How To Build an API in 2022

<p class="has-line-data" data-line-start="0" data-line-end="1">In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about what APIs are, the API standards that exist, and walk through the various layers of what goes into making an API.</p> <h2 class="code-line" data-line-start="2" data-line-end="3"><a id= "Payments_Hub___Sponsor_2" name= "Payments_Hub___Sponsor_2"></a>Payments Hub - Sponsor</h2> <p class="has-line-data" data-line-start="4" data-line-end="5"> There are hundreds of payments processing companies out there. Hit up <a href= "https://developer.paymentshub.com/syntax">developer.paymentshub.com/syntax</a> to learn more about how Payments Hub Developers not only processes ecommerce and in-person payments, but also boards and underwrites your merchants in as little as 90 minutes. We are currently offering Syntax listeners who become new partners 6 months free data through our Business Reporting API!</p> <h2 class="code-line" data-line-start="6" data-line-end="7"><a id= "LogRocket__Sponsor_6" name="LogRocket__Sponsor_6"></a>LogRocket - Sponsor</h2> <p class="has-line-data" data-line-start="8" data-line-end="9"> LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at <a href= "https://logrocket.com/syntax">logrocket.com/syntax</a>.</p> <h2 class="code-line" data-line-start="10" data-line-end="11"> <a id="Freshbooks__Sponsor_10" name= "Freshbooks__Sponsor_10"></a>Freshbooks - Sponsor</h2> <p class="has-line-data" data-line-start="12" data-line-end="13"> Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at <a href= "https://freshbooks.com/syntax">freshbooks.com/syntax</a></p> <h2 class="code-line" data-line-start="14" data-line-end="15"> <a id="Show_Notes_14" name="Show_Notes_14"></a>Show Notes</h2> <ul> <li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="16" data-line-end="17"> <strong><a href="#t=00:10">00:10</a></strong> Welcome</li> <li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="17" data-line-end="