APIs Explained | Real World Examples

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00:00 Intro
00:40 Overview
03:27 Weather app example
05:26 RU-vid API example
10:58 Conclusion
What is an API?
API stands for Application Programming Interface and it's essentially a doorway into an application.
Using this doorway, other third-party applications can get access to all of the data and features without needing to provide any custom code or integrations whatsoever.
The process works something like this.
An API request is sent to the application. An API request is just a simple HTTP message with some parameters telling the app what information to send back. This response will be sent back usually in JSON or XML format.
The beauty of APIs is that anyone can access information and features that would otherwise be unobtainable.
For example, most of us do not have access to a worldwide network of weather stations, but, anyone can build a mobile app and use APIs to request the data from the already existing weather application.
APIs have become so widespread, you would be hard-pressed to find a popular application these days that doesn’t offer API access.
With this amount of access to APIs, the possibilities are endless.

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@pedrolopez8057 Год назад

For those of you new to this also understand that the word "interface" just means where two things meet. Some people think interface just means user interface. It can also be used in terms of database interface, network interface, software interface, urban wilderness interface, land sea interface etc. I've been looked at strangely by people who thought it only meant graphical user interface (GUI).

@fnoxin5135 Год назад

Thanks

@voduytruong886 Год назад

ong thanks a lot, you clear my mind, so much thanks

@carlosargelioarevalomercado 10 месяцев назад

It is actually a systems theory concept. Something that connects two different systems

@pedrolopez8057 10 месяцев назад

@@carlosargelioarevalomercado It's much broader than that. That is one example of an interface.

@carlosargelioarevalomercado 10 месяцев назад

@@pedrolopez8057 much broader than systems theory?

@-thelegitnoob- 2 года назад

"Babe wake up, new CertBros dropped"

@Certbros 2 года назад

This cracked me up 😂😂😂

@ardentdfender4116 Год назад

This was damn funny reading the comments.

@ShioTV703 Месяц назад

😆😆

@ardentdfender4116 Год назад

As a gamer and one who has used addons for games, I’ve heard of APIs for almost 20 years. I be honest to say as much as I’ve heard of the thing, I knew they did a query to the server of the MMO games I played, I’ve never had any idea how they worked. Not clearly. This was a very good example with the video in clear explanation. This has also given me an idea for my job in industrial automation.

@FIREBUG7479 2 года назад

Amazing explanation! Truly valuable, I can say I learnt so much from this channel about technology than what lecturers in schools have taught.

@MrTutiplengo Год назад

The video is explaining the concept of Web APIs, specifically, not APIs themselves. An API is just the collection of classes, methods and functions exposed by a programming library or framework. Web APIs is the same concept, but brought to the Internet. It's important to know the difference.

@hastyscorpion 9 месяцев назад

People using this video to learn are not at the level where that distinction makes a difference.

@MrTutiplengo 9 месяцев назад

@@hastyscorpion All the more important to learn things right from the get go. They are learning a definition of API that's not 100% accurate, they will probably encounter the concept of an API (a real software API) at some point in their careers and get it wrong. Hopefully this won't cost anyone an opportunity in job interviews.

@amaechiwilliams1345 8 месяцев назад

That's not true. There are different levels to learning. Starting from teaching a person 1 + 1 without necessarily teaching them immediately 6578 +-* 7655 doesn't mean 1 + 1 is wrong. This is just an 11 minutes video. You don't expect them to touch all aspects of API. No person that wants to get serious knowledge about a topic would just watch an 11 minutes video and that's all. There's hours and hours of lectures they know they have to learn but they'll have to START from somewhere.

@MrTutiplengo 8 месяцев назад

@@amaechiwilliams1345 I agree that anyone seeking to learn more about this will watch a lot more videos on it. And I do agree that this video is a good introduction to the topic of Web APIS, a good starting point. That being said, I don't think it was too difficult to explain that there is something called APIs and another thing called Web APIS. This is still a simple enough concept that can be explained in layman's terms without getting to deep into the details.

@sonugupta147 8 месяцев назад

Very true....when I started my backend development learning journey, I found everywhere the same definition, "an API is the set of rules and protocols which enables the communication among different systems". While this definition is theoretically correct but it doesn't tell the whole picture like what an entity it is and due to this I was just stuck, frustrated, and confused about a month. It was later when I got to know that the APIs are just the classes and methods exposed by a service or system to the users in a specific pre-defined rules and protocols. So basically they standardised the communications between the systems by providing a set of functions and classes to call the actual function classes or methods of the system/services.....As an extra layer of methods above the actual functions/methods.

@kosamoza 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for the quick short introduction It was really so helpful

@booksbybytes Год назад

A voice made for radio! Thanks for the video.

@fabiopellacini6231 5 месяцев назад

Great and very clear explanation! Thank you so much!!! 😊👍

@WestCoastAce27 Год назад

Great explanation. I would add: if you’re thinking about doing this as a business, we forewarned that big companies do ‘change the rules’ for their API access whenever they wish, including starting to charge large fees.

@MrReklez Год назад

Your explanations are amazing. Nice pace, great animations & examples.

