Intelligent routing (routing based on the header or payload content) API backend The API backend is the name often used for the software that translates the API call into action(s). It could be an integration t
Change is an inevitable part of API development, but not every change necessitates a new version. Before deciding to roll out a new version, teams should assess the scope and impact of the change they want to make—and determine if there is a way to make it in a backward-compatible way...
API security There are two common ways to secure APIs: API keys and OAuth 2.0. AnAPI keyis a unique string of characters included in the query, as a cookie, or in the “Authorization” header. It is an authorization method that verifies that the request is coming from a known client. ...
An API, or application programming interface, is a set of rules and protocols that allows applications to exchange data, perform actions, and interact in a well-documented way. When a request is made—for a weather update, say—the API processes the request, executes the necessary actions, an...
The header specifies information about the host, the web server software the end-client uses, what the client’s user agent is, and more. Here’s what an HTTP request header looks like: Host: website.com User-Agent: Chrome/5.0 (Windows 10) Accept-Language: en-US Accept-Encoding: gzip,...
HTTP request smuggling is a type of attack that exploits the difference in interpretation of a set of HTTP header values between two devices.
In this case, the responsetext is HTML of the web page http://example.comIn the Wavecell API the request must be a POST request, some headers must be set, for which you can use loHTTP.setRequestHeader() and the loHTTP.send(body) will send the data you need to post. I just want...
A 403 Forbidden error is an HTTP status code indicating that the server understands the request but refuses to authorize it. This means access is explicitly denied, even if the request is valid. Context: 4xx Status Codes The 403 Forbidden error belongs to the 4xx class of HTTP status...
To make a request to this API and retrieve a cat fact, you need to append the correct endpoint (which is /fact) to the base URL of the API (which is https://catfact.ninja/). This will give you the following endpoint URL: https://catfact.ninja/fact If you send a GET request to...
An application programming interface (API) is a way for one piece of software to interact with another piece of software. If a program or application has an API, external clients can request services from it. API security is the process of protecting APIs from attacks. Just as applications, ...