APIs & Data

Endpoint

What It Is

A specific URL that accepts API requests

Different counters at a food court — each one serves different things

API Type:

/api/users

Headers

Content-Type: application/json

Authorization: Bearer sk_live_...abc123

GET requests typically have no body

Click "Send Request" to see the response

GET requests retrieve data from the server without modifying it.

A waiter at a restaurant — you tell them what you want (request), they bring it from the kitchen (response)

A VIP pass that tells the bouncer who you are and what you're allowed to do

Placing an order with the waiter

The food the waiter brings back from the kitchen