Uber APIs

In this section, we are going to go over the various APIs that we are going to consume in the Riderr app. We will also be generating a Client ID, a Client Secret, and a Server Token that we are going to use while making the requests.

Authentication

There are three authentication mechanisms for accessing the Uber API:

• Server Token
• Single sign-on (SSO)
• OAuth 2.0

For us to make requests on behalf of a user, access the user's personal information, and book rides on the user's behalf, we need an OAuth 2.0 access token. Hence we will be following the OAuth 2.0 mechanism.
If you are new to the OAuth 2.0 mechanism, take a look at http://www.bubblecode.net/en/2016/01/22/understanding-oauth2/ or https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/an-introduction...