Most software systems that communicate over a network use an API at some level. In fact, many applications base their underlying communication system entirely on APIs. This practice begs the question — Are APIs good or secure enough to serve the purpose?
Of course, whether or not you use APIs is only a small part of the big picture. After all, APIs only allow you to access…
Since the turn of the century, the world has rapidly become more and more digitized. Our lives are full of all different kinds of smart devices. Often they help us stay connected and encourage productivity. One area however has been slower than most to go completely online.
We call the era we live in the ‘age of Information.’ It makes sense, the internet brings knowledge from the furthest corners of the world right to our fingertips. Almost anything we want to know is just a few clicks away.
With so much knowledge and data…
Web scraping is hardly new. Many businesses and individuals use web scraping to collect and aggregate information. But, as API technology improves, businesses can now collect and parse raw data that wasn’t previously available in a structured form. As a result, businesses have become more innovative with how they use web scraping. Now, especially in the entrepreneurial space, businesses are…
Web scraping gets more common and popular every day. It is a tool that is useful in every industry. This is because by using APIs, you can easily scrape, collect and parse important unstructured raw data. As technology becomes more advanced and more innovative, and as more…
In the last decade, and especially over the past few years, software engineering has gone through some major transformations. One of the most significant developments is the API. APIs have resulted in some significant changes in how software is created.
API development…
IoT is one of the few industries that deal with high volume, high stake, high-risk, and high-streaming data. It is a complex and complicated medium and involves hundreds of data points at the same time. For this reason, the management of microsensors and their related data is a crucial step that is involved in the day-to-day IoT process.
Capturing this high volume and volatile data and…
Tracking the visitor traffic on websites is a valuable activity that can help companies explore their user base and make appropriate decisions according to them. However, the amount of effort your internal engineering team will put into creating a user tracking mechanism…
Screenshotlayer is a lightweight REST API built to deliver high-quality PNG, JPEG & GIF website screenshots at unparalleled speeds and through a simple interface. To ensure the highest possible level of image resolution, the Screenshotlayer API relies on a powerful…
The marketstack is a lightweight, free, and easy-to-use REST API that aims to provide an interface to deliver worldwide stock market data. Using marketstack APIs, you can obtain real-time stock data for any ticker down to the minute, request intraday quotes or search 30+ years of accurate historical market data. It is an easy-to-integrate API and covers the data from 70+ global stock…
