API Calls
We allow you to build applications that can interact with external services using their APIs—for example, building a joke app that shows a random joke using a Joke API.
What is an API?
The acronym API stands for Application Programming Interface. It lets a product or service (in this case, it's the app you are building ) communicate with other products and services through a secured channel without sharing much information about their implementation.
The two most popular API specifications are SOAP and REST. Just to give you a brief idea:
REST: The acronym for Representational State Transfer is an architectural style followed by various APIs. REST APIs are known for their fast performance & reliability.
Most of the Web APIs you will be dealing with are the REST APIs with JSON format; this is the most predominant specification now.
Methods of API Call
While defining a REST API Call, you will need to specify the type of HTTP request method.
You can select among the following method types while defining an API Call on Digia Studio(expand the section to learn more):
Let's see what you need to know to add an API call on the page below:
Setting up API CallsLast updated