Basics of Web API’s (SELF-STUDY)

Basics of web APi's free training

In this course, we are going to explain RESTful API’s. We will be starting from scratch so we don’t expect you to have prior knowledge about API’sBasic coding experience and minimal knowledge about the web are an asset. 

After this course, you will be able to understand 

  • What are APIs? What do they provide? 
  • What does REST mean? 
  • What is HTTP and why we need it? 
  • How to use API for CRUD (Create, Read, Update and Delete) operations 

At the end of the course, we end up with the picture below and understand each component. 

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An Introduction to Web APIs

1
Overview – (API)
2 minutes

We are going to explain RESTful API and cover

  • What are APIs? What do they provide?
  • What does REST mean?
  • What is HTTP and why we need it?
  • How to use API for CRUD (Create, Read, Update and Delete) operations
2
What is an API?
4 minutes

In this lesson, we are defining the Application Programming Interface (API) and try to understand why we need it.

3
Understanding HTTP Protocol
12 minutes

We deep dive into HTTP protocol and decomposite its components.

4
HTTP in Action
7 minutes

We are observing the HTTP protocol using the browser developer tool.

5
What is the REST?
14 minutes

In this lesson, we are defining REST word and three main rules of RESTful API

6
Entering to Postman

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Basics of Web API’s (SELF-STUDY)
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