RESTful Web API Design with Node.js (Video 2)

The video tutorial provides an introduction to APIs, explaining their purpose and usefulness in building applications. It covers the tools provided by HTTP for creating network-based APIs and discusses the RESTful approach to API architecture. The video also delves into the definition and functions of APIs, using examples to illustrate their use in testing, retrieving, and manipulating data. Additionally, it explains what web APIs are and how they operate over networks. The tutorial concludes with a summary and a preview of the next video, which will focus on the functionality provided by HTTP for building APIs.

Explain what a Web API is.

What building blocks will we use for building APIs?