Introduction to Web APIs

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Free Online Course: Introduction to Web APIs provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Introduction to Web APIs is taught by Andrew Probert.

Overview
  • Get a foundational overview of APIs—a core piece of modern web development—in plain language. Learn what APIs are and how to work with them to incorporate data into websites.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • What is an API?
    • What you should know
    • What to expect from this course
    1. What Is an API?
    • APIs in plain English
    • The request and response cycle
    • What is JSON?
    • Parsing data
    • Working with objects
    2. Connect to an API
    • Connect to an API using XMLHttpRequest
    • Connect to an API using jQuery methods
    • Connect to an API using Fetch
    3. Working with an API
    • API documentation
    • Make a request to the API
    • Filter responses with parameters
    • Access data in the response
    • Use the response data in HTML
    • Loop through the response data
    4. Working with the Giphy API
    • Authentication with an API key
    • Make a request to the Giphy API
    • Filter response with parameters
    • Access data in the response
    • Use the response data in HTML
    5. Error Handling
    • Response status codes
    • How to handle errors
    Conclusion
    • Next steps