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
http://graph.facebook.com/youtube

Same thing, this time with filters
https://graph.facebook.com/youtube?fields=id,name,likes

Google Maps Geocode API call for the city of Chicago
http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=Chicago

Apigee Instagram API console
https://apigee.com/console/instagram

HTTP Request Methods
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol#Request_methods

Postman Chrome Extension
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/postman-rest-client/fdmmgilgnpjigdojojpjoooidkmcomcm?hl=en

Twitter’s Status Update documentation.
https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/post/statuses/update

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