APIs and RESTful Services

Learn how to build and interact with APIs and RESTful services.

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API (Application Programming Interface)

A set of rules and protocols for building and interacting with software applications.

REST (Representational State Transfer)

An architectural style for designing networked applications based on stateless communication and ...

GET Method

A method for retrieving data from a server using the HTTP GET request.

POST Method

A method for sending data to a server to create a new resource using the HTTP POST request.

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation)

The format commonly used for data interchange in RESTful APIs, which is lightweight and easy to r...

Endpoint

The specific URL where an API can be accessed.

Status Codes

Codes that give information about the status of the request made to an API.

Resource Representation

How data associated with a resource is formatted.

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API (Application Programming Interface)

A set of rules and protocols for building and interacting with software applications.

A set of rules and protocols for building and interacting with software applications.

API (Application Programming Interface)

REST (Representational State Transfer)

An architectural style for designing networked applications based on stateless communication and standard protocols.

An architectural style for designing networked applications based on stateless communication and standard protocols.

REST (Representational State Transfer)

GET Method

A method for retrieving data from a server using the HTTP GET request.

A method for retrieving data from a server using the HTTP GET request.

GET Method

POST Method

A method for sending data to a server to create a new resource using the HTTP POST request.

A method for sending data to a server to create a new resource using the HTTP POST request.

POST Method

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation)

The format commonly used for data interchange in RESTful APIs, which is lightweight and easy to read.

The format commonly used for data interchange in RESTful APIs, which is lightweight and easy to read.

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation)

Endpoint

The specific URL where an API can be accessed.

The specific URL where an API can be accessed.

Endpoint

Status Codes

Codes that give information about the status of the request made to an API.

Codes that give information about the status of the request made to an API.

Status Codes

Resource Representation

How data associated with a resource is formatted.

How data associated with a resource is formatted.

Resource Representation

Authentication and Authorization

The process of verifying the identity of a user and determining what the user can access.

The process of verifying the identity of a user and determining what the user can access.

Authentication and Authorization

API Documentation

Instructions for how to effectively use and integrate an API.

Instructions for how to effectively use and integrate an API.

API Documentation

API Gateways

A server that acts as an intermediary for requests from clients seeking resources from other servers.

A server that acts as an intermediary for requests from clients seeking resources from other servers.

API Gateways

Rate Limiting and Throttling

A method used to control the amount of incoming and outgoing traffic to or from a network.

A method used to control the amount of incoming and outgoing traffic to or from a network.

Rate Limiting and Throttling

Webhooks

A way for an app to provide other applications with real-time information.

A way for an app to provide other applications with real-time information.

Webhooks

SOAP vs RESTful APIs

SOAP is a protocol, while REST is an architectural style. SOAP stands for Simple Object Access Protocol, and REST stands for Representational State Transfer.

SOAP is a protocol, while REST is an architectural style. SOAP stands for Simple Object Access Protocol, and REST stands for Representational State Transfer.

SOAP vs RESTful APIs

CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing)

A mechanism that allows many resources on a web page to be requested from another domain outside the domain from which the resource originated.

A mechanism that allows many resources on a web page to be requested from another domain outside the domain from which the resource originated.

CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing)

API Versioning

The process of making changes to an API that may or may not be backward-compatible.

The process of making changes to an API that may or may not be backward-compatible.

API Versioning

SDKs (Software Development Kits)

A collection of software development tools in one installable package.

A collection of software development tools in one installable package.

SDKs (Software Development Kits)

GraphQL

A data query and manipulation language for APIs, and a runtime for executing those queries with your existing data.

A data query and manipulation language for APIs, and a runtime for executing those queries with your existing data.

GraphQL

Error Handling

The process of responding to and recovering from error conditions in programs.

The process of responding to and recovering from error conditions in programs.

Error Handling

API Testing Tools

Tools used to test and monitor APIs, such as Postman and Swagger.

Tools used to test and monitor APIs, such as Postman and Swagger.

API Testing Tools

Microservices

An architectural style that structures an application as a collection of services.

An architectural style that structures an application as a collection of services.

Microservices

API Future Trends

Current trends include the increasing usage of GraphQL, real-time APIs, and API-first design.

Current trends include the increasing usage of GraphQL, real-time APIs, and API-first design.

API Future Trends

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