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-🎵Music Tracker API
-A simple Node.js + SQLite3 project to manage a list of songs using RESTful APIs. Optionally includes a basic frontend to interact with the API.
+# 🎵 Music Tracker API
 
-📁 Project Structure
-📦 Music Tracker API
-├── controllers/
+A simple yet powerful RESTful API built with **Node.js** and **SQLite** that lets users manage a list of songs. It supports adding, retrieving, and storing songs locally, with an optional frontend for browser-based interaction.
+
+## 📁 Project Structure
+
+```
+MusicTrackerAPI/
+├── controllers/         # Contains logic to handle API requests
 │   └── songController.js
-├── routes/
+├── routes/              # Defines API endpoints and routing
 │   └── songRoutes.js
-├── db.js
-├── music.db
-├── server.js
-├── MusicAPI.html (optional frontend)
-└── README.md
-
-📌 Features
-✅ Create, Read songs using API
-✅ Local database using SQLite
-✅ Integrated with DB Browser for SQLite
-✅ HTML frontend (optional)
-✅ Fully local setup — no external APIs used
-
-🚀 How to Run This Project
-1. 📥 Clone the Repository
-   bash
-   git clone https://github.com/your-username/music-tracker-api.git
-   cd music-tracker-api
-
-2. 📦 Install Dependencies
-   Make sure you have Node.js installed, then:
-   bash
-   npm install
-
-3. ✅ Start the Server
-   bash
-   node server.js
-   The server will start at:
-   http://localhost:5000
-
-🧠 API Endpoints
-GET /api/songs
-Returns all songs in the database.
-Response:
-json
+├── music.db             # SQLite database file
+├── db.js                # Database connection and setup
+├── server.js            # Main server file to run the API
+├── MusicAPI.html        # Optional HTML frontend for testing API
+└── README.md            # Project documentation
+```
+## 🚀 Features
 
-  {
-    "id": 1,
-    "title": "Test Song",
-    "artist": "Tester",
-    "genre": "Rock"
-  }
+- 🎧 Add and retrieve songs using REST APIs
+- 🗃️ Local database using **SQLite**
+- 📊 Easy integration with **DB Browser for SQLite**
+- 🌐 Optional HTML frontend to view/add songs via a form
+- 🔒 Fully local — no external APIs or cloud services
+
+## ⚙️ Getting Started
+
+### 1. Clone the Repository
+
+```bash
+ git clone https://github.com/Ananya-te/MusicTrackerAPI.git
+ cd MusicTrackerAPI
+```
+
+###2. Install Dependencies
+
+Ensure you have Node.js installed, then run:
+```bash
+
+npm install
+```
+
+###3. Start the Server
+```bash
 
+node server.js
+
+The server will start at: http://localhost:5000
+```
+
+
+## 🔌 API Endpoints
+
+📥 Add a Song
+```bash
 
 POST /api/songs
-Adds a new song to the database.
+```
+
 Request Body:
-json
+```bash
+Json
+
 {
   "title": "Shape of You",
   "artist": "Ed Sheeran",
   "genre": "Pop"
 }
+```
 
-Response:
+📤 Get All Songs
+```bash
+GET /api/songs
+```
+
+## Response:
+```bash
 json
-{
-  "id": 2,
-  "title": "Shape of You",
-  "artist": "Ed Sheeran",
-  "genre": "Pop"
-}
 
-🗃️ Database Used
-📌 SQLite Database File: music.db
-🎛️ Managed Using: DB Browser for SQLite
-🛠️ Tables are auto-created on server start (via db.js)
+[
+  {
+    "id": 1,
+    "title": "Shape of You",
+    "artist": "Ed Sheeran",
+    "genre": "Pop"
+  }
+]
+```
+
+
+## 🧪 Database Schema
+```bash
+SQL
 
-🎼 Table Schema:
-sql
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS songs (
   id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
   title TEXT,
   artist TEXT,
   genre TEXT
 );
+```
+
+Managed with: db.js
+
+Uses local file: music.db
+
+Tables are created automatically on server start
+
+
+## 🌐 Optional Frontend Usage
+
+Open MusicAPI.html in your browser to:
+
+1. View all songs in a list
+
+2. Add songs via a simple form
+
+Make sure your server is running before using the frontend.
+
+
+## 🛠️ Tech Stack
+
+> Node.js
+
+> Express.js
+
+> SQLite3
+
+> HTML, CSS, JavaScript for UI
+
+
+## 🤝 Contributing
+
+We welcome contributions! 💛
+
+1. Fork this repo
+
+2. Create a new branch: feature/your-feature-name
+
+3. Make your changes and commit
+
+4. Open a Pull Request with a meaningful description
 
-🌐 Frontend
-You can open the MusicAPI.html file directly in your browser:
-🔗 Features:
-   1.Add a song using a form
-   2.View all songs in a list
-To use:
- 1.Make sure the server is running.
- 2.Double-click MusicAPI.html to open it in your browser.
- 3.Fill in the form and click “Add Song”.
-
-📬 Sample curl Requests
-Add a Song:
-bash
-curl -X POST http://localhost:5000/api/songs \
-  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-  -d "{\"title\":\"Test Song\", \"artist\":\"Tester\", \"genre\":\"Rock\"}"
-
-Get All Songs:
-bash
-curl http://localhost:5000/api/songs
-
-🛠 Built With
-1.Node.js
-2.Express.js
-3.SQLite3
-4.[HTML/CSS/JS] for frontend
-
-📄 License
-This project is open-source and free to use. Feel free to fork and modify for learning or improvement!
+## License
 
+This project is open-source and free to use, modify, or improve.
+Let's build something awesome! 🚀