Introduction API's

This presentation gives a brief overview what API's are with some examples of the CTA Bus Tracker API and Google Search API

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1. Introduction to APIs By Roy Moran Computer Engineering Student at UIC @roymoran_
2. Application Programming Interface •  Simply: APIs give your application extra functionality or provide data to enhance the experience of your user •  Slightly more technical: An API is a set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software and applications
3. Popular APIs
4. Who  Uses  APIs?   •  Developers – To enhance the experience of their platform and their users •  Business Users – To enhance their value proposition
5. Why  Use  an  API?   •  APIs allow you to build and deploy faster – User Registration (FB or Twitter Sign In) – Rating System for an Establishment (Yelp Rating System) •  Your application might need data available from 3rd party •  You don’t always have to reinvent the wheel
6. How  to  Use  an  API?   •  Slightly different for each API provider – https://dev.twitter.com/overview/api – https://www.yelp.com/developers – http://www.transitchicago.com/developers/ bustracker.aspx •  Simple HTTP request or complex authentication process
7. Simple API – CTA Bus Tracker API
8. Simple API – CTA Bus Tracker API
9. Simple API – CTA Bus Tracker
10. Simple API – CTA Bus Tracker
11. Simple API – CTA Bus Tracker
12. How Anautomy Uses the Google Search API
13. How Anautomy Uses the Google Search API
14. How Anautomy Uses the Google Search API
15. How Anautomy Uses the Google Search API
16. References •  API Definition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Application_programming_interface •  CTA Bus Tracker API http://www.transitchicago.com/developers/ bustracker.aspx •  Anautomy Demo - http://anautomybeta.com/ •  Popular APIs http://www.programmableweb.com/news/most-popular- apis-least-one-will-surprise-you/2014/01/23
17. Introduction to APIs By Roy Moran Computer Engineering Student at UIC @roymoran_