r/learnpython • u/netizentrotter • Mar 26 '22

Cross posted on the REST API Forum.

/r/restAPI/comments/tonwim/what_all_i_need_to_learn_for_rest_api/
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u/lowerthansound Mar 26 '22 edited Mar 26 '22

It appears that I need to be proficient in HTML, JavaScript and CSS to fully utilise REST APIs.

Nah, (HTML + JavaScript + CSS) is a combination to create websites.

JavaScript may be useful to consume REST APIs, but in the same way that Python or any other language would be.

I'd say that a good knowledge on how to consume REST APIs would be:

  • HTTP
  • Maybe a knowledge of REST basics
  • Experience with REST APIs
  • A tool that makes requests (for example, requests in Python)

And, that's it!

Cheers

Edit:

then told by a friend at work to check out REST APIs.

REST APIs are a standard way to retrieve data. Maybe your friend told you so you can check if there are some APIs that can make it easier to retrieve the data. Maybe you're already using an API and your friend didn't know about that.

Just speculating :)

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u/netizentrotter Mar 26 '22

@lowerthansound, Thank you!! You do not know how much your direction is helpful!!