- A web API or Application Programming Interface is an API accessed using the HTTP protocol. Web APIs often deliver data formatted as JSON.
- A web API can be accessed programmatically using JavaScript. The API documentation must first be consulted in order to understand how the API works and what it returns.
- Use jQuery to post AJAX requests asynchronously
- Use the Postman app to test API requests/responses
- Use NodeJS and Express for a testing server
- Use jQuery, JavaScript, and public APIs to fetch JSON data, then use it to refresh part of a web page
- A web API or Application Programming Interface is an API accessed using the HTTP protocol.
- Web APIs often deliver data formatted as JSON.
- A web API can be accessed programmatically using JavaScript.
- The API documentation must first be consulted in order to understand how the API works and what it returns.
- Some web APIs are public, and others require an access key. Flickr offers several public APIs.
- In this project, you will use Flickr's public API.
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