REST API interview questions

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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?

REpresentational State Transfer (REST) is a software architectural style that developers apply to web application programming interfaces (APIs). (Learn more fundamentals in…