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Structured data
{"richestPeople":[
{"firstName":"Bill", “lastName":"Gates", “value":"81"},
{"firstName":"Carlos", “lastName":"Slim", “value”:"79"},
{"firstName":"Warren", “lastName":"Buffet", "value":"72"}
]}](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/lewagon-api-161013173026/85/API-for-Beginners-20-320.jpg)
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API for Beginners
This document provides an overview of APIs and how they work. It begins with basic API concepts and definitions, then demonstrates how APIs are used by having programs interact with applications to access structured data without direct human interaction. It provides examples of common API uses for maps, login/authentication, payments, messaging and more. It also introduces the concept of webhooks which allow applications to "call" other services when data is available, rather than requiring the other service to periodically check via API calls. Overall it serves as a high-level introduction to APIs and webhooks for beginners.
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API for Beginners
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- 20. Programming interface Structured data {"richestPeople":[ {"firstName":"Bill",“lastName":"Gates", “value":"81"}, {"firstName":"Carlos", “lastName":"Slim", “value”:"79"}, {"firstName":"Warren", “lastName":"Buffet", "value":"72"} ]}
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- 31. UBER Shares of Twilio(NYSE:TWLO) have more than quadrupled from its IPO price of $15.
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- 35. I want toshow venues of next gigs in town on a map
- 36. Timeout content manager willenter venue addresses
- 37. Timeout content manager doesn’tknow GPS coordinates of venues
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- 40. 10 Downing St,London
- 41. 10 Downing St,London { "location" : { "lat" : 51.5034066, "lng" : -0.1275923 } } This is called JSON
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- 43. API call isan HTTP request https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=10 Downing St, London
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- 49. I want theapp to send text messages if a gig is cancelled
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- 51. Step 1 -Sign up to Twilio
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- 53. Step 3 -Write some ruby require 'twilio-ruby' account_sid = 'AC__________' auth_token = '_____________' client = Twilio::REST::Client.new(account_sid, auth_token) client.messages.create( from: '+336123456789', to: '+3370000000000', body: 'Hi buddy, you should attend Le Wagon!' )
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- 55. Your program senta text!
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- 62. Typeform, please call notifyme as soon a new member applied Webhook
- 63. Typeform to captureleads Slack for my sales team Lead Management
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- 65. WEBHOOK Typeform pushes data assoon as available API Slack exposes methods to read, create or update data
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- 68. When you’ll hit Zapier'slimit, come learn to code at Le Wagon!
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