Here's a clear and organized API map/outline for your School Management App, including API purpose, routes, HTTP methods, and functional description.

📘 API Overview

The app supports the following core features:

Students Management

Teachers Management

Attendance Tracking

Grades Management

Class Schedule Management

Dashboard Summary

Each section includes CRUD operations and special-purpose endpoints where needed.

🧍 1. Students API

Purpose

Manage student records (create, read, update, delete).

Routes

Method Endpoint Description GET /api/students List all students GET /api/students/:id Get a specific student POST /api/students Add a new student PUT /api/students/:id Update a student record DELETE /api/students/:id Delete a student

👨‍🏫 2. Teachers API

Purpose

Manage teacher records.

Routes

Method Endpoint Description GET /api/teachers List all teachers GET /api/teachers/:id Get a specific teacher POST /api/teachers Add a new teacher PUT /api/teachers/:id Update a teacher record DELETE /api/teachers/:id Delete a teacher

📅 3. Attendance API

Purpose

Track attendance for students.

Routes

Method Endpoint Description GET /api/attendance List all attendance records GET /api/attendance/date/:date Get attendance for a specific date GET /api/attendance/student/:id Get attendance for a student POST /api/attendance Mark attendance for a class PUT /api/attendance/:id Update attendance record DELETE /api/attendance/:id Delete attendance record

🎓 4. Grades API

Purpose

Manage student grades.

Routes

Method Endpoint Description GET /api/grades List all grades GET /api/grades/student/:id Get grades for a specific student POST /api/grades Add grades for a student PUT /api/grades/:id Update a grade DELETE /api/grades/:id Delete a grade

🏫 5. Class Schedule API

Purpose

Create and manage class schedules.

Routes

Method Endpoint Description GET /api/schedules List all class schedules GET /api/schedules/:id Get a specific schedule POST /api/schedules Create a class schedule PUT /api/schedules/:id Update class schedule DELETE /api/schedules/:id Delete a schedule

📊 6. Dashboard API

Purpose

Display summary stats on dashboard.

Routes

Method Endpoint Description GET /api/dashboard/summary Get total students, teachers, classes, attendance count, etc.

✅ Optional Auth API (If Needed)

Method Endpoint Description POST /api/auth/login Login as admin/user POST /api/auth/register Register new user GET /api/auth/me Get logged-in user info POST /api/auth/logout Logout user

📌 Notes

All endpoints should ideally be authenticated via middleware (e.g. JWT).

Consider pagination for GET lists.

Use consistent response format: { success: true, data: ..., message: "..." }

Include filtering/search for students, attendance, schedules.

Would you like a JSON Swagger/OpenAPI specification or Postman collection for this outline?