Understanding APIs and RESTful APIs Crash Course

Description

Discover what APIs and RESTful APIs are and how they work

This course will help you understand what APIs and RESTful APIs are and how they work. It is designed in such a way that you will learn everything you need without feeling overwhelmed. APIs and RESTful APIs come across as difficult or advanced subjects, but they are just two computers communicating with each other and exchanging commands and data.
The videos will take you through several easy-to-remember metaphors so that you can grasp APIs without getting unnerved. Because APIs can be written using different programming languages, this course will not include any coding exercises apart from a JavaScript demo. By the end of this course, you'll have a comprehensive understanding of how APIs work and how computers communicate with each other. You'll also become familiar with RESTful APIs, which make use of the HTTP protocol. All the codes and supporting files for this course are available at- https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Understanding-APIs-and-RESTful-APIs-Crash-Course

Get the hang of APIs and RESTful APIs and how they work
Grasp how computers communicate with each other
Understand the concept of JSON
Work with HTTP requests and responses

This course is for junior web developers and non-coders who want to learn about inter-computer communications.

This course will help you grasp complex topics such as APIs and RESTful APIs with ease using a theoretical and conceptual approach. No coding experience is necessary for this course.

Get to grips with application program interfaces (APIs) and RESTful APIs and understand how they work * Explore the five main request methods - GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, and DELETE * Learn the concept of CRUD (create, read, update, and delete) operations and HTTP status codes

https://github.com/packtpublishing/understanding-apis-and-restful-apis-crash-course

Kalob Taulien is a professional web developer who has been developing websites and working with start-ups since 1999. Since many years, he has been writing codes in Python and Django. He is in the core Wagtail CMS team and one of the core leaders in Wagtail-based education. The passion to learn and to share his knowledge by teaching and helping others is something that drives him constantly. His ability to turn complex programming concepts into easy-to-understand bits of knowledge has been called his 'superpower'. Throughout the years, he has built numerous websites. He even provides one-on-one coaching and start-up consulting to new organizations.

1. Introduction

2. Understanding APIs and RESTful APIs

3. Summary