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How to create an application using the Monzo Bank API (Full solution)
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const express = require('express'); | |
const request = require('request'); | |
const app = express(); | |
const oauthDetails = { | |
client_id: '[your client id]', | |
client_secret: '[your client secret]', | |
redirect_uri: 'http://localhost:3000/oauth/callback' | |
}; | |
// Will be populated once received | |
let accessToken = null; | |
app.get('/', (req, res) => { | |
const { client_id, redirect_uri } = oauthDetails; | |
const monzoAuthUrl = 'https://auth.monzo.com'; | |
res.type('html'); | |
res.send(` | |
<h1>Hello</h1> | |
<form action="${monzoAuthUrl}"> | |
<input type="hidden" name="client_id" value="${client_id}" /> | |
<input type="hidden" name="redirect_uri" value="${redirect_uri}" /> | |
<input type="hidden" name="response_type" value="code" /> | |
<button>Authorise app</button> | |
</form> | |
`); | |
}); | |
app.get('/oauth/callback', (req, res) => { | |
const { client_id, client_secret, redirect_uri } = oauthDetails; | |
const { code } = req.query; | |
const monzoAuthUrl = `https://api.monzo.com/oauth2/token`; | |
request.post({ | |
url: monzoAuthUrl, | |
form: { | |
grant_type: 'authorization_code', | |
client_id, | |
client_secret, | |
redirect_uri, | |
code | |
} | |
}, (err, response, body) => { | |
accessToken = JSON.parse(body); // Populate accessToken | |
res.redirect('/accounts'); | |
}); | |
}); | |
app.get('/accounts', (req, res) => { | |
const accountsUrl = 'https://api.monzo.com/accounts'; | |
const { token_type, access_token } = accessToken; | |
request.get(accountsUrl, { | |
headers: { | |
Authorization: `${token_type} ${access_token}` | |
} | |
}, (req, response, body) => { | |
const { accounts } = JSON.parse(body); | |
res.type('html'); | |
res.write('<h1>Accounts</h1><ul>'); | |
for(let account of accounts) { | |
const {id, type, description } = account; | |
res.write(` | |
<li> | |
${description}(<i>${type}</i>) - <a href="/transactions/${id}">View transaction history</a> | |
</li> | |
`); | |
} | |
res.end('</ul>'); | |
}); | |
}); | |
app.get('/transactions/:acc_id', (req, res) => { | |
const { acc_id } = req.params; | |
const { token_type, access_token } = accessToken; | |
const transactionsUrl = `https://api.monzo.com/transactions?expand[]=merchant&account_id=${acc_id}`; | |
request.get(transactionsUrl, { | |
headers: { | |
Authorization: `${token_type} ${access_token}` | |
} | |
}, (req, response, body) => { | |
const { transactions } = JSON.parse(body); | |
res.type('html'); | |
res.write(` | |
<h1>Transactions</h1> | |
<table> | |
<thead> | |
<th>Description</th> | |
<th>Amount</th> | |
<th>Category</th> | |
</thead> | |
<tbody> | |
`); | |
for(let transaction of transactions) { | |
const { | |
description, | |
amount, | |
category | |
} = transaction; | |
res.write(` | |
<tr> | |
<td>${description}</td> | |
<td>£${(amount/100).toFixed(2)}</td> | |
<td>${category}</td> | |
</tr> | |
`); | |
} | |
res.write('</tbody></table>'); | |
res.end('<br /><a href="/accounts">< Back to accounts</a>'); | |
}); | |
}); | |
app.listen(3000); |
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