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Module: Working with Data

Topic: What is an API

1. Lesson: Why we needed APIs

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Lesson 1

Why we needed APIs

Self Learning Duration

60 mins

Lecture Duration

60 mins

Lab Tutorial Duration

60 mins

Self learning content

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7wmiS2mSXY

Lecture content

Discuss about application programming interfaces. Benefits of APIs. Discuss when API come into picture in software development.

https://blog.cloudrail.com/api-tutorial-for-beginners/

Lab and tutorials

• Try-out the online APIs
• https://cloud.google.com/vision/docs/drag-and-drop”

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