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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).
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