https://github.com/tecladocode/interacting-with-apis-javascript

A small repository to accompany our "How to interact with REST APIs from JavaScript" blog post
https://github.com/tecladocode/interacting-with-apis-javascript

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A small repository to accompany our "How to interact with REST APIs from JavaScript" blog post

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/tecladocode/interacting-with-apis-javascript
• Owner: tecladocode
• Created: 2019-09-25T13:29:26.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-05-06T19:47:09.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-08-03T05:43:15.766Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Language: Python
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• Size: 12.7 KB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 2
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  • Readme: README.md

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# How to interact with REST APIs from JavaScript

This repository accompanies our blog post "How to interact with REST APIs from JavaScript".

## How to run the Flask app

We've provided you with a sample REST API in the form of a Flask app.

To run it, you'll need Python 3 and Pipenv installed. Then, do:

```

cd backend

pipenv install

pipenv run flask run

```

## What does the app do?

The app stores movies. It has two endpoints, `POST /` and `GET /movies`.

### Adding movies

To add a new movie, send either form or JSON data containing `title` and `year` to the `POST /` endpoint.

See the examples `vanilla-post-form.html`, `vanilla-post-json.html`, and `fetch-post.html`.

### Retrieving movies

To get the movies currently stored, send a request to `GET /movies`.

See the examples `vanilla-get.html` and `fetch-get.html`.

## How to run the examples

Once the Flask app is running, just open the appropriate example file in your browser.

For example, on Windows, navigate to `file:///C:/Users/bob/vanilla-get.html` (or whatever path your file is in).