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JavaScript AJAX Basics (retiring) AJAX and APIs Making the AJAX Request

shobha gunupuru
shobha gunupuru
1,137 Points
Posted by shobha gunupuru
shobha gunupuru
1,137 Points

how to write the code when there is api_key given

how to write the getJson method when api key has to be used

3 Answers

Iain Simmons
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Iain Simmons
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Iain Simmons
Iain Simmons
Treehouse Moderator 32,305 Points

You would just pass api_key as another parameter/option. Getting that API key may be a longer process though:

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shobha gunupuru
shobha gunupuru
1,137 Points
shobha gunupuru
shobha gunupuru
1,137 Points

how to pass api_key as another parameter or option. can you please explain with a code sample

Iain Simmons
Iain Simmons
Treehouse Moderator 32,305 Points

I just mashed the keyboard, so that's not a real API key of course, but it'd more or less be this:

var flickrOptions = {
      api_key: "askf92noskvsijdfpjweoihfg8435nwdsfnsdf",
      tags: query,
      format: "json"
    };

A full example would require looking at the structure of the response and changing how you're using it in the output HTML, etc. And would probably need other parameters/arguments/options passed to the API.

shobha gunupuru
shobha gunupuru
1,137 Points
shobha gunupuru
shobha gunupuru
1,137 Points

'''$.ajax({ type :'GET', url :'http://hire.lcdevelopment.com/api/users api_key=gunupuru.shobha@gmail.com',

    });

those are url and apikey given how do i write the code now

Iain Simmons
MOD
Iain Simmons
Treehouse Moderator 32,305 Points
Iain Simmons
Iain Simmons
Treehouse Moderator 32,305 Points

Have a look at the jQuery documentation for $.getJSON.

Basically, the pattern is you pass the url, data and success callback function. In the Flickr API example, these corresponded to variables flickrAPI, flickrOptions, and displayPhotos:

$.getJSON(flickrAPI, flickrOptions, displayPhotos);

Rename the variables to something suiting your needs, and replace as necessary (your url above could replace the flickrAPI variable, for example).

Have a try, see how you go!