Consuming a Web API

Get an introduction to Web Application Interface or widely known as web API.

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To be able to use a web API, you have to know its address and its usage mode. Most web APIs are accessible via an URL and use the JSON format for data exchanges.

Checking out an API

The first web API you’ll use here simulates a blog and exposes a series of articles. You can access URL here. Opening it in a browser shows the JSON data returned by the API.

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