Harnessing the APIs you didn't know existed
summary
Shows concrete API use: queries HaveIBeenPwned to check batches of emails, handles 404s and rate limits, and parses JSON with Python’s requests and json module. Fetches random images from Imgur using a client ID kept in environment variables, serves them with Flask and deploys to Heroku. Implements OAuth with Slack to get an access token and successfully posts cat vs dog pictures to a channel. Demo has minor hiccups but posting works.
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chapters (21)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:40What are APIs
- 1:18Data Breaches
- 5:25Business APIs
- 7:35Fun APIs
- 8:25Twitter Bots
- 9:00Example App
- 9:35Documentation
- 10:15Authentication
- 11:00API Key
- 11:30Source Code
- 12:10Environment Variable
- 14:40Flask
- 15:05Getting started
- 18:05Slack
- 20:10Access Token
- 21:00Flask Libraries
- 22:05Testing
- 23:30Tools
- 24:15Where to find APIs
- 25:30Questions
