Recently, industry-leading programmable communications provider Twilio partnered with RapidAPI in order to make their excellent services that much more accessible. Twilio’s services allow applications to programmatically make and receive phone calls, send and receive text messages, and perform other communication services via its RESTful …
Python API Tutorials
How to Build an API in Python (with Flask & RapidAPI)
If you are reading this article, you are probably familiar with the possibilities that open up when you use an API (Application Programming Interface). By using one of the many public APIs out there, you can expand the functionality of your application or enrich it with the necessary data. But what if you have created your own unique …
How to use an API with Python (Beginner’s Guide)
Nowadays, Python is one of the most popular and accessible programming languages. In 2019 it was ranked third in the TIOBE rating. Many experts believe that in 3-4 years it will overtake C and Java to lead the ratings. Based on this, it would not be surprising if you use Python for your next API interaction project. In this article, we will talk …
How To Estimate Weather Forecasts with the OpenWeatherMap API in Python
People used to have a desire to understand and predict the weather since ancient times. They were noticing the hundreds of signs, trying to guess whether it will be snowing or raining tomorrow and still were wrong in most cases. Today everyone can become an unmistakable oracle. Moreover, with the help of a simple OpenWeatherMap API via RapidAPI you …
Using Skyscanner Flight Search API with Dark Sky API and City Geo-Location Lookup [Tutorial]
What are APIs? Application programming interfaces (APIs) are the tools which can be used by developers to perform specific tasks needed in their apps. We like to think about APIs as of the building blocks of applications. When you need to do something in your application, you can develop the component by yourself; however, if there is a …
Bing News Search API Example: News Sentiment Analysis & Summarization (with the AylienText Analysis API)
Quick References Bing News Search API Aylien Text Analysis API In this article, we'll go over how to use the Bing News Search API with the Aylien Text Analysis API to perform News Summarization and Sentiment Analysis. Introduction Nowadays, APIs are an important part of the IT industry. The application programming interface is the way …
How To Use the Netflix API (with Python)
Is there an official public Netflix API? No. Unfortunately, the official Netflix API was deprecated in November 2014. However, there is an Unofficial Netflix API available on RapidAPI (made by the guys from uNoGS.com). The uNoGS (unofficial Netflix online Global Search) API allows anyone to search the global Netflix catalog of TV and Movie …
How To Use the Twitter API with Python [5 Easy Steps]
Trending topics on Twitter have become a common source of news articles in recent years. In this article, we will walk through how to use a Twitter API with Python. The data will be downloaded to populate a database. The database will be queried to generate data for a trend chart of popular topics over the last 10 days. We are going to follow …