Introduction to the course and APIs.

• The course is designed for beginners to learn about APIs.
• APIs are introduced as a concept and their significance is explained.
• Students are expected to have some coding experience and web knowledge.

Exploring popular web APIs.

• Examples of using APIs from Spotify and Twilio are demonstrated.
• Students learn to interact with APIs using tools like Postman and REST Fox.
• The course covers the process of making API calls and handling responses.

Creating and deploying a web-based API.

• Students learn to create their own API using Twilio functions.
• The API is designed to return a list of user-submitted photos.
• Deployment of the API is done using Twilio's serverless environment.

Implementing the API in a client-side application.

• The API created is consumed in a web application built with Vue.js.
• The application collects and displays photos submitted via text messages.
• Students learn to fetch data from the API and integrate it into the web app.