Summary
We started this chapter by explaining the concept of web APIs regardless of your level of expertise so that you could get a deeper understanding of what they are and why you need them. Then, we moved on to the practical side of things by introducing the tools and utilities available to make API calls from a .NET app. We implemented two API calls: one to fetch data from the API and another to submit data to the API. Finally, we went over what we did, refactored it, and learned about the correct place for the API calls to reside so we have more testable code and better-coded components.
After going through the content and examples in this chapter, you should be able to consume your web APIs on your own and integrate your apps with third-party APIs to enrich the experience of your users.
The following is what you should have gained from this chapter:
- The ability to identify what web APIs are from the client perspective and why they are needed
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