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Sign upOne of the fundamental principles of the Internet is the exchange of information. 0:00 Today we have access to more information than most people can even imagine. 0:05 But how do we share that data between websites and mobile applications? 0:09 The most common technique is through the use of an API. 0:13 API stands for application programming interface. 0:17 Which is a pretty jargon-y way of talking about code that makes it easier for 0:21 systems outside of an application to interact with that application. 0:25 This course will cover the terminology and structure of API communication and 0:30 show you examples of this communication using Postman, a common tool for 0:35 testing API communications. 0:40 Whether you're building or 0:42 consuming an API understanding the fundamentals will give you 0:44 a strong foundation before getting started with language specific tools. 0:48
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