This Node. js training course gives you an overview of a RESTful API and the logical steps of building one. It explores three different APIs, focusing on their similarities and differences to effectively implement one. Author Saleh Hamadeh starts off by defining APIs, showing how they can be built on top of HTTP and listing the properties that make an API RESTful. Then learn how to develop Twitter Notes, a sample web application that lets its users leave notes for their Twitter friends. You'll use Twitter's API to implement a login flow and then design a web API. In addition, you'll get a closer look at two other real-world APIs—Facebook API and GitHub API. Finally, learn some best practices to keep APIs secure, maintainable, and efficient. Note: RESTful Web API Design with Node. js was created by Packt Publishing. We are pleased to host this training in our library.

Topics include:
* Identifying REST resources
* Setting up the development environment
* Consuming a RESTful API
* Creating an OAuth login request
* Getting an access token
* Saving data in MongoDB
* Building a RESTful API
* Looking at APIs in the real world
* Best practices for building RESTful APIs

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