Ever wonder how apps like Uber know exactly where you are? They use a process called geocoding, which converts addresses into map coordinates. Positionstack is an API that makes geocoding easy.
This blog will explain positionstack and why it’s helpful. It covers over 2 billion places worldwide. We’ll also discuss its features, like batch geocoding and support for many languages, which…
Cryptocurrency is creating a huge change and transformation in the financial world today. Emerging as an alternative to traditional currencies, these digital assets are supported by blockchain technology and traded securely and transparently. This movement, which started…
News API + React: Creating A Stellar Live News App
April 2, 2024
In this guide, we’ll show you how to create a reliable live news app with a News API and React.
But before that, let’s just briefly discuss what’s the purpose of a News API and explore the features of the News API we’ll be using for this tutorial.
What does a…
How To Do Profanity Filter With Pure Python vs. REST API
September 27, 2022
In this current state of information age, where everybody can easily access the internet and social media, we need bad words/profanity filters, even more to offer a safe haven for people to connect in a virtual space. This article will explain you how to build your own profanity filter using pure Python from scratch vs. using the existing and mature Bad Words API created by APILayer.
APILayer, an…
What is the Text to Emotion API, and how does it help you automate your work?
Human beings can easily perceive emotions from any text and experience them naturally. But, what about the machines? Can they detect the emotions from a text as we do? Here is where Text to…
9 Ways To Do Advanced News Scraping With Python And APIs
January 20, 2022
What is mediastack, and what makes it so reliable?
mediastack API collects and aggregates news data from thousands of global sources. It then converts it into a standardized and machine-readable format and delivers it to developers in a straightforward and lightweight…
What is Google Cloud IoT Core?
Service Components and Data Flow of Google Cloud IoT Core. Image Source: Google
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Google Cloud IoT Core is a fully managed service that allows you to easily and securely connect,
manage, and ingest data from millions of globally dispersed devices.
Cloud IoT Core, in combination with other…
How To Empower Google Cloud IoT Core With Geolocation REST API
October 12, 2021
What is Google Cloud IoT Core?
Google Cloud IoT Core is a fully managed service. It allows you to easily and securely connect, manage, and ingest data from millions of globally dispersed devices.
Cloud IoT Core, in combination with other services on the Google Cloud IoT…
Ultimate Guide To Google Cloud IoT Core And APIs With Node.js
October 7, 2021
What is Google Cloud IoT Core?
Google Cloud IoT Core is a fully managed service that allows you to easily and securely connect, manage, and ingest data from millions of globally dispersed devices.
Cloud IoT Core, in combination with other services on the Google Cloud…
How To Access Exchange Rates And Currency Conversion With Python
September 21, 2021
As APIs, or application programming interfaces, gain traction in the development world, developers are spoiled for choice. There are literally thousands of public APIs available to choose from and they also cover a wide variety of categories — everything from SERP to currency conversion.
This is especially true in the financial industry. As the need for financial services grows, firms…