APIs & Data
Database
What It Is
Organized storage for data that can be queried and updated
Analogy
A giant spreadsheet that multiple applications can read from and write to simultaneously
Try It Out
🛠️Development
localhost:5432Local database for development
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DATABASE_URL="postgresql://localhost:5432/dev_db"
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Local Development
Your local machine. Safe to experiment and break things.
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Related Terms in APIs & Data
API (Application Programming Interface)
A waiter at a restaurant — you tell them what you want (request), they bring it from the kitchen (response)
API Key
A VIP pass that tells the bouncer who you are and what you're allowed to do
Request
Placing an order with the waiter
Response
The food the waiter brings back from the kitchen