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Learning REST APIs

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Learn the basics of REST APIs. Discover what they are, why they matter, and how putting REST APIs to use can help you build faster, more efficient applications.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
1. REST API: Representational State Transfer Application Programming Interface
  • The RESTful librarian
  • What is a REST API?
  • Sidebar: URL vs. URI
  • The six constraints of REST
  • How REST relates to HTTP
  • Who or what interacts with REST APIs?
  • Tools to see REST API in action
2. Request
  • Anatomy of a REST request
  • Discovery
  • Resource
  • Methods (Verbs)
3. Response
  • Response header
  • HTTP status messages
  • REST and Authorization/Authentication
4. Request/Response Pairs
  • Request/response pairs
  • GET
  • POST
  • PUT/PATCH
  • DELETE
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Morten Rand-Hendriksen

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