API and Webservices Understand and use REST APIs

API and Webservices – Understand and use REST APIs, available at $54.99, has an average rating of 4, with 25 lectures, 2 quizzes, based on 84 reviews, and has 313 subscribers.

You will learn about Learn what API/Webservices are and how they work API Endpoints Learn the main HTTP request methods – GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, HEAD, & DELETE HTTP Requests and Responses What a RESTful API is and the six guiding principles of REST The parts of an HTTP request HTTP Respones and Status Codes How to craft your own HTTP requests to an API using the Postman Application Path parameters Query parameters Learn how structure data in the JSON and XML formats Exercises on structuring data in JSON and XML This course is ideal for individuals who are Aspiring Developers or those who want to refresh their knowledge. or Anyone who works with data It is particularly useful for Aspiring Developers or those who want to refresh their knowledge. or Anyone who works with data.

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Summary

Title: API and Webservices – Understand and use REST APIs

Price: $54.99

Average Rating: 4

Number of Lectures: 25

Number of Quizzes: 2

Number of Published Lectures: 25

Number of Published Quizzes: 2

Number of Curriculum Items: 27

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 27

Original Price: $74.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Learn what API/Webservices are and how they work

API Endpoints

Learn the main HTTP request methods – GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, HEAD, & DELETE

HTTP Requests and Responses

What a RESTful API is and the six guiding principles of REST

The parts of an HTTP request

HTTP Respones and Status Codes

How to craft your own HTTP requests to an API using the Postman Application

Path parameters

Query parameters

Learn how structure data in the JSON and XML formats

Exercises on structuring data in JSON and XML

Who Should Attend

Aspiring Developers or those who want to refresh their knowledge.

Anyone who works with data

Target Audiences

Aspiring Developers or those who want to refresh their knowledge.

Anyone who works with data

APIs and Web Services are everywhere these days and if you’re in IT then it’s essential you know how to work with them.

Unfortunately, a lot of the material online about REST APIs is confusing, especially for beginners. But don’t worry, because in this course I explain all the technical terms in a way that is easy to understand. We’re going to be learning all about how APIs work and how to use them.

If you are a beginner, or if you have some knowledge of APIs but need a refresher, this course is for you. This course includes all the essential components of APIs that every IT professional should know. The Main Topics include REST, HTTP, JSON, & XML.This course includes demos, quizzes, and exercises to test your new skills.

What you are going to learn:

Learn exactly what an API is

What API Endpoints are

Calling the International Space Station API – follow along demo.

Introduction to HTTP – the main protocol used when sending data over the internet

The different parts of an HTTP Request – The Request Line, Headers, & Body

Commonly used HTTP Request Methods – GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, HEAD, & DELETE

Learn when to use each Request Method.

Learn what idempotence means and how this relates to request methods.

Send different types of requests to an API using Postman (free version) – follow along demo.

Learn the structure of HTTP Responses

Understand Response Status Codes

HTTP Quiz

Learn the JSON data format.

Learn how to structure data in JSON by completing an exercise

Solution to the JSON exercise

REST APIs and the six guiding principles of REST – what makes an API RESTful

Learn both query parameters and path parameters – includes a demo using an API called SWAPI

Learn the XML data format

XML follow along demo

XML Attributes

XML Quiz and Exercise

Solution to the XML Exercise

If you’re wanting to get a strong foundation in APIs then I look forward to working with you in the course!

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction to APIs – What is an API?

Lecture 2: Web Services

Lecture 3: API Endpoints and Calling an API demo

Chapter 2: HTTP Requests and Responses

Lecture 1: Introduction to HTTP and HTTP Requests

Lecture 2: HTTP Request Line

Lecture 3: HTTP Headers

Lecture 4: HTTP Body

Lecture 5: The GET and HEAD Request Methods

Lecture 6: POST, PUT, and PATCH Requests

Lecture 7: DELETE Requests

Lecture 8: HTTP Responses

Lecture 9: Postman Installation and HTTP Requests Demo

Lecture 10: HTTP Response Status Code Classes

Chapter 3: REST APIs and JSON

Lecture 1: REST APIs and the Principles of REST

Lecture 2: JSON

Lecture 3: JSON Exercise

Lecture 4: JSON Exercise Solution

Chapter 4: Query and Path Parameters

Lecture 1: Query Parameters

Lecture 2: Path Parameters

Chapter 5: XML

Lecture 1: Introduction to XML

Lecture 2: XML Demo

Lecture 3: XML Attributes

Lecture 4: XML Declaration Line

Lecture 5: XML Exercise

Lecture 6: XML Exercise Solution

Instructors

Daniel Tait
Database Instructor

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1 stars: 2 votes

2 stars: 2 votes

3 stars: 12 votes

4 stars: 28 votes

5 stars: 40 votes

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