Consuming REST APIs: Speaking to Web Services
Think of consuming a REST API like ordering from a menu. You use standard actions (GET, POST) on specific URLs to request or change data. This is how apps fetch user profiles, get weather data, or submit forms. The footgun: Don't ignore HTTP status codes.
Think of consuming a REST API like ordering from a menu. You use standard actions (HTTP verbs like GET, POST) on specific items (URLs/endpoints) to request or change data. This is how apps fetch user profiles, get weather data, or submit forms to a server. The server responds in a predictable format like JSON. The main footgun is ignoring HTTP status codes; a `200 OK` is very different from a `404 Not Found` or `401 Unauthorized`, and your code must handle these cases.
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