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API Basics 1: Build a Bot (Fetch, JSON & Async JavaScript)

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API Basics 1: Build a Bot (Fetch, JSON & Async JavaScript)

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1 hour to complete
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What you'll learn

  • Understand how APIs work and how to interact with them using JavaScript.

  • Fetch and display data from external sources using asynchronous JavaScript.

  • Build a bot using JavaScript and an API.

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This course is your gateway to mastering APIs! It breaks down the essentials of how APIs work, how they interact with clients and servers, and how you can use them to fetch and display data in your web applications using JavaScript.

You'll learn the technical concepts and get hands-on practice by building a fun, interactive project - the BoredBot! As well as programming your bot to fetch random activity suggestions from the Bored API, you will also structure it using HTML and style it with CSS. Along the way, you'll ensure the bot is accessible and user-friendly. By the end, you'll have a solid understanding of APIs, asynchronous JavaScript, and fetch, and real-world project experience that will demonstrate your skills to potential employers or clients.

Learn the basics of APIs and build a fun, interactive project.

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1 assignment18 plugins

1 assignment•Total 20 minutes
  • API Basics Assignment (Fetch, JSON & Async JavaScript)•20 minutes
18 plugins•Total 65 minutes
  • Welcome to interactive lessons!•1 minute
  • APIs Module Intro•5 minutes
  • What is an API?•8 minutes
  • Clients & Servers•3 minutes
  • Requests & Responses•6 minutes
  • BoredBot Intro•1 minute
  • JSON Review•5 minutes
  • First fetch•3 minutes
  • .then() and Asynchronous JavaScript•2 minutes
  • Dog API Fetch and DOM Practice•3 minutes
  • Fetch idea from Bored API•3 minutes
  • Aside - apis.scrimba.com?•2 minutes
  • BoredBot - HTML•2 minutes
  • BoredBot - CSS•5 minutes
  • BoredBot - JavaScript•7 minutes
  • BoredBot - Extra Styling•4 minutes
  • BoredBot - Improve A11y•4 minutes
  • Section Recap•1 minute

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