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Types of APIs ?

The document outlines four types of APIs: REST, SOAP, GraphQL, and WebSocket. REST APIs use standard HTTP methods for resource identification, SOAP APIs exchange structured information using XML, GraphQL allows clients to request specific data, and WebSocket enables real-time communication. Each API type is accompanied by a code example demonstrating its usage.

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Types of APIs ?

The document outlines four types of APIs: REST, SOAP, GraphQL, and WebSocket. REST APIs use standard HTTP methods for resource identification, SOAP APIs exchange structured information using XML, GraphQL allows clients to request specific data, and WebSocket enables real-time communication. Each API type is accompanied by a code example demonstrating its usage.

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C swine © Types of APIs rn, | Nikhil | FullStack Dev | rem mreere Mine call fa a8 Nd (Representational State Transfer) A widely used web API architecture that operates over HTTP and uses URLs for resource identification. It primarily relies on standard HTTP methods like GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE. Example : Fetching data from a REST API fetch( ‘https: //jsonplaceholder .typicode.com/posts' ) . then(response => response. json()) .then(data => console. log(data)) -catch(error => console.error('Error:', error)); @codewithnikhill 01 2. SOAP API (Simple Object Access Protocol) SOAP is a protocol for exchanging structured information, often used in enterprise applications. It uses XML for messages, and each message has strict structure requirements. Example: using a SOAP client library, as SOAP requires specific XML format const soap = require('soap'); const url = ‘'https://example.com/service?wsdl' ; soap.createClient(url, (err, client) => { client .MyFunction(args, (err, result) => { console. log(result); 4); oi @codewithnikhill 02 3. GraphQL API A query language for APIs that allows clients to request specific data, avoiding over-fetching or under-fetching. Clients specify the structure of the response, making it flexible and efficient. Example: const query = ~ Cina e posts { 5K) foneny eT eT fetch( https: //example.com/graphql', { method: ‘POST", headers: { ‘Content-Type’: ‘application/json’ }, body: JSON.stringify({ query }) 2) .then(response => response. json()) Mes eee unt oe 1 @- CLD De @codewithnikhill 03 4. WebSocket API Enables real-time, two-way communication between the client and server over a persistent connection. Commonly used in chat applications, gaming, and live notifications. Example: eee const socket = new WebSocket('wss://example.com/socket'); Sela cee ee (event) => console. log('Message from server:', socket.onopen = () ete een ees ee EN UTaR CTE @codewithnikhill Ley.

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