REST API concepts and examples

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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