post", content: "This is some data saved to database.json!" }), }) .then(response => response.json()) .then(data => console.log('Success:', data)); Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard 2. Using Node.js (Direct File Writing) Using Node

const fs = require('fs'); const newPost = { id: Date.now(), title: "Direct Write", content: "Added via fs module" }; // 1. Read the existing file const data = fs.readFileSync('database.json'); const db = JSON.parse(data); // 2. Add the new post db.posts.push(newPost); // 3. Write it back fs.writeFileSync('database.json', JSON.stringify(db, null, 2)); Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard 3. Using Python Python is often used for simple JSON "databases":