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What is an API?

Client Server

Request

API
Response
An API is code which allows two programs
to communicate.

A developer can write a program which


can communicate with an API.

A RESTful API is an API that uses HTTP

API requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE


data.

REST stands for REpresentational State


Transfer.

REST is an architectural style for


developing web services.
REpresentational State Transfer

Client Server Database

Request

API

Representation
of
resource
HTTP GET
Used to retrieve resource representation i.e
getting data

HTTP POST
Types Of API Used to create new resources i.e Posting

Requests data.

HTTP PUT
Used to updating existing resources. i.e
Editing data.

HTTP DELETE
Used to delete resources. i.e Deleting data.

Used to create new resources i.e Posting


site-address/movies

How an API
site-address/movies/spiderman

request looks
like

PITCH DECK V 1.0


{
"name": "spiderman",
"duration": 1.6,

How API "releaseDate": "2014-06-


25T00:00:00.000Z",

response }
"rating": 4.5

looks like

PITCH DECK V 1.0


The above is a JSON format.

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