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Uber API is a production-ready ride-hailing backend covering the full journey from authentication to ride completion. Users and captains get separate auth flows, real-time location tracking keeps drivers visible on the map, and every ride moves through a verified lifecycle — fare estimate, confirmation, OTP start, and end.
The problem: Most ride-hailing tutorials fake the hard parts. I wanted to build all of them — multi-role auth, real-time location, Maps API integration, and a complete ride lifecycle — end to end, in one clean backend.
What I built:
— JWT + bcrypt authentication for two actor types (users and captains) with role-specific middleware
— Real-time captain location broadcast via Socket.IO
— Maps API integration: coordinate lookup, distance + ETA calculation, and address autocomplete
— Full ride lifecycle: create request → get fare → captain confirms → OTP-verified start → end ride
— 14 REST endpoints across 4 route groups (/users, /captain, /maps, /rides)
— React (Vite) frontend for interacting with the API
Impact: 14 fully functional endpoints. Two-actor auth system working end-to-end. Real-time location broadcast and OTP-secured ride handoff both verified in production.
Stack: Node.js · Express.js · MongoDB Atlas · Mongoose · JWT · bcrypt · Socket.IO · Maps API · React
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Totally gree, well said Kayode!
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Thanks for the tips ❤