Getting data from different APIs requires a good understanding of the data structure and authentication techniques that allow external users to access the resources served by an API. Historically, there were multiple ways of accessing API resources, but nowadays there is one common protocol used by all the main social media networks. When you get into the developer documentation you will most probably encounter the problem of authentication referred to by an enigmatic term, OAuth.
Introduction to authentication techniques
What is OAuth?
OAuth is simply an authorization protocol that allows users to share data with an application without sharing the password. It is a way to obtain a secure authorization scheme based on a token...
