Chapter 13: Spring Boot REST API That Returns JSON | Spring Boot Course

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In this chapter, we will build the Spring Boot REST API that returns a Java Bean in JSON format. This is a common requirement for building web services that return the JSON to the client.

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Setting Up the Project

Using Spring Initializr

Open Spring Initializr:

• Navigate to Spring Initializr in your web browser.

Configure Project Metadata:

• Group: com.company
• Artifact: springboot-rest-api
• Name: springboot-rest-api
• Description: Spring Boot REST API returns Java Bean as JSON
• Package name: com.company.restapi
• Packaging: Jar
• Java Version: 21 (or the latest version available)
• Spring Boot Version: Select the latest version of Spring Boot

Select Dependencies:

• Spring Web