1. Connor Griesemer & Kevin Wu
Today: API’s
Connor Griesemer & Kevin Wu

2. Brief Overview What is an API? Why do we have them? Different types
Popular API’s

3. What is an API? API stands for - Application Programmable Interface
Textbook Definition: A set of protocols, routines and tools for building software applications

4. Most popular programming languages used with API’s
PHP
Python
Ruby
.NET/C#

5. Layman's Terms
API’s allow a programmer to access large data sets stored in the cloud to work with a developer's application.
Prebuilt API’s allow you to access data that's already been assembled for real world applications
Popular API’s consist of widely used data pools.

6. Why do we have API’s? API’s are what allows access to services
Programmers can utilize a function that already exists and apply it to their own project
There usually aren’t substantial benefits to hard coding your own API
Ex. credit card processing

7. API’s History SOAP Developed by Microsoft
Rigid, messaging protocol for Linux & Window
REST
Architectural browser. Standardized methods for the web
HTTP / CRUD

8. Different Types of API’s
There are many different types of API’s for operating systems for different purposes
Mapping, social, video, photos, searching, eCommerce

9. Popular API’s

10. YouTube First thing that comes to mind: videos
YouTube API allows developers to access video statistics and YouTube channel data
This is primarily how YouTubers get paid

11. Allows access to product descriptions, images, reviews, shopping cart functionality
“Associates” can use this API for financial gains

12. Facebook
This API allows applications to use social connections to make them more involving
Can publish activities to news feed and profiles of Facebook
Allows the addition of social context to whatever software that’s being developed

13. Google Calendar
Can be very efficient for scheduling softwares/applications

14. Twitter GET Protocols Specified User Timeline Mentions Home Timeline
Twitter search
Twitter
REST Protocol - Returns JSON string
Representable State Transfer
PHP handler
Accepts GET or POST
Access token authentication
Loop through the data
Php function Json_decode
Converts JSON string to Array
Loop through array and print fields

15. Google Maps
Allows developers to embed Google maps on webpages, OS and applications:
Google Maps Android API
Google Places API for Android
Web API’s
Web services API
Google maps SDK for IOS
Google places API for IOS

16. Google Maps Basic Demo

17. Google Maps Cont...
Production Example: sena.com find a dealer page

18. Find a dealer cont...