Building your own API

When talking about APIs and building them, it is important to understand that the process might be a little bit difficult at first if you're not acquainted with the patterns and best practices that lie at the foundation of each API, yet the process is not as complicated as it might seem at first glance. It is to be set that every API must connect to a server and then return some kind of data, for which a corresponding code to back it up will be necessary. Potential requirements could also include authentication and rate limiting. The endpoints are the fundamental architecture that lies at the bottom of an API, which are responsible for returning things with specific attributes. Making it as simple as possible is the key here. ...

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