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JavaScript Write a Basic Fetch Request

Posted by Murilo de Melo
Murilo de Melo
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For a pay service application do I need to an API to access data or another approach is used? And how?

Hi

We've seen examples where we retrieve JSON from a third API stored in a server. But if I build a program for clients to access data do I do it with (restricted) APIs too? How do I create JSON formats to store on a server and make use of it using fetch?

tnx

1 Answer

Mark Westerweel
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Mark Westerweel
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Mark Westerweel
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Mark Westerweel
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 22,378 Points

write your API as a JSON--kinda like an object of key value pairs. Do keep in mind they have to be written as strings, so not like a regular JavaScript object (like the one we used in the 2nd project of the FullStack Course).

Then host it via netlify or any other way.

For restricted API's you would want to make use of the "init" parameter(2nd).

You could work with credentials or API tokens. This is also done to prevent clients requesting too much data.

Here is some addtional info on creating API's