Integrating RESTful APIs

Imagine your mobile app as a restaurant. It needs ingredients (data) to make delicious meals (features).

• APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are like the delivery service that brings these ingredients from different suppliers (servers).
• They let your app communicate and share data with other services on the internet.
• This lesson will teach you how to integrate RESTful APIs into your mobile app.

REST (Representational State Transfer) is a common set of rules for building web services. Think of it as a standard language for servers and apps to talk.

• Resources: In REST, everything is a 'resource' (e.g., a user, a post, a product). Each resource has a unique URL (like a specific item on a menu).
• Stateless: Each request from your app to the server is independent. The server doesn't 'remember' previous requests from your app.
• HTTP Methods: REST uses standard HTTP methods (like GET, POST) to perform actions on these resources.