- Request: an attempt by one machine to contact another over the internet.
- Client: an application or machine that accesses services being provided by a server through the internet.
- Web Server: a combination of software and hardware that uses Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and other protocols to respond to requests made over the internet.
We've established how you can build classes and object that perform various functions in an application, however, sometimes we want to incorporate remote data into our applications. We've seen demonstrated that many applications give us access to data via APIs.
APIs give us selective access to which parts of the that codebase the developers want to expose. This can make it easier to work with. We should now understand how APIs can be used, how to find API endpoint, and how to send a request for data to an API.
With the ability to leverage remote data in our applications, we can increase the functionality of our applications or even save time!