VideoGist - APIs for Beginners 2023 - How to use an API (Full Course / Tutorial)

APIs for Beginners 2023 - How to use an API (Full Course / Tutorial)

freeCodeCamp.org

187 min, 7 sec

A comprehensive summary of an Introduction to APIs course.

Summary

The course covers various aspects of APIs (Application Programming Interfaces), emphasizing web APIs.
It introduces APIs, their uses, and benefits, and provides hands-on experience with popular web APIs.
The course covers RESTful principles, API authentication, and the creation of a web application using APIs.
Students learn to identify whether an API is RESTful and are introduced to REST API frameworks.
The course concludes with building an application that collects and displays user-submitted photos via text messages.

Chapter 1

Introduction to APIs

0:00 - 1 min, 46 sec

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.

Chapter 2

Working with APIs

1:46 - 16 min, 33 sec

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.

Chapter 3

Creating an API

18:19 - 125 min, 8 sec

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.

Chapter 4

Using the API in a Web Application

143:27 - 43 min, 7 sec

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.

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