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Using the GitHub API with PHP

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Introducing APIs and the Project

1:51 with Alena Holligan

Using an Application Programming Interface (API), many companies provide a method for accessing 3rd party content directly, allowing you to integrate that content into your own application.

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HTTP Basics

REST API Basics

Dependency Management with Composer

Installing Twig

Introducing JSON

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    [MUSIC] 0:00
    Hi, I'm Alina. 0:04
    The web make sharing information easy. 0:05
    You can find instructions for fixing your car, building a house and 0:08
    even learning the program. 0:11
    You can share pictures and events with friends and family all over the world. 0:12
    And all this is constantly accessible through laptops, smartphones, and tablets. 0:16
    Sharing information is such a huge part of the web 0:23
    that many websites let you access their content with more than just a web browser. 0:25
    Using what's called an API, or application programming interface, 0:31
    programmers can make information available in other places. 0:35
    Information, like tweets on Twitter, posts on Facebook, and photos from Flickr. 0:39
    All websites let you use a web browser to visit them. 0:45
    But some websites also provide a method for 0:48
    accessing certain content directly from your own site. 0:51
    For example, YouTube lets other websites search YouTube videos, 0:55
    display playlists, and retrieve information about a YouTube channel. 0:59
    In this project, we'll be connecting to the GitHub API. 1:04
    GitHub gives us access to a wide range of information 1:08
    from users to repositories, to gists. 1:11
    Not only are we able to retrieve data, we can also submit data. 1:14
    Let's take a look at the finished project. 1:19
    First, we requested a loft token for the user. 1:22
    This will allow us to request to watch or 1:26
    unwatch particular repositories on behalf of that user. 1:29
    We'll set up the ability to search repositories. 1:34
    And also, pull specific repositories that are used in this project. 1:39
    In both cases, we will have the ability to watch and unwatch repositories. 1:45

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