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

freeCodeCamp.org

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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