Call of Duty is a first-person shooter video game franchise. Hundreds of millions of people have spent billions of hours playing the games. This is over the last couple of decades. My oldest son Kayin is the resident expert for online games at my house. He had one question when I spoke with him about Call of Duty. It was whether time spent playing …
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How to Make REST API Calls in React Native
What is React Native? React Native claims to be a library for building user-interfaces. If that statement seems a little vague it's because the library is designed to be used on various devices, platforms, operating systems, etc. Written in JavaScript—rendered with native code. reactnative.dev The library allows developers to write …
How to Call an API from WordPress (in a Plugin) [Example]
How to Integrate an External API in WordPress How do you call an API from WordPress? A great way to do that is by using a Plugin (or directly in a page). This can populate a widget that you can put anywhere in your theme. About 1 out of three websites on the internet today use WordPress, according to W3Techs. That means if you've ever …
Introducing RapidQL: Fetch, combine, and aggregate data from multiple APIs and databases in a single call
Have you ever wanted to grab an address, lookup the 10 nearest restaurants, and provide Uber price and ETAs — all in a single API call? What about fetching a list of users from a database and simultaneously doing email validation and phone number validation? Well now you can, with RapidQL, our recently launched open source project. And those …
What is an API Call?
Before we expound on what an API call is, let’s first discuss some API basics. What is an API? API stands for Application Programming Interface. It can be defined as a set of protocols, procedures, and tools that allow interaction between two applications. It is the software intermediary that delivers a request to the server and then relays a …
Introducing the QuickSet Cloud API: Automatically Discover IoT Device Information
We are thrilled to announce that we have partnered with Universal Electronics to launch the QuickSet Cloud Predictive Discovery API on RapidAPI. The QuickSet Cloud API utilizes the largest knowledge graph of devices to uniquely identify a device and its associated attributes such as device type, brand, model, etc. Identification can be done using a …
HTTP Request Methods – What are HTTP Requests?
HTTP Request Methods The internet boasts a vast array of resources hosted on different servers. For you to access these resources, your browser needs to be able to send a request to the servers and display the resources for you. HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol), is the underlying format that is used to structure request and responses for …
Use APIs to Mail Invoices Programmatically [Rails API Tutorial]
Emailed invoices are easy to ignore. But a physical letter? Mailed invoices can earn higher response rates--especially for overdue payments. One brand study reported that the majority (59%) of its customers failed to pay on first billing when emailed and needed additional reminders. Yikes. On the other hand, only 29% of those billed by direct mail …
Twilio API Profile: Add Voice Calls and Messaging to Your App
Update: Twilio's official APIs are now available on RapidAPI. Be sure to check them out. It’s the new year! Why not kick 2017 off with a side project? We’re wrapping up our #12DaysOfAPIs series that profile cool APIs to test. Today, we’re covering Twilio’s primary messaging and voice call API. Related: How to use the Twilio SMS API with Ruby …
Lob API Profile: Send Physical Mail Programmatically
We're back with #12DaysOfAPIs, our series to help you get inspired for a side project this holiday season. Today, we're talking about the Lob API (direct mail automation) with Growth Engineer Shrav Mehta. Ok, so what is the Lob API? Lob is an API company that lets you send physical mail programmatically and at scale. That means that you …
How to Use Postman for API Testing Tutorial
Postman API testing is designed to help developers build and manage applications with ease. With many companies opting for instant messaging applications, there is an API that receives and sends users' requests in the background. Thus the need to assess how well those apps are doing is the paramount need for the developers. The enticing bit is …
React Component API
What is the React Component API? React introduced Hooks in version 16.8 which lets users create components that access state without writing class components. This has drawn many developers away from the classic class components. However, Hooks don't replace class components. They simply offer a different method for creating components. In the …
Top 10 Best Java REST and Microservice Frameworks (2021)
There is no best Java Rest framework. There is also no best Java microservice framework. Different frameworks serve different needs. For example, you might modify an existing application to expose the application’s API as Rest endpoints. Or, you might modify that application to consume somebody else’s REST endpoints. You might develop a new …
Build an IP Scanner Tool in Python with geoPlugin IP Geolocation API
Network administrators are always worried about those unscrupulous intruders who try to sneak into their networks with malicious intentions. With the mass-scale deployment of IoT devices, cybersecurity is getting more challenging day by day, with hackers employing unique ways to scale up their brute force attacks on popular Internet websites. …
Airbnb API: How to Use the Mashvisor API to Get Airbnb Data
What is the Airbnb Mashvisor API? The Mashvisor API is a real-estate analysis tool that provides more than just the basic facts about current or potential properties. Mashvisor can provide data, using statistical inference algorithms, that can stop someone from making a bad real-estate investment when it comes to Airbnb or traditional …