Introduction to APIs

In this project, you will practice accessing an API. You'll see how an API request is made, and see how data is returned from an API

Objectives

• Demonstrate usage of APIs
• Understand how an API request is sent.
• Understand the request and response for an API.

Explorer Mode

• [] Choose one of the APIs from this list that does not request "AUTH" (Authorization) since an API that requires authorization is a little more difficult to use when first learning. I have also selected some sample APIs that will be good choices:

• After choosing your API read the documentation.
• Use the Insomnia tool to make a few queries of the API.
• Capture screenshots from Insomnia showing your request and the response output.
• Attach those screenshots to your homework assignment.
• For one response, show a screenshot with the "Header" tab displayed.
• For this response, find a few headers and describe what they do. NOTE: If the header starts with X- it is a custom header and likely is documented by your API. Other headers are more standard and can be google searched.

Adventure Mode

Read the documentation on this API: https://one-list-api.herokuapp.com/

Choose your access token from your first and last name. For example jane-doe or ron-swanson.

• Use Insomnia to insert 6 items in the list associated with your access token. Attach screenshots of the request and results screen.
• Use Insomnia to mark 2 of these items complete. Attach screenshots of the request and result screen.
• Use Insomnia to delete 1 of the non-complete items. Attach screenshots of the request and result screen.

Epic Mode

• Investigate using C#'s HttpClient class to make requests to any of the APIs you used in Adventure mode.
• Create a console app that makes requests and prints the results. Submit the URL to the Github repository of this console app.