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Python Accessing an API with Python

Kinjal Mehta
Kinjal Mehta
6,986 Points
Posted by Kinjal Mehta
Kinjal Mehta
6,986 Points

res.text gives me some doctype html code and not the random user data.

While trying to read the api text it shows some doctype html code instead of random user data.

1 Answer

Rachel KTY Johnson
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Rachel KTY Johnson
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Rachel KTY Johnson
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Rachel KTY Johnson
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Hey Kinjal Mehta !

I've just given it a go with https://randomuser.me/api and it's returning data in the form of a dictionary. Are you sure you're using that URL and not something like https://randomuser.me? If we're querying an endpoint that doesn't return data, then can return html code!