PUT vs PATCH When learning web development and HTTP specification, it is not unlikely to find yourself getting confused about the type of verb to use, and when to use it. With most applications on the internet being CRUD (create, read/retrieve, updates, delete), developers must learn how to match HTTP verbs to these actions. Typically, the verbs …
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REST API vs Web API (vs SOAP API) [What’s the Difference?]
REST API vs Web API In the world of web development, there are several confusing words that we often hear and let them pass because we can’t wrap our heads around them. They include Web API, REST API, and SOAP API, among others. If you have been finding these words confusing, read through to understand what they mean, how they relate, and their …
Application vs. Program (What’s the Difference?)
Application vs. Program In the ever-evolving world of technology, we often have to familiarize ourselves with various terms that come up every single day. And while most of the words come with sharp differences, at times, we come across terms that are considered to mean the same thing even though they are totally different. A perfect example …
LAMP vs MEAN: What is the right stack for you?
LAMP vs MEAN With many organizations around the world intensely depending on programming for their everyday undertaking, the need for big business level applications, sites, and servers has become apparent. When developing an app from scratch, utilizing consistent, scalable, and standardized software is imperative. While web stacks have become a …
API vs SDK – What’s the Difference? (with Examples)
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and Software Development Kits (SDKs) both have different roles in the software development process. Since there is a lot of overlap between the two, it can be confusing to understand the difference. Knowing how an API and SDK differ and function can help you decide which one you will need for your …
5 Reasons Your Team Needs an Internal API Hub if You’re Using Microservices
When working with a microservice architecture, developers create many internal services and APIs to support their applications. However, these developer teams are often siloed or specialized, distributed across multiple office locations, and have different leadership — creating friction in using these internal APIs. Without a centralized hub to …
How To Use an API (The Complete Guide) [A Simple API Example]
What is an API and How Do They Work? In the process of improving your applications, you will eventually come across a term like API. API stands for Application Programming Interface. It is impossible to imagine modern development without APIs. This term has many definitions, but we will try to explain it as simple as possible. API is like …
Series B Funding, Launching RapidAPI for Teams
We are excited to announce two big updates from RapidAPI today. First, raising our Series B, led by M12 — Microsoft’s Venture Fund — to help us continue to grow the RapidAPI community. Second, launching RapidAPI for Teams — a new capability allowing development teams to share and collaborate on internal APIs and services. Four years ago, we …
SendGrid API Overview & How To Use The SendGrid API
What is SendGrid? Most online businesses depend on the quality of email delivery. Whether you have an online store, a social network or a news portal, you have to ensure that your notifications and transactional emails are delivered quickly and securely and are not classified as spam. SendGrid service accomplishes this task, and RapidAPI makes it …
What Is Machine Learning, How Does It Work, and What Is It Used For?
As we continue to develop new technologies, we learn more about what computers are capable of doing. In fact, computers are becoming so advanced that we’re training them to act and think more as humans do. Computers are even “learning” how to function autonomously and can continuously improve on their own — all thanks to machine learning. What Is …
How Big Data Can Help Or Hinder Identity Theft Protection
These days, it’s hard to avoid existing on the internet. Whether you’re connecting with friends over apps like Facebook or Instagram, catching a ride with Uber or Lyft, or shopping on Amazon, there are plenty of opportunities for you to leave a digital footprint online. In fact, as long as you participate in the modern world, it’s hard to avoid …
What Is a Mobile App, and Does Your Business Need One?
We use our smartphones for what feels like everything, empowered by apps to do nearly whatever we see fit. From social media to hotel booking, to weather forecasts for the upcoming week, there are thousands of apps for an even greater number of functions. As the adage goes: “There's an app for that.” But, what exactly is an app? What Is an …
Types of APIs
What is an API? API stands for Application Programming Interface, which is a mechanism that allows the interaction between two applications using a set of rules. APIs are beneficial because they allow developers to add specific functionality to an application, without having to write all of the code themselves. APIs also allow developers to …
How to Validate Email Addresses in Google Sheets using Zero Bounce & RapidAPI [Tutorial]
Quick Links RapidAPI Google Sheets Plugin Zero Bounce API Video Transcript In this video I'm going to show you how to validate email addresses in Google sheets using the zero bounce API with the rapid API Google sheets plugin. Say you just created a prospecting list like the one right here and you generated an email address for each …
API vs Web Service: What’s the Difference?
API vs Web Service In August of 1991, the World Wide Web was born. It was nothing like it is today — in fact, it was slow and quite bare, with hardly any websites online. If you had your own website, you were one of the few out there! It was even a world before Google. Google didn’t exist until 1998 and most people used Yahoo! to search the …