API Reference: Next-Gen Creative Blog Platform

Base URL: http://localhost:3001/api/v1

Method	Endpoint	Auth Required	Purpose	Status Codes
POST	/auth/signup	No	Register new author account	201, 400, 409
POST	/auth/login	No	Authenticate user & issue JWT	200, 400, 401
GET	/blogs	No	Fetch published blogs with pagination & tag filters	200, 500
GET	/blogs/:slug	No	Fetch complete blog details by slug	200, 404
POST	/blogs	Yes (Bearer)	Create new blog draft / article	201, 400, 401
PUT	/blogs/:id	Yes (Author)	Update authored article content	200, 403, 404
DELETE	/blogs/:id	Yes (Author)	Delete article and cascade linked data	200, 403, 404
POST	/blogs/:id/like	Yes (Bearer)	Upvote / applaud article	200, 401
POST	/blogs/:id/comment	Yes (Bearer)	Post comment to article	201, 400, 401
GET	/users/:id	No	Fetch public author profile and stories	200, 404
GET	/debug/health	No	Health check and server status	200