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Discover how HTTP works, including request and response structure, methods, headers, and status codes. See how servers communicate with browsers behind the scenes.
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Now we're going to look into the language
that makes APIs possible, HTTP.
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This is how your browser and servers
actually communicate.
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HTTP stands for hypertext transfer
protocol.
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Hypertext, at its most basic, is just text
which contains links to other text.
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So HTTP is just the rules and structure
or protocol for how browsers and servers
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talk to each other, sending and receiving
data or transferring.
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Every time you visit a website, click
a link, or load an image, HTTP is at work.
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