| Endpoint | Method | Source | Calls / Depends | Notes |
| ------------------- | ------ | -------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `/api/snippets` | GET | `routes/snippetsRouter.js` | `Snippet.find()`, `countDocuments()` | Returns `{total, skip, limit, items}`. Front-end expects `response.data.items`. |
| `/api/snippets/:id` | GET | `routes/snippetsRouter.js` | `Snippet.findById().populate('author')` | 404 if not found. Requires `author` field in model. |
| `/api/snippets` | POST | `routes/snippetsRouter.js` | `Snippet.create(req.body)` | 201 on success. Validated by schema. |
| `/api/snippets/:id` | PUT | `routes/snippetsRouter.js` | `findByIdAndUpdate(..., { new:true, runValidators:true })` | 404 if missing. |
| `/api/snippets/:id` | DELETE | `routes/snippetsRouter.js` | `findByIdAndDelete()` | 204 No Content. |