api

name	api
description	Application programming interface.
license	MIT
metadata	{"author":"vant","version":"1.0"}

API

Application programming interface.

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When To Use

• HTTP services
• REST/GraphQL
• External data

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What To Do

1. REST

Method	What
GET	Read
POST	Create
PUT	Replace
PATCH	Update
DELETE	Remove

2. Request

// Fetch
const res = await fetch('https://api.example.com/users')
const data = await res.json()

// Node
const axios = require('axios')
const res = await axios.get('https://api.example.com/users')

3. GraphQL

query {
  user(id: 1) {
    name
    email
  }
}

4. Auth

Type	Header
Bearer	Authorization: Bearer token
Basic	Authorization: Basic base64(user:pass)
API Key	X-API-Key: key

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Role: API Developer
Input: Endpoint
Output: Data

Programmable.