REST API concepts and examples

This video introduces the viewer to some API concepts by making example calls to Facebook's Graph API, Google Maps' API, Instagram's Media Search API, and Twitter's Status Update API.

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Youtube's Facebook Page via the Facebook Graph API

Same thing, this time with filters

Google Maps Geocode API call for the city of Chicago

Apigee Instagram API console

HTTP Request Methods

Postman Chrome Extension

Twitter's Status Update documentation.

[databaseexpert]

I have watched a BUNCH of videos on this subject and this was the best one by far. THANK YOU!

[MrShoppingCat]

This is seriously the best intro video to APIs ever. Perfectly clear. Thank you so so so much! Keep up the good work.

[vimalalwaysrocks]

Thank you.. u covered a hell lot of information in Human language.. Keep doing more..

[tashad]

This video is amazing. I've Googled this tons of times and have read numerous descriptions. This video made it very concise what REST is using those examples. Thank you very much!!  

[conradpanganiban]

Just wanted to thank you for creating this video in a very "human-friendly" way! I hope you have the opportunity to create more of these as I learned a lot in the 8:53 you put into this. THANKS!

[JonasAlmeida]

this is a great video, going from concepts to live examples greatly increases its educational value. I use it in my classes now.

[budkin]

Quite possibly the most helpful explanation of a REST API I've ever seen. Bravo!

[Purplehairedpimp]

Your content is absolutely excellent. I very much appreciate your videos and am learning a lot from them. I just wanted to give you some tips, as a web developer myself, but someone who spent 5 years as a teacher. Your videos are very well structured, however I feel that you, at some points, are speaking too fast. I'm not sure what audience you are going for, but if you would like to include absolute or near total beginners, you'll want to have a lot more pauses, more titles and subtitles, slower speech, and more explanation of basic, albeit technical, terminology. By the time someone watches this video, you might assume someone wanting to learn about RESTful API's might know what a simple GET request is, but that is not necessarily so. In any case, thank you so much for your wonderful videos jam packed with excellent content!

[mrwan]

finally someone explaining how to use REST many thanks you don't know how long I've been searching for a video like this.

[titotato]

I used to run away from the word REST...now i understand it. Much thanks

[hkaur_hope]

The best introduction ever for REST API! It is just to the point and clear. I am a beginner and this gives such a good start to explore more. :-)

[lupitchr]

video should be a template for anyone who wants to create a tutorial!

[DallinHitchcock]

This is awesome. Thanks so much for making these videos. You've helped to demystify REST APIs for me as I was getting more and more confused by other sources.

[abodev]

Wow brother, YOUR CONTENT IS AMAZING!!!

Concept + Real Examples = WIN !!!

I have seen some Harvard University videos and thats exactly how they teach it,

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

[minakianrad]

Fantastic! Very well articulated, delivered, and taught! Thanks for sharing your knowledge/wisdom with the world!

[ogoxo]

Amazingly simple breakdown. You are a legend! If we ever bump into each other, the rounds on me.

[JoeAzzato]

I get: error:
message: "An access token is required to request this resource.
Do you have to be a FB developer to access this?

[snake]

This is probably the best video explaining RESTful APIs. Please make more videos you do a great job! :)

[cloudlight]

Very simple and clear explanation with concrete examples. Many thanks!!

[OMullanRyan]

Awesome video. Really clear!
Thanks a billion