Deep Dive: Documenting APIs #api #learn #technology #documentation #technicalwriting

This podcast style video contains details on what an API is and how it works. Josh and Sarah discuss in detail with examples to describe various aspects of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), explaining their fundamental purpose in enabling software communication through a request-response cycle and endpoints. They describe various API types, including REST, SOAP, and GraphQL, highlighting their unique characteristics, data formats, and appropriate use cases. Furthermore, the texts detail crucial aspects of API security through authentication (API Keys, OAuth, JWT) and authorization, and explain API operations by examining how parameters are handled differently across REST, SOAP, and GraphQL architectures. Finally, the sources emphasize the importance of documenting API responses, including HTTP status codes and specific error handling mechanisms for each API type.

#security #appdevelopment #api #authentication #authorization #jwt #json #xml #technicalwriting #learning #technology