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Do this without closing the Network tab of the Inspector.Īfter refreshing, you can see different types of files being retrieved - documents, scripts, font and etc. Let's follow what the browser tell us and refresh the page with Ctrl+R. Perform a request or click Ctrl+R to record the refresh Go to the Inspector but this time, switch from the Elements tab to the Network tab. Visit the completed product of our hands-on (yes, spoiler - but not really 😆), and now we will go into the steps for inspecting the network. Now, to know precisely what kind of data you are getting from the web while you're on the browser, let's learn to inspect the network. If you're interested to know more about the HTTP request methods beyond the simple description that I've given, you can refer to the link from MDN Web Docs below. POST - package something and send it off! Perhaps this method is why there is POST in Postman 😉.GET - get something! It's the most common HTTP request used online.Now let's understand how your web browser obtains such resources through requests. If we follow this definition, then all of the above fits the bill as well! But what about resources 🤔?Ĭombining a few definitions found online, this is the definition of a web resource.Ī web resource is any identifiable thing, whether digital, physical, or abstract that can be obtained from the World Wide Web (WWW).

Which of these are data? Which of these are resources?ĭata is a very generic term for anything that represents information.

string someText - a primitive data type.

Whenever you visit any site, you are making a GET request to that site to get resources that are available at that site.Īs a warmup, let's think about what data is in the context of web development.Ĭonsider the following types of entities: Why are you getting data just by visiting the API site? In this article, we will address these questions in detail! 🥁

And how do you get more specific resources?.

But why are you getting data just by visiting the API site?.

Use the API data you retrieved to populate a simple websiteĪnd also, I have previously left you with the following questions regarding the API.

Make documentation for API and publish it.

Web Project Navigation Skills using the Browser Inspector.

In Part 2 ( this article), we will cover the bolded sections below in the learning objectives checklist.

#Api postman tutorial how to#

We learnt how to inspect elements on the frontend in the previous episode (be sure to read it), so this time we will do more backend related stuff! If you have not, head over there now 🏃🏃🏃

#Api postman tutorial series#

This is the 2nd part of a tutorial series of 3 articles, and it assumes that you have read the previous article (you can refer to the series navigation list above!). Publish documentation and embed it with the Run in Postman button Can I get the same data without using a web browser?.Why are you getting data just by visiting the API site?.