APIs & RESTful APIs Explained: A Beginner's Course: Understand the Concepts Behind Modern Web Communication

Discover the hidden world of APIs – the essential building blocks that power the interconnected experiences of our digital lives. This beginner-friendly guide breaks down complex concepts into easy-to-understand explanations, empowering you to grasp how applications share data, websites stay updated, and smart devices communicate.

Inside this book, you'll learn

What APIs are and the different ways they're used in everyday technology.

The core principles behind RESTful APIs and the language used to interact with them.

Practical examples to illustrate how APIs drive the features you love in apps and websites.

How to use JSON, the common data format for working with APIs.

Strategies for finding and utilizing public APIs responsibly.