@Grinwa Год назад

I love api and ur videos they just make the internet better

@angelovenerbaloloy8243 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for creating this video. I've been hearing this "API" long ago but never understood it until today thanks for this video.

@olasupoismail6285 10 месяцев назад

Well presented in simple and digestible format

@supportandaid2133 7 дней назад

thank you so much! i didnt understand APIs when told about them but your explanation was amazing

@darentsimon Год назад

Channelling my inner John Tuld (Margin Call): "Please, speak as you might to a young child or a Golden Retriever. It wasn't brains that got me here, I can assure you that." You did, and now it's finally sunken in! Thank you 👍

@Certbros Год назад

Love this!! Really happy you liked it 😁

@shashankprakash4517 2 года назад

Awesome! The CRUD analogy, I've one other place earlier

@ozgeylmaz8685 10 месяцев назад

explanations are in a very clear way thank you for the tutorial:)

@PriyanshuKumar-qu8vo 9 месяцев назад

The best video on API ever, I found.😄

@moonlighterx 15 дней назад

Allah razı olsun ♥ Çok bilgilendirici bir video ♥

@prudencen_n1267 Месяц назад

If only I could give this video many likes :) Well explained, especially for a beginner

@klarissa6350 Год назад

Important to note that this is just HTTP/Web APIs APIs exist way out of the scope of web apps or Http

@draxano6132 Год назад

Greatest API video I've ever seen!!!

@great-knowlage 2 месяца назад

Nice video, i understand APIs better now. Thank you

@loveafinni 19 дней назад

Love it. Very explanatory.

@ramyromeo9846 9 месяцев назад

thank you very much when i saw the title of the video i was saying the exact same API's was giving me a hedace to understand thank you

@taherimohsen2000 8 месяцев назад

Very nice description. Thank you :)

@tuhinchowdhury5260 Год назад

Thank You for explaining in detail, slow and steady manner. It really helped me to understand the concept of API with actual practical example rather than reading definitions here and there.

@silentracer6529 Год назад

This is BY FAR the best API explanation on RU-vid. Thank you!

@atmmustafizurrahman6934 5 месяцев назад

it is one of the best explanations ever.

@kemibrianolimba682 9 месяцев назад

Brilliant, keep up the great work

@xxjustinx34xx 2 года назад

Thank you for making videos, learned soooo much from this channel!

@Certbros 2 года назад

Really happy to hear that Justin! You're welcome and thank you for comment 👌

@toniok.4726 2 года назад

Spectacular as always

@Certbros 2 года назад

Thank you Tonio! Appreciate the kind words 🙏

@itanand05 8 месяцев назад

Really Amazing Explanation..

@sugaslate14 11 месяцев назад

I had no idea how much I needed this hahaha thanks new sun here

@Teh-Penguin 6 месяцев назад

Thanks! Very well explained imho.

@alvinmwangi Год назад

very digestible. well done

@jenniferogonda7816 2 года назад

@certbros O passed CCNA today and i want to thank you for all the awesome videos you have.They sure helped me ...

@Certbros 2 года назад

Congratulations on getting your CCNA Jennifer!!! Happy to have helped. Keep up the great work.

@lakshanmadhushanka8541 11 месяцев назад

Great video. Thanks!!!!!!!!!

@nicholastaylor8983 2 года назад

Good stuff my man!

@RRENH Год назад

FINALLY. I get it. Thank you!

@RunZettabyte Месяц назад

very helpful!! thanks

@Rahul24Prajapati 10 месяцев назад

Great explanation, thanks a lot...

@droklass 2 года назад

Really great channel, I learned a lot of things, thank you so much.

@Certbros 2 года назад

You're very welcome! Happy to help.

@vladimiraleksic4066 4 месяца назад

Hey, it is nice not to be scared of APIs anymore 😂. Great job 🎉

@kayef5724 11 месяцев назад

thank you, great video

@BryanBloom 10 месяцев назад

Excellent video!

@divkaran9102 8 месяцев назад

Good explanation, thx

@AbachiriProduction Год назад

ty best explanation i have found

@amad8099 Год назад

Absolutely brilliant! Thank you!

@moe583 6 месяцев назад

Amazing explanation

@sandeepreyyi5124 8 месяцев назад

Thank you so much sir 🙏

@nicholascarr8654 Год назад

This video is about REST APIs. It is misleading to beginners as it will make them think that all APIs are REST/HTTP. The title should say "REST APIs."

@NathanHedglin Год назад

THIS. Web devs especially influencers aren't very smart

@fridaaa0 5 месяцев назад

what’s the difference?

@ruddy_winter9469 Год назад

The thumbnail was exactly the question i had in my head.

@kerandonovan7255 Год назад

Fantastic tutorial

@atman84 2 года назад

wonderful content!

@andrewmcnamara3959 Год назад

The first 3 seconds proved this fella understands my pain

@Certbros Год назад

We've all thought it! 😂

@aruizsilva Год назад

Thank you so much for this

@attouchimohamed572 2 года назад

This is really entertaining 😍😍😍😍😍😍

@Certbros 2 года назад

Thank you Attouchi!

@MrRic716 9 месяцев назад

Thank a lot :) well explained

@lherfel Год назад

nice video explanation thanks

@tixerz9591 17 дней назад

thanks. that was useful.

@RaulDiaz3d Год назад

Thank you so much

@tonybo927 Год назад

Nice. Finally a high level detailed overview of API's explained in a way that someone who's not that familiar with API concepts will be able to grasp. Much appreciated.

@vback4238 Год назад

Best explanation!!!!

@malkhazarabuli8903 2 года назад

Amazing!!!! Thanks

@mohammadzaiter9607 2 года назад

Best explanation!

@Certbros 2 года назад

Thank you Mohammad!

@niazakaria2819 10 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@alozie__ Год назад

Wow this, I like how you broke down everything with examples. I was wondering what JSON format is and how I would have gone to look for another video to understand that but you broke everything down with examples. Lovely

@orleydoss3171 2 года назад

Great information and nicely done👍

@Certbros 2 года назад

Thanks Orley! Really appreciate it 👍

@RaninSaadi-ij5hg Год назад

thank you sooo much

@sukighataore8257 2 года назад

Excellently explained! !!!! Thank you soooo soooo much.

@biggestghost1302 10 месяцев назад

You earned the subscribe on this one

@HappinessTheBrand Год назад

So clear

@samitjaiswal 10 месяцев назад

Bitch, where were you all this time. I am so glad that I stumbled upon your video. Thank you so much.

@barbobrien9318 Год назад

Well done.

@twang31 Год назад

Thanks you so much for a simple to the point explanation. Best video that explains api, yet.

@tigranavagyan5922 2 года назад

Thank you!!!

@justcode7326 2 года назад

I already knew what is API still i watched complete video because you are #$÷*@ing awesome

@Certbros 2 года назад

Thanks man! Really appreciate it. That's why you're awesome too ☝

@dennispeterson3691 Год назад

I've heard the term "API" tossed around for years by people who love to use jargon. Your video finally explained what they are and why they are so common. Thank you, and well done!

@joenice242 9 месяцев назад

Very well explained to a noob like me up until the point where I asked myself: So how is the response received and do you need to run it through a service like postman or was that just for the display?

@behrad9712 11 месяцев назад

perfect!👌

@nyasiam.2819 10 месяцев назад

Thank you

@gregoryopondi3652 Год назад

liked and subscribed. for a whole week, I've been searching for an explanation that could make me understand APIs. This was it!

@kemon3733 9 месяцев назад

Was looking for a video to watch while eating my supper. Why now eat and learn

@KapitanZbik2138 Год назад

The simplest and the best explanation, thank You very much!

@ayeshashakeel Год назад

This was the best explanation of API's I've seen so far. Thanks a lot!

@NathanHedglin Год назад

*Server API. This isn't what an API is.

@bruvhellnah Год назад

@@NathanHedglin how do they differ?

@TheSaintsVEVO 11 месяцев назад

@@bruvhellnah To me and most people if you just say “API” it means a “Web API”. It’s a way by which you can send messages over the internet to an application and interact with it. “API” in general means an interface to interact with applications using code (this interaction is not necessarily over the internet) But either way, usually when most people say “API” it means “Web API”.

@SpesMagisteriiGradus 3 месяца назад

thank you

@faroukthenoob-ftn9610 2 года назад

Thanks mate

@moali-mo4dl Год назад

now that's some thorough Explanation! thanks

@oksanakulkovets5692 10 месяцев назад

I've understood 😊

@emmanueladuku8136 2 года назад

You are F**ing Good man...I always stay tuned to your channel awaiting your contents like a young man waiting for his favourite music to get played on his favourite FM station...I wish to meet you some day..you make my IT journey feel like biscuits.😂

@Certbros 2 года назад

Thank you so much Emmanuel 🙏 Really appreciate the kind words. Comments like these are why I keep making these videos. Good luck with your IT journey.

@MikeSpille Год назад

Thanks!

@Certbros Год назад

Thank you Mike! Really glad you liked the video 😁

@alejandromartch3594 9 месяцев назад

Loved this simplicity and clarity of the explanation. Subscribed!

@andrez76 Год назад

I almost feel bad to say this in s room full of "this is amazing!" or "the best API explanation on RU-vid", but I do take issue with the fact that you make it sound like API is a web thing. WebAPIs are one kind of API that is exposed over web protocols such as HTTP. Long before the web, developers were using all kinds of APIs, at different abstraction levels. Don't get me wrong; this is a good video; I just felt like a remark had to be made.

@LovesGrilling Год назад

I like how the intro music is the hottest rap beat since 2007

@BobBob-qm2bm Год назад

Thank you. Next API Security | Hacking training video👨‍💻

@slee2054 2 года назад

Thank you so much! your channel is awesome!! I've learned a lot thanks

@lalogreiner 9 месяцев назад

Wonderful! You've helped me understand something I've had to work with only notion-wise for many years!

@shashankprakash4517 2 года назад

How can we build on the information from this video? What would be next?

@Aratolotl Год назад

This is the best video explaining this concept. I am a designer and know some front end, and although I had a notion of these concepts, with this video everything is crystal clear.