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Write about APIs and REST architecture

Prerequisite

Install Microsoft Word or any other Word Processing Software

Steps

  • Read about what are APIs and the REST architecture of APIs.
  • Create a document describing your findings, include diagrams (original, not copied) wherever necessary. The document should include:

    • What are APIs and why are they used
    • What is REST, what are the different types of methods in REST
    • Take an example of any web service that uses REST and request data from any 2 of its endpoints, and attach screenshots of the responses.
    • List down the endpoints of the Mentorship App - Backend
  • The document should have a cover page, table of contents, and last page should list all the resources (websites, books etc.), where you have taken ideas from.

  • The cover page should have a suitable title in the middle and the following format on the bottom left or bottom right corner:

    • Task submitted by:
    • Username
    • GCI 2019 @ Systers
  • Export the .doc file. # Resources

  • Read these articles on REST, Examples of REST APIs.
  • Information about the Mentorship Backend can be found here.
  • If you need help or get lost, post a response to our questions topic in our #gci stream.

Work Submission

Submit the link to the .doc file in a shared folder on a document sharing platform(preferably Google Drive).

Task tags

  • api
  • no coding
  • rest
  • backend

Students who completed this task

_carbon_dioxide_, _daksha_, polabedz

Task type

  • assessment Outreach / Research
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2019