Application Programming Interface or API testing is one of the most important types of software testing. According to Mike Cohn’s book, “Succeeding with Agile: Software Development Using Scrum,” automation of API testing can offer the best ROI. API testing automation simplifies the complex task of managing several test cases. As you add more …
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Top Golang Web Frameworks to Choose In 2021
Golang has become one of the mandatory tools for developers to write APIs and for developing web services. It is one of the brilliant initiatives by Google that has surged in popularity among the developer’s community. Many consider it the future of web programming as it offers clarity and ease-of-use and carries out most of the functions that …
RapidAPI Marketplace is now RapidAPI Hub
One of my earliest memories as a kid is walking into the Hamleys toy store. Every floor of that gigantic store was a sea of possibilities – and nowhere was more exciting than the LEGO section. The moment I stepped onto the LEGO floor my mind instantly started racing thinking about the rockets, castles, and huge animals you could build. Even as an …
Deep Dive into API Governance with Examples & Use Cases
An application programming interface is a critical piece of online development. An API acts as a guide and filter as users reach out to information on a server. As more organizations adopt API technology, they will create more of these structures within their companies and organizations. Without API governance, organizations will have trouble …
How to Find Historical Weather Data using RapidAPI
Since so many real-world activities depend upon the weather, it is not a surprise that many data science and web-based projects also depend upon accurate and up-to-date weather data to achieve successful results. Data science initiatives such as machine learning and business intelligence get great business insight by comparing business data with …
Geocoding with Google Maps API in Python
How to use the Google Maps API for Geocoding with Python to get Latitude and Longitude Using Python to geocode locations using the google maps api can help you avoid situations like this: Client: I want to show a marker on a google map for each of my Hot Dog Stands! You: Great! Do you have the geolocation for each of your Hot Dog …
How to use a Car Database API
Introduction Open data APIs provide us with the ability to query large data sets in meaningful ways, drill down to the data being requested in our library and present it to the caller with all relevant context. To get information about specific vehicles, we need to use a car data API. These APIs provide detailed information about vehicle brands …
How To Convert An Existing Rails App to an API
Ruby on Rails is a great framework to build web applications. A great share of websites and services use it nowadays, including GitHub, Airbnb and Shopify. Since its introduction 14 years ago, it has evolved into a mature, flexible and extremely powerful tool to develop entire web services. Moreover, the community around it is huge, meaning …
API vs Microservices [What’s the Difference?]
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and microservices both have a different role in software development. Since there is an overlap between the two, it is confusing to understand the differences. In this blog post, we will define API and microservice and explain the similarities and differences. What is an API? An API, or Application …
RapidQL Tutorial: MySQL + Open Weather API + Twilio SMS API
Recently, RapidAPI officially launched our latest open-source project, RapidQL! With RapidQL, you can fetch, combine, and aggregate data from multiple APIs and databases all with a single request. This makes it much easier for you to build complex queries that utilize multiple data sources— all with a single query language! Today, we’re going to …
How to Find APIs? (API Discovery)
Whether you're working on a school project, building a side project, or developing a new program for work, developers (frontend or backend) often find themselves in need of an API. Related: How to find the API of a Website Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) have completely overhauled how we use mobile and web applications by permitting …
Top 8 Best Free Weather APIs to Access Global Weather Data (Updated for 2022)
Weather Data Feeds National Weather Service XML Feeds Weather.gov RSS Feeds Weather API by Type Weather by Zip Code / Location Interzoid's US Weather By Zip Code Weather by Location Weather by Latitude and Longitude OpenWeatherMap Weatherbit Dark Sky Weather by City US Weather by City Weather by Hourly …
How to Use Interzoid’s Matching APIs for Data Quality (Exclusively on RapidAPI)
Guest Post by Robert Brauer from Interzoid: Analysts estimate that the average cost of an organization's various data quality challenges, depending on the size of the company and the value of its data assets to the organization, is in the tens of millions of dollars. For smaller and non-data-driven organizations, this number is not as high, but …
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 …
Benefits of Having an API Hub For Your Team’s External API Usage
External APIs can make software development easier and faster, but efficiently utilizing APIs becomes complicated within a team or company. Engineering teams are often siloed, and this separation is further compounded when teams have different leadership or distribution across many offices. The increasing popularity of telecommuting and remote …
