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Module · Intermediate

Understanding and Using APIs

REST APIs, HTTP, authentication, and Python requests.

45 min 450 points 3 units

About this module

Covers REST API requests, HTTP response codes, authentication mechanisms, API styles, webhooks, and Python scripts using the requests library. This topic accounts for 38 questions on the exam.

Module units

  1. 1

    Unit 1

    REST API Fundamentals

    Construct a REST API request to accomplish a task given API documentation.

    18 min · +200 pts
  2. 2

    Unit 2

    API Styles and Webhooks

    Describe common usage patterns related to webhooks.

    12 min · +100 pts
  3. 3

    Unit 3

    Python REST with requests

    Construct a Python script that calls a REST API using the requests library.

    15 min · +150 pts