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REST API interview questions
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APIs are the building blocks of modern applications, and it’s becoming more common to see “knowledge of REST APIs” listed as a…
Powering home automation with WebSocket APIs
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In Part 1 of this series, we learned about the WebSocket protocol and how to set up our own WebSocket server in…
What Is a REST API? Examples, Uses, and Challenges
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Originally published on July 9, 2020 Application programming interfaces (APIs) come in many shapes and sizes, which can make it pretty difficult for…
How to create a REST API with Node.js and Express
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Node.js is an ideal choice for developers who are looking to create fast and efficient web applications with RESTful APIs. In fact,…
REST vs. SOAP APIs
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This is a guest post written by Chris Staudinger, co-founder and COO of levelupcoding.co, a company that offers visual learning to simplify…
What are the components of an API?
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APIs are sets of code-based instructions that enable software components to communicate and transfer data, and they are the building blocks of…
How to build an API
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An API, or an application programming interface, is a set of code-based instructions that enable different software components to communicate and transfer…
How to Test JSON Properties in Postman
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JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is one of the most used formats for sending and receiving API responses. With the rise of REST…
API 101: What Is a REST API?
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REpresentational State Transfer (REST) is a software architectural style that developers apply to web application programming interfaces (APIs). (Learn more fundamentals in…