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Feb 7 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
These ten threads will help you improve your API development skills.

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1️⃣ Build a REST API

2️⃣ Brief introduction to API Testing

3️⃣ Widely used terms in API development

4️⃣ Make your API secure

5️⃣ Introduction to API

6️⃣ API Key

7️⃣ Introduction to GraphQL

8️⃣ Build a GraphQL Server

9️⃣ Axios

🔟 HTTP Request Methods

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Feb 8
What exactly is CORS.

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CORS is an HTTP-based mechanism that lets you request data from one URL to a different URL.
CORS stands for Cross-Origin Resource Sharing.

Half of the definition is clear by the abbreviation. CORS allows a server to share resources with browsers having different origins.
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Let's break down the process of building a GraphQL server from scratch.

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Quickly take a look at this thread to get started with GraphQL. 👇🏻

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What exactly is the HTTP-based system.

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HTTP is a communication protocol that establishes the connection between web browsers and web servers.
HTTP is entirely based on the client-server model, where the client initiates the request then waits until it receives a response from the server.
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What exactly is GraphQL.

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GraphQL was created by developers at Facebook in 2012.

GraphQL was developed to support the complicated data structures required to show the Facebook News Feed on the mobile application.
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What exactly is an API?

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API is a set of definitions and protocols that allow technology products and services to communicate.

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How to make your API secure.

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Building an API is one thing, and securing it is another.

If your API is vulnerable, the user's sensitive information will be at risk.

Hence, it's crucial to deliver a secure API.
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