From the course: Introduction to Web APIs
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Connect to an API using Postman - REST Tutorial
From the course: Introduction to Web APIs
Connect to an API using Postman
- [Instructor] Okay, we're actually going to get started making requests to an API. We're going to use a popular platform called Postman. Postman has a specific API client tool that allows us to request data from an API without having to write any code. The Postman tool acts as the client, and all we have to do is enter the URL for the API, click a button, and it gets the data and returns the JSON response for us. You will need to sign up for an account, but it's totally free to sign up and to use the API client. Most commonly, Postman is used as a tool you download and install on your computer, but for us, to make things a little quicker and easier, we're going to use the web version. Now, it can be a little tricky to find the Postman web version. You can open it here at this address, web.postman.co, or you could just do a Google search for Postman web version. The Postman tool can be a little overwhelming at first…
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