# Build a Movie Watchlist with Node.js, TypeScript, and MongoDB

DevFeed: [Build a Movie Watchlist with Node.js, TypeScript, and MongoDB](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/build-a-movie-watchlist-with-node-js-typescript-and-mongodb-21839.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.thepolyglotdeveloper.com/blog/2026/04/build-movie-watchlist-nodejs-typescript-mongodb/>)

Author: Nic Raboy

Published: 2026-04-13T13:37:28Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Nic Raboy](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nic-raboy.md>)

Topics: [MongoDB](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mongodb.md>), [Node.js](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/node-js.md>), [TypeScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/typescript.md>), [Express](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/express.md>), [REST API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/rest-api.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [web applications](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-applications.md>)

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## AI overview

A tutorial that builds a small movie watchlist REST API with Node.js, TypeScript, Express, and MongoDB. It covers project setup, prerequisites, schema design, MongoDB Search for full-text search, configuration, and development commands.

## Source excerpt

Almost every modern web application will need a REST API for a client to talk to, and in almost every scenario, that client is going to expect JSON. The best developer experience is a stack where you ... The post Build a Movie Watchlist with Node.js, TypeScript, and MongoDB appeared first on DEV.