Introduction to APIs

Goals

This workshop is intended to orient complete beginners to APIs. By the end of the workshop participants will be able to:

• articulate what an API is
• formulate an API query
• retrieve information through an API call

Setup

To make the most of the workshop activities please install Open Refine ahead of time.

Schedule

0:00	Setup and introductions
0:05	What is an API?
0:25	Working with APIs
0:45	Calling an API with a script
1:00	Activities

If you need help please get in touch at eka.grguric@ubc.ca or jeremy.buhler@ubc.ca